 Following his return, Mr. McGregor is puzzled by the ridiculously small footprints and the scarecrow's missing clothes and the cat locked in the greenhouse.In 1901, Potter privately published "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", and, in 1902, Frederick Warne & Co. published a trade edition of the book, which was hugely successful.In 1904, she followed "Peter Rabbit" with its sequel, "The Tale of Benjamin Bunny", and continued the rabbit saga in 1909 with "The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies" and in 1912 with "The Tale of Mr. Tod".