There were four little rabbits: Flopsy Rabbit, Mopsy Rabbit, Cottontail Rabbit, and Peter Rabbit. The four rabbits lived with their mother under the tree in happiness and joy. One day, the mother gathered with her four children and told them that she would go to the market to bring them food and drink.
She warned them against playing in Uncle George’s garden, because he might harm them as he had done with their father before. The mother took the basket and went to the market, leaving the four rabbits at home. Peter Rabbit suggested to his brothers that they go out to play in Uncle George’s garden and enjoy their day.
The three rabbits refused to disobey their mother’s words and sat at home waiting for their mother to return from the market. But Peter Rabbit was a mischievous rabbit and decided to go to Uncle George’s garden and play there.
Peter Rabbit slipped through the garden’s iron gate until he was able to enter. There he sat eating lettuce, beans, and carrots planted in the garden. While Peter Rabbit was eating the garden’s vegetables, Mr. George, the owner of the garden, noticed him.
The rabbit ran fast, feeling fear. He kept running until his shoe, which he was wearing, came off. He feared that he would return to get it and Uncle George would be able to catch him, so he left the shoe and continued walking barefoot. The ground was wet, and Peter Rabbit was feeling cold.
Uncle George kept running behind Peter Rabbit trying to catch him. Peter continued running, and his clothes got caught on one of the iron fences surrounding the crops. Peter Rabbit left his clothes stuck in the fence for fear of stopping and continued running in the cold weather without clothes or shoes.
Peter Rabbit was able to hide behind the large apple tree away from Uncle George’s sight. He caught his breath and sat looking at the return path, but he did not find the iron gate he had entered through. He looked at the garden wall, and it was high and he would not be able to climb it.
Peter Rabbit stood and kept crying and regretting disobeying his mother’s words, who had advised him not to go to Uncle George’s garden. While he was crying, he saw a small mouse holding many beans and peas in his mouth that he had collected from the garden. When he asked him about the location of the iron gate, the mouse could not answer as his mouth was full of food.
Peter Rabbit felt hopelessness in returning to his home, but he decided to sneak and resist the cold weather until he found an exit to escape. He began to crawl without Uncle George feeling him until he found the door, so he ran toward it quickly to the house.
Peter Rabbit arrived at the house, feeling extreme fatigue and exhaustion. His mother became angry with him and scolded him for forgetting her orders, which exposed him to danger. His mother put him in his bed and brought him chamomile soup and medicine, while his brothers continued playing and having fun, drinking milk and eating berries and the delicious food their mother had brought from the market.
Translated from the story: Peter rabbit
Author: British writer Beatrix Potter