a rabbit's life is not an easy one. some hunter is often nearby, looking for him. the hunter may be a boy who made a trap. or it may be a man with a gun. most of the time, the hunter is an animal. a dog or a fox likes to hunt for rabbits. a rabbit makes a good meal.
how can a rabbit save himself ? He is lucky to have long ears and long back legs. a rabbit can move his ears about to catch sounds on any side of him. his long back leg help him to race over the ground in 5 big jumps. but a rabbit's long ears and his to have some tricks to save his life. he can do strange things to keep from being caught. here is a story of a rabbit. this rabbit lived in a sandy place on the side of a hill. many bushes grew all around. these bushes had many long, sharp prickles on them.
one day a family were walking slowly over this hill. suddenly a rabbit raced past them. behind 10 it, coming like the wind, was a dog. the two animals ran down the hill. they were soon hidden by some trees.
later the family saw a strange sight. they stopped to watch. lower down the hill were lots of bushes with prickles. some of these bushes made a wide ring. in the middle of this ring where there were no prickles sat the rabbit.