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1、THETALEOFPETERRABBITBYBEATRIXPOTTERFREDERICKWARNEFREDERICKWARNEFirstpublished1902FrederickWarne&Co.,1902PrintedandboundinGreatBritainbyWilliamClowesLimited,BecclesandLondonOnceuponatimetherewerefourlittleRabbits,andtheirnameswere—Flopsy,Mopsy,Cotton-tail,andPeter.Theyliv
2、edwiththeirMotherinasand-bank,underneaththerootofaverybigfir-tree.'Nowmydears,'saidoldMrs.Rabbitonemorning,'youmaygointothefieldsordownthelane,butdon'tgointoMr.McGregor'sgarden:yourFatherhadanaccidentthere;hewasputinapiebyMrs.McGregor.''Nowrunalong,anddon'tgetintomischie
3、f.Iamgoingout.'ThenoldMrs.Rabbittookabasketandherumbrella,andwentthroughthewoodtothebaker's.Sheboughtaloafofbrownbreadandfivecurrantbuns.Flopsy,Mopsy,andCotton-tail,whoweregoodlittlebunnies,wentdownthelanetogatherblackberries:ButPeter,whowasverynaughty,ranstraightawaytoM
4、r.McGregor'sgarden,andsqueezedunderthegate!FirstheatesomelettucesandsomeFrenchbeans;andthenheatesomeradishes;Andthen,feelingrathersick,hewenttolookforsomeparsley.Butroundtheendofacucumberframe,whomshouldhemeetbutMr.McGregor!Mr.McGregorwasonhishandsandkneesplantingoutyoun
5、gcabbages,buthejumpedupandranafterPeter,wavingarakeandcallingout,'Stopthief!'Peterwasmostdreadfullyfrightened;herushedalloverthegarden,forhehadforgottenthewaybacktothegate.Helostoneofhisshoesamongthecabbages,andtheothershoeamongstthepotatoes.Afterlosingthem,heranonfourle
6、gsandwentfaster,sothatIthinkhemighthavegotawayaltogetherifhehadnotunfortunatelyrunintoagooseberrynet,andgotcaughtbythelargebuttonsonhisjacket.Itwasabluejacketwithbrassbuttons,quitenew.Petergavehimselfupforlost,andshedbigtears;buthissobswereoverheardbysomefriendlysparrows
7、,whoflewtohimingreatexcitement,andimploredhimtoexerthimself.Mr.McGregorcameupwithasieve,whichheintendedtopopuponthetopofPeter;butPeterwriggledoutjustintime,leavinghisjacketbehindhim.Andrushedintothetool-shed,andjumpedintoacan.Itwouldhavebeenabeautifulthingtohidein,ifitha
8、dnothadsomuchwaterinit.Mr.McGregorwasquitesurethatPeterwassomewhereinthetool-shed,perhapshiddenundernea
