The Rabbits' Christmas Party: Christmas Dinner

BEATRIX POTTER, 1892

On a wet December day, the rabbits gathered for a Christmas party. Rabbits don't like rain, so they wore raincoats. One rabbit brought an umbrella.

The room was decorated for Christmas with holly on the walls. When the rabbits sat down to eat, there were not enough chairs. So some rabbits sat on baskets.

After dinner, the table was pushed aside, and the rabbits danced in a circle. One rabbit provided music by playing the pipe.

When the piper became tired, the rabbits started a game of "Blind Man's Bluff." One rabbit would be blindfolded. Then that rabbit would try to tag the other rabbits.

When a rabbit was tagged, he or she would be blindfolded and the game would start again.

For dessert, the rabbits roasted apples. They tied apples to strings and hung them by the fire. The rabbit who watched them used a cabbage leaf to keep her face from getting too hot.

After all of the food and exercise, some of the rabbits had trouble staying awake around the warm fireplace.

After dessert, it was time to go. The rabbits found their coats by candlelight. Then they said goodbye all around before they set out.

December 2020