(An autobiographical tale as told by Rabbit,
who lives in the Shrewsbury International School
Bangkok Riverside Junior Library)
A Rabbit's Tale
Once upon a time, there was a rabbit. This extraordinarily handsome fellow, with his dashing smile and superior intellect, lived in a library. Being the rather clever fellow he was, Rabbit spent much of his days reading books to himself, to other animals in the library, and even to a few students who wished to spend time with him. His favorite books, naturally, were by the outstandingly talented Ms. Beatrix Potter.
One day, however, there was such a loud commotion that Rabbit could not continue rereading his favorite book about the Fierce Bad Rabbit! With a grumble, he carried his book towards the source of the disruption.
Wolf was biting Monkey on the tail as Monkey screamed, "Help!"
"Wolf? Monkey? What on earth is going on?" asked Rabbit.
"Wolf is chasing me and trying to eat me!" wailed the little Monkey.
"I'm just playing with you like the children do with us when they are here!" Wolf defended himself.
"Well, it's not nice to try and bite and eat someone! Not even as a game!" Monkey continued to cry as she held her tail close to her.
Rabbit shook his head, his magnificent brown ears flopping forward. "Instead of playing like that, why don't we sit down and read a book?"
Unfortunately for them, Wolf and Monkey had not yet learned to read very well. Rabbit immediately knew how to help them read stories quietly. Naturally, this would also allow Rabbit to have peaceful and quiet reading time.
Carefully, he demonstrated how to read books without using the words. Wolf and Monkey were eternally grateful to Rabbit for his marvelous idea.
Along with other puppets, they then produced this video starring Rabbit.
(Imagine an interruption to a storyteller with someone whispering into one of his long furry brown ears...)
"Wait a minute, what do you mean I am not the star?"
As our storyteller grumbles into the pages of his book, the Shrewsbury Riverside Library would like to present to you...
Enjoy! (And so will Rabbit once he gets over his little tantrum.)
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