Peter Rabbit
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Peter Rabbit is the main character in a series of children's books by Beatrix Potter. He first appeared in The Tale of Peter Rabbit in 1902. Although he and the other rabbits are drawn from life, they wear human clothes; Peter wears a bright blue coat and clogs. Peter Rabbit series has sold more than 151 million copies in 35 languages. The rights to the characters were owned by Frederick Warne & Company from 1943 to 2002.
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[edit] Peter's Appearances
[edit] The Tale of Peter Rabbit
In the first of Beatrix Potter's books, Peter and his family are introduced. One day, Mrs. Rabbit goes to the market, leaving Peter and his sisters, Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail to play in the forest. Disobeying his mother's orders, Peter sneaks into Mr. McGregor's garden and eats as many vegetables as he can before Mr. McGregor spots him and chases him around. Eventually, Peter manages to escape, but not before losing his jacket and his shoes, which Mr. McGregor uses for his new scarecrow.
[edit] The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
Peter's cousin, Benjamin Bunny, finds out that Mr. and Mrs. McGregor have left their home unattended, and drags Peter to the garden, where Peter's clothes still are (and as a result of rain the previous night, have shrunk). After getting Peter's clothes back, Peter and Benjamin steal some onions to give to Peter's mother, but are then captured by Mr. McGregor's cat. Fortunately, Benjamin's father, Mr. Benjamin Bunny (later renamed Mr. Bouncer), having noticed their disappearance, shows up and rescues them, but later reprimands Peter and Benjamin for going into Mr. McGregor's garden by whipping them with a switch that he was carrying with him.
In 1987, a VHS of these two characters were released in one story.
[edit] The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
Peter, along with Benjamin, makes a cameo in this story where Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle mends, among other clothing articles, Peter's jacket.
[edit] The Tale of Ginger and Pickles
In this story of the titular swindlers, Peter and his family, along with characters from several of Potter's other previous stories, make cameo appearances in the artwork.
[edit] The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies
According to this story, Peter, now an adult, usually lends cabbages to Benjamin, Flopsy, and their children. Sometimes he had no cabbages to spare.
[edit] The Tale of Mr. Tod
Benjamin and Flopsy's children are kidnapped by notorious badger Tommy Brock. While Flopsy takes out her anger on Mr. Bouncer for letting Brock in, Benjamin and Peter chase after Brock, who hides out in the house of Mr. Tod (a fox modeled after a similar-looking character from The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck). When Mr. Tod finds Brock sleeping in his bed, he sets a trap so that a bucket of water will fall on Brock. But Brock wakes up before Mr. Tod springs his trap, and the two get into a big scuffle, during which Peter and Benjamin (who have been watching these events) rescue the children.
[edit] External links
- The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
- The Peter Rabbit Story
- The Peter Rabbit Story
- (Peter Rabbit's wife) story and dress-up game: Tale by Thornton Burgess and newly animated
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit in English, French, German, and Japanese
- Gutenberg Project-Audio book of The Tale of Peter Rabbit in English
