In The Tale of Samuel Whiskers, or The Roly-Poly Pudding, Tom Kitten is a young cat who lives with his mother and sisters in a house overrun with rats. When Tom Kitten stumbles into the home of a rat, Samuel Whiskers, and his wife Anna Maria, Tom Kitten faces the unsettling prospect of getting turned into a their dinner pudding. The 13th of Beatrix Potter's 22 charmingly illustrated tales of animals in amusing situations, The Tale of Samuel Whiskers, or The Roly-Poly Pudding has served as a warning to naughty children since its release in 1908.