A
rabbit one day managed to break free from the laboratory where he
had been born and brought up. As he scurried away from the fencing
of the compound, he felt grass under his little feet and saw the
dawn breaking for the first time in his life. "Wow, this is
great," he thought. It wasn't long before he came to a hedge
and after squeezing under it he saw a wonderful sight - lots of
other bunny rabbits, all free and nibbling at the lush grass.
"Hey,"
he called. "I'm a rabbit from the laboratory and I've just
escaped. Are you wild rabbits?"
"Yes.
Come and join us," they cried. Our friend hopped over to them
and started eating the grass. It tasted so good. "What else
do you wild rabbits do?" he asked.
"Well,"
one of them said. "You see that field there? It's got carrots
growing in it. We dig them up and eat them." This, he couldn't
resist and he spent the next hour eating the most succulent carrots.
They were wonderful. Later, he asked them again, "What else
do you do?"
"You
see that field there? It's got lettuce growing in it. We eat that
as well." The lettuce tasted just as good and he returned a
while later completely full.
"It's
fantastic out here in the world!" he told them.
"So,
are you going to live with us then?" one of them asked.
"I'm
sorry, I had a great time but I can't." The wild rabbits all
stared at him, a bit surprised. "Why? We thought you liked
it here."
"I
do," our friend replied. "But I must get back to the lab.
I'm dying for a cigarette." |
