The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit
Beatrix Potter
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The Story of A Fierce Bad Rabbit is a children’s book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter, and first published by Frederick Warne & Co. in December 1906. The book tells of a bad little rabbit who is fired upon by a hunter and loses his tail and whiskers. The book was intended for babies and very young children, and was originally published on a strip of paper that folded into a wallet and was tied with a ribbon. The format was unpopular with booksellers, and eventually reprinted in the standard small book format of the Peter Rabbit library. Although the book sold well, there are not many left in existence. It provides the young child with an introduction to books and the Peter Rabbit universe. A bad rabbit finds a good rabbit sitting on a bench eating a carrot his mother gave him. Wanting the carrot, he takes it from the good rabbit and scratches him. The good rabbit escapes and hides in a nearby hole. Meanwhile, a hunter notices the bad rabbit sitting on the bench and mistakes him for a bird. He fires at the bad rabbit, but finds nothing but a carrot and a rabbit tail on the bench. The good rabbit then sees the bad rabbit running away without his whiskers and tail.

The Story Of
A Fierce Bad Rabbit

by
Beatrix Potter


The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit


This is a fierce bad Rabbit; look at his savage whiskers, and his claws and his turned-up tail.

The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit

This is a nice gentle Rabbit.
His mother has given him a carrot.

The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit

The bad Rabbit would like some carrot.

The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit

He doesn’t say “Please.” He takes it!

The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit

And he scratches the good Rabbit very badly.

The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit

The good Rabbit creeps away, and hides in a hole.
It feels sad.

The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit

This is a man with a gun.

The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit

He sees something sitting on a bench. He thinks it is a very funny bird!

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