HE found a door in a wall but it was locked, and there was no room for a fat little rabbit to squeeze underneath.Īn old mouse was running in and out over the stone doorstep, carrying peas and beans to her family in the wood. Also he was very damp with sitting in that can.Īfter a time he began to wander about, going lippity- lippity-not very fast, and looking all around. PETER sat down to rest he was out of breath and trembling with fright, and he had not the least idea which way to go. McGregor, and he was tired of running after Peter. McGregor was after him in no time,ĪND tried to put his foot upon Peter, who jumped out of a window, upsetting three plants. Presently Peter sneezed- 'Kertyschoo!' Mr. He began to turn them over carefully, looking under each. McGREGOR was quite sure that Peter was somewhere in the toolshed, perhaps hidden underneath a flower-pot. 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! Peter Rabbit Eating CarrotsįIRST 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 Cottontail, 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, 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- Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter.

The tales of beatrix potter