intending to skin him; but Nutkin
pulled so very hard that his tail broke
in two, and he dashed up the
staircase, and escaped out of the attic
window.

And to this day, if you meet Nutkin
up a tree and ask him a riddle, he will
throw sticks at you, and stamp his
feet and scold, and shout--

"Cuck-cuck-cuck-cur-r-r-cuck-k!"




THE TALE OF
BENJAMIN BUNNY


[For the Children of Sawrey
from Old Mr. Bunny]




One morning a little rabbit sat on a
bank.

He pricked his ears and listened to