rabbit.

They certainly had a very soporific effect upon the Flopsy Bunnies!

When Benjamin Bunny grew up, he married his Cousin Flopsy. They had a
large family, and they were very improvident and cheerful.

I do not remember the separate names of their children; they were
generally called the "Flopsy Bunnies."

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As there was not always quite enough to eat,--Benjamin used to borrow
cabbages from Flopsy's brother, Peter Rabbit, who kept a nursery garden.

Sometimes Peter Rabbit had no cabbages to spare.

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When this happened, the Flopsy Bunnies went across the field to a rubbish
heap, in the ditch outside Mr. McGregor's garden.

Mr. McGregor's rubbish heap was a mixture. There were jam pots and paper
bags, and mountains of chopped grass from the mowing machine (which always
tasted oily), and some rotten vegetable marrows and an old boot or two.
One day--oh joy!--there were a quantity of overgrown lettuces, which had