有声英语儿童童话故事 绒布兔子 第7章

Spring came, and they had long days in thegarden, for wherever the Boy went the Rabbit went too. He had rides in thewheelbarrow, and picnics on the grass, and lovely fairy huts built for himunder the raspberry canes behind the flower border. And once, when the Boy wascalled away suddenly to go out to tea, the Rabbit was left out on the lawnuntil long after dusk, and Nana had to come and look for him with the candlebecause the Boy couldn’t go to sleep unless he was there. He was wet throughwith the dew and quite earthy from diving into the burrows the Boy had made forhim in the flower bed, and Nana grumbled as she rubbed him off with a corner ofher apron.

“You must have your old Bunny!”she said. “Fancy all that fuss for a toy!”

The Boy sat up in bed andstretched out his hands.

“Give me my Bunny!” he said. “Youmustn’t say that. He isn’t a toy. He’s REAL!”