The Tale Of Peter Rabbit

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  THE TALE OF
  PETER RABBIT
  BY
  BEATRIX POTTER
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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.
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  '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.'
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  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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  Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cotton-tail, who were good little bunnies, went down the lane to gather blackberries:
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  But Peter, who was very naughty, ran straight to Mr. McGregor's garden, and squeezed under the gate!
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  First he ate some lettuces and some French beans; and then he ate some radishes;
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  And then, feeling rather sick, he went to look for some parsley.
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  But round the end of a cucumber frame, whom should he meet but Mr. McGregor!