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THE END THE TALE OF BENJAMIN BUNNY FOR THE CHILDREN OF SAWREY FROM OLD MR . BUNNY ONE morning a little rabbit sat on a bank . He pricked his ears and listened to the trit - trot , trit - trot of a pony . A gig was coming along the road ; it was driven by Mr . McGregor , and beside him sat Mrs . McGregor in her best bonnet . AS soon as they had passed , little Benjamin Bunny slid down into the road , and set off — with a hop , skip and a jump — to call upon his relations , who lived in the wood at the back of Mr . McGregor's garden . THAT wood was full of rabbit holes ; and in the neatest sandiest hole of all , cousins — Flopsy , Mopsy , Cotton - tail and Peter . Old Mrs . Rabbit was a widow ; she earned her living by knitting rabbit - wool mittens and muffetees ( I once bought a pair at a bazaar ) . She also sold herbs , and rosemary tea , and rabbit - tobacco ( which is what WE call lavender ) . LITTLE Benjamin did not very much want to see his Aunt . He came round the back of the fir - tree , and nearly tumbled upon the top of his Cousin Peter . PETER was sitting by himself . He looked poorly , and was dressed in a red cotton pocket - handkerchief . " Peter , " — said little Benjamin , in a whisper — " who has got your clothes ? " PETER replied — " The scarecrow in Mr . McGregor's garden , " and described how he had been chased about the garden , and had dropped his shoes and coat . Little Benjamin sat down beside his cousin , and assured him that Mr . McGregor had gone out in a gig , and Mrs . McGregor also ; and certainly for the day , because she was wearing her best bonnet . PETER said he hoped that it would rain . At this point , old Mrs . Rabbit's voice was heard inside the rabbit hole calling — " Cotton - tail ! Cotton - tail ! fetch some more camomile ! " Peter said he thought he might feel better if he went for a walk . THEY went away hand in hand , and got upon the flat top of the wall at the bottom of the wood . From here they looked down into Mr . McGregor's garden . Peter's coat and shoes were plainly to be seen upon the scarecrow , topped with an old tam - o - shanter of Mr . McGregor's . LITTLE Benjamin said , " It spoils people's clothes to squeeze under a gate ; the proper way to get in , is to climb down a pear tree . " Peter fell down head first ; but it was of no consequence , as the bed below was newly raked and quite soft . IT had been sown with lettuces . They left a great many odd little foot - marks all over the bed , especially little Benjamin , who was wearing clogs . LITTLE Benjamin said that the first thing to be done was to get back Peter's clothes , in order that they might be able to use the pocket handkerchief . They took them off the scarecrow . There had been rain during the night ; there was water in the shoes , and the coat was somewhat shrunk . Benjamin tried on the tam - o - shanter , but it was too big for him . THEN he suggested that they should fill the pocket - handkerchief with onions , as a little present for his Aunt .
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