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The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies

Beatrix Potter

Book Overview: 

In The Flopsy Bunnies, Benjamin Bunny and his cousins Peter and Flopsy are adult rabbits. Benjamin and Flopsy are married, and the parents of six children called simply The Flopsy Bunnies. Food is not always readily available to the large family and they are forced to resort to Mr. McGregor's rubbish heap of rotten vegetables for sustenance. Mr. McGregor catches the six Flopsy Bunnies after they fall asleep in the rubbish heap and puts them in a sack, intending to sell them for tobacco. When McGregor is distracted for a moment, the sextet is freed by Thomasina Tittlemouse, a woodmouse, and the sack filled with rotten vegetables by Benjamin and Flopsy. At home, Mr. McGregor receives a sharp scolding from his wife when she discovers the vegetables and believes her husband is playing a trick on her.

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .When Benjamin Bunny grew up, he married his Cousin Flopsy. They had a large family, and they were very improvident and cheerful. I do not remember the separate names of their children; they were generally called the "Flopsy Bunnies." As there was not always quite enough to eat,—Benjamin used to borrow cabbages from Flopsy's brother, Peter Rabbit, who kept a nursery garden.. . . Read More

Community Reviews

Soporific. But in this specific case, it's a compliment.
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I must share with you this wonderful passage from John Evelyn's Acetaria: A Discourse of Sallets (1699), quoted in McGee's On Food and Cooking:... by reason of its soporifous qualities, lettuce ever was

i wonder if those poor flopsy bunnies knew how close they got to being eten

An entertaining story for the littles!

Ages: 3 - 8

Cleanliness: mentions tobacco.

One of my most prized possessions is my ‘Tales of Peter Rabbit and Friends’ box set. I remember my Mum and Dad reading the stories to me before bedtime, and when I became a more confident reader I would sit and read the books for hours, admiring the beautiful illustrations. In fact, sometimes I just

Beautiful watercolour depictions that were created between 1920 - 1930 and are still as relevant today.

The story is light-hearted and sweet about Rabbits. Benjamin Bunny marries his cousin Flopsy and their children venture into Mr Mc Gregors garden who is a scary farmer and find lots of lettuces, th

It is said that the effect of eating too much chocolate is "soporific".
I have never felt sleepy after eating chocolate, but then I am not a lightweight. (The effect is most likely known as "diabetes", however.)

I also did not grow up to marry my cousin, which-though possibly legal-is not a sufficient

The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies is the fourteenth book in Beatrix Potter's famous series of 23 little children's books, which are mainly about animals. The author wrote these between 1902–1930, and they were published by Frederick Warne. She had already written two full-length tales with a rabbit as

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