Peppercup Passage
Pippa
“A small tabby cat the size of a loaf of bread, with a kinked tail, bright green eyes, and a bell on her collar.”
Pippa is a spry cat who fits in a child's lap and treats Peppercup Passage like her own important kingdom. She is playful and daring, but she cannot resist any chance to chase attention when she thinks it is available.
3 stories feature Pippa
Where you've met them
The Awning Trouble
A row of market awnings in Peppercup Passage has started snapping and folding whenever the wind changes direction, shooing customers away from the stalls that need them most. The stallholders cannot keep their goods dry, and the whole market strip is at risk of shutting down if the awnings cannot be made steady again.
Tea Delivery at Lantern Sweep
At the far bend of Peppercup Passage, two neighborhood routines are colliding: the early tea delivery is arriving just as the lantern sweep is beginning, and neither can pause for the other. With cups clinking, brooms swishing, and the lane narrowing around them, the passage is about to become jammed from end to end unless a new way through is found.
The Bell in Peppercup Passage
When Peppercup Passage’s doorway bells chime out of step, Mina spots Tilo, a lost notice, and Pippa all at once. Each one seems to be pulling the lane in a different direction, and Mina must choose where to go first.