It would have been a beautiful thing to hide in, if it had not had so much water in it. McGregor came up with a sieve, which he intended to pop upon the top of Peter but Peter wriggled out just in time, leaving his jacket behind him.Īnd rushed into the toolshed, and jumped into a can. Peter gave himself up for lost, and shed big tears but his sobs were overheard by some friendly sparrows, who flew to him in great excitement, and implored him to exert himself. It was a blue jacket with brass buttons, quite new. He lost one of his shoes among the cabbages, and the other shoe amongst the potatoes.Īfter losing them, he ran on four legs and went faster, so that I think he might have got away altogether if he had not unfortunately run into a gooseberry net, and got caught by the large buttons on his jacket. Peter was most dreadfully frightened he rushed all over the garden, for he had forgotten the way back to the gate. McGregor was on his hands and knees planting out young cabbages, but he jumped up and ran after Peter, waving a rake and calling out, “Stop thief.” McGregor’s garden, and squeezed under the gate!įirst he ate some lettuces and some French beans and then he ate some radishes Īnd then, feeling rather sick, he went to look for some parsley.īut round the end of a cucumber frame, whom should he meet but Mr.

She bought a loaf of brown bread and five currant buns.įlopsy, Mopsy, and Cotton-tail, who were good little bunnies, went down the lane to gather blackberries īut Peter, who was very naughty, ran straight away to Mr. Rabbit took a basket and her umbrella, and went through the wood to the baker’s. “Now run along, and don’t get into mischief. McGregor’s garden: your Father had an accident there he was put in a pie by Mrs. Rabbit one morning, “you may go into the fields or down the lane, but don’t go into Mr.

They lived with their Mother in a sand-bank, underneath the root of a very big fir-tree. Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were. You should visit Browse Happy and update your internet browser today! The embedded audio player requires a modern internet browser.

The tale of peter rabbit story