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The Tale of Peter Rabbit
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Title: The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Author: Beatrix Potter
Release Date: January 30, 2005 [EBook #14838]
Language: English
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THE TALE OF
PETER RABBIT
BY
BEATRIX POTTER
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FREDERICK WARNE
FREDERICK WARNE
First published 1902
Frederick Warne & Co., 1902
Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London
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Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were--
Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter.
They lived with their Mother in a sand-bank, underneath the root of a very big fir-tree.
'Now my dears,' said old Mrs. Rabbit one morning, 'you may go into the fields or down the lane, but don't go into Mr. McGregor's garden: your Father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor.'
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'Now run along, and don't get into mischief. I am going out.'
Then old Mrs. Rabbit took a basket and her umbrella, and went through the wood to the baker's. She bought a loaf of brown bread and five currant buns.
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