Except one little rabbit, who was so impolite

That his mother had to scold him from morning until night.

He never thought of waiting at meal-time for the rest,

But always first began to eat, and tried to get the best.

He would reach across the table, and sometimes, I must own,

He even helped himself before his mother could sit down.

Then how he interrupted, if a friend across the way

Came to call upon his mother, perhaps to spend the day.

He would never walk behind her, in a nice, respectful way,

But would rush right in, and never wait with what he had to say.