Mr. Bunny hopped around the field seeking something to nibble on. Happily, he discovered that someone had planted carrots. He started nibbling away and didn't notice that he was being watched by a little boy who had been desiring a pet. So Mr. Bunny moved about, nibbling on the carrot tops. Suddenly a door came down and he was trapped in a cage. The boy was thrilled to have captured Mr. Bunny and carried him and the cage back to the barn. His farmer father was happy too. Now Mr. Bunny wouldn't be eating the carrot crop. One day, Mrs. Farmer went to the freezer and discovered she had no meat to cook for dinner. She checked the teapot where she usually kept the grocery money and found it empty. It seemed that Mr. Farmer had used the money for farm expenses. Mr. Farmer had a violent temper and Mrs. Farmer realized that if she were to escape his wrath, she would have to find an alternate way to feed the family that night. She went out to the barn, took Mr. Bunny from his cage, and killed him. She then skinned and cleaned him. She stretched the pelt to dry. She took the dead bunny into the house and prepared him for baking. That evening she realized the boy would be heartbroken. But Mr. Farmer was totally happy with the dinner. Late that night Mrs. Farmer went out and opened the cage to fool the boy into thinking the bunny had escaped. Then she took the pelt and hid it in a place where nobody would find it until it was dry. She then went back into the house and got into bed. The next day the boy went out to feed his bunny and discovered the bunny had escaped. Not to be discouraged, he took the cage out to the field and made plans to trap the bunny again. He didn't realize he had eaten it for dinner the night before. Soon another bunny was captured. The boy was sure that it was Mr. Bunny and was happy he had his pet back. But Mr. Farmer was angry that the bunny had escaped and eating in the field again so he insisted that Mrs. Farmer kill it for dinner. This made the boy sad, but a farmer's child understood that the farm came first. That night Mrs. Farmer prepared the rabbit for dinner, and again they all ate to their fill. The boy had to admit that his bunny was very tasty. Several weeks later, Mrs Farmer made the pelts into slippers for the boy. The boy was amazed that she could make such nice slippers out of one rabbit pelt. Some friends came over and told him they wished they had slippers like his. The boy promised to capture more rabbits, and for a price, Mrs. Farmer would make them into slippers for them. Mr. Farmer noticed that his fields were being rid of the pesky rabbits. The Farmer family grew fat on the generous helpings of meat they got for dinner, and Mrs. Farmer's teapot grew fat with money she earned from the slippers she made. People all over town were soon wearing bunny slippers. Soon the town was known as Bunny Town. ~ © Sharon (Sunyskys1943@aol.com) ~ May 2004 BACK If you enjoyed this page, check these out: Wild 'N Rare A Wiser Man And.......for many others, click the link for HOME. Home: Writers' Early Spring 2004 Index