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(THE TALE OF)

THE TALE OF

(PETER RABBIT)

PETER RABBIT

(Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits,and their names were)

Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits,and their names were

(Flopsy)

Flopsy

(Mopsy)

Mopsy

(Cotton-tail)

Cotton-tail

(and Peter)

and Peter

(They lived with their Mother in a sand-bank,underneath the root of a very big fir-tree.)

They lived with their Mother in a sand-bank,underneath the root of a very big fir-tree.

('Now my dears,'said old Mrs.Rabbit one morning,'you may go into the fields or down the lane,)

'Now my dears,'said old Mrs.Rabbit one morning,'you may go into the fields or down the lane,

(but don't go into Mr.McGregor's garden:)

but don't go into Mr.McGregor's garden:

(your Father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs.McGregor.')

your Father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs.McGregor.'

('Now run along,and don't get into mischief. I am going out.')

'Now run along,and don't get into mischief. I am going out.'

(Then old Mrs. Rabbit took a basket and her umbrella,and went through the wood to the baker's.)

Then old Mrs. Rabbit took a basket and her umbrella,and went through the wood to the baker's.

(She bought a loaf of brown bread and five currant buns.)

She bought a loaf of brown bread and five currant buns.

(Flopsy,Mopsy,and Cotton-tail,who were good little bunnies,went down the lane to gather blackberries:)

Flopsy,Mopsy,and Cotton-tail,who were good little bunnies,went down the lane to gather blackberries:

(But Peter,who was very naughty,)

But Peter,who was very naughty,

(ran straight away to Mr.McGregor's garden,)

ran straight away to Mr.McGregor's garden,

(and squeezed under the gate!)

and squeezed under the gate!