The Story of A Fierce Bad Rabbit was written especially for editor Harold Warne’s little daughter, Louie, who had told Beatrix that Peter was too good a rabbit, and she wanted a story about a really naughty one! A savage rabbit steals the carrot of a nice rabbit. What will happen to the bad rabbit when a hunter sees him?
This is a fierce bad Rabbit; look at his savage whiskers, and his claws and his turned-up tail. This is a nice gentle Rabbit. His mother has given him a carrot. The bad Rabbit would like some carrot. He doesn’t say 'Please.' He takes it! And he scratches the good Rabbit very badly. The good Rabbit creeps away, and hides in a hole. It feels sad. This is a man with a gun. He sees something sitting on a bench. He thinks it is a very funny bird! He comes creeping up behind the trees. And then he shoots–BANG!
