We got Josephine the "Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter" as she really loved one snippet of a story of Peter Rabbit. And yup, she's just loving it.
But it does have quite an abrupt start....Josephine had some questions for the middle part. Check out what they were writing in 1902! Can also give you nightmares....
"Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were - Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter. 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, but don't go into Mr. McGregor's garden. 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." 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. Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-tail, who were good little bunnies, went down the lane to gather blackberries, But Peter, who was very naughty, ran straight away to Mr. McGregor's garden, and squeezed under the gate!"
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