Mr. 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!
After 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. It was a
They lived with their Mother in a sand-bank, underneath the root of a very big fir-tree.
Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail, who were good little bunnies, went down the lane to gather blackberries: But Peter, who was very naughty, ran straight away to Mr. McGregors garden, and squeezed under the gate!
But round the end of a cucumber frame, whom should he meet but Mr. McGregor!
Then old Mrs. Rabbit took a basket and her umbrella, and went through the wood to the bakers. She bought a loaf of brown bread and five currant buns.
Now run along, and dont get into mischief. I am going out.
blue jacket with brass buttons, quite new.
Peter was most dreadfully frightened; he rushed all over the garden, for he had forgotten the way back to the gate.
Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were--
Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter.
He lost one of his shoes among the cabbages, and the other shoe amongst the potatoes.
Now my dears, said old Mrs. Rabbit one morning, you may go into the fields or down the lane, but dont gointo Mr. McGregors garden: your Father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor.
First he ate some lettuces and some French beans; and then he ate some radishes; And then, feeling rather sick, he went to look for some parsley.
