The Classic Tale of Peter Rabbit and Other Cherished Stories
THE CLASSIC TALE OF PETER RABBIT And Other Cherished Stories by Beatrix Potter Illustrated by Charles Santore APPLESAUCE PRESS Kennebunkport Maine
CHARLES SANTORE DEDICATES THE ILLUSTRATIONS IN THIS BOOK TO HIS CHILDREN CHRISTINA CHARLIE AND NICHOLAS
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 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 Flopsy Mopsy and Cotton tail who were good little bunnies went down the lane to gather blackberries But Peter who was very naughty ran straight away to Mr McGregor’s garden and squeezed under the gate 13
