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The Tale of Peter Rabbit
By Beatrix Potter.
Once upon a time there were four little
Rabbits, and their names were—
Flopsy,
Mopsy,
Cotton-tail,
and Peter.
They lived with their Mother in a sand-
bank, underneath the root of a very big
fir-tree.
'Now my dears,' said old Mrs. Rabbit one
morning, 'you may go into the fields or
down the lane, but don't go into Mr.
McGregor's garden:
