the runaway bunny
Once therewas a little bunny who wanted to run away.so he said to hismother,’I am running away.’
‘If you run away’,said his mother,’I will run after you,for you aremy little bunny’
‘if you run after me,’said the little bunny,’I will become a fishin a trout stream and I will swim away from you’
‘if you become a fish in a trout stream,’said his mother,’I willbecome a fishman and I will fish for you
‘if you become afishman,’said the little bunny,’I will become a rock on themountain,high above you’
‘If you become a rock on the mountain high above me,’said themother,’I will become a mountain climber ,and I will climb to whereyou are.’
If you become a mountain climber,’the little bunny said,’I willbecome a crocus in a hidden garden,’
If you become a crocus in a hidden garden,’said his mother,’I willbe a gardener,and I will find you’
If you become a gardener and find me,’said the little bunny.i willbecome a bird and fly away far from you
If you become a bird and fly away far from you,’said his mother’Iwill become a tree that you come to.’
If you become a tree ,’said the little bunny,I will become a littlesailboat,and I will sail away from you,’
If you become a sailboat,’said his mother’I will become the windand blow you where I want you to go.
‘if you become the wind and blow me,’said the little bunny’’I willjoin a circus and fly away on a flying trapeze,
If you go flying on a flying trapeze,’said his mother’’I will be atightrope walker,and I will walk across the air to you,
‘if you become a tightrope walker and walk across the air ,’saidthe little bunny’ I will become a little boy and run into ahouse’
‘If you become a little boy and run into a house,’said the mother,I will become your mother and catch you in my arms and hugyou
‘shucks,’,said the bunny,’ I will just as well stay where I am andbe your little bunny.and so he said.
‘have a carrot,’said his mother.