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and dogs constantly seek his life by day, and if, 

 perchance, no other danger is nigh, the big 

 red-tail hawk swoops down from the open sky 

 intending to make a meal of him. By night 

 the big horned owl flies stealthily overhead, 





The rabbit is a timid and defenseless animal. 



and is likely to catch Bunny unawares. If he 

 rests quietly in a warm corner of a hollow log, 

 or even in his grassy form, Mother Polecat is 

 quite likely to happen along and slay him 

 without mercy. Besides all these dangers 

 which require constant vigilance on Bunny's 

 part, the small boy sets an innocent-looking 

 trap, which, if he enters in search of shelter, is 

 immediately sprung, and Mr. Cottontail finds 

 himself a prisoner, with a fine chance that he 

 will be served for somebody's dinner. Bunny 

 is not a suspicious fellow, and if the trap shows 



