As they ran they passed a Deer. “Why do you run so fast?” he asked of the Rabbit.
“The earth is cracking,” said the Rabbit, “and we run that we may not be swallowed up by it.”
On ran the Rabbit and his Mother and his Father and the Elephant, and the Deer ran with them.
As they ran they met a Fox. “Why do you run so fast?” the Fox asked of the Rabbit.
“The earth is cracking,” said the Rabbit, “and we run that we may not be swallowed up by it.”
On ran the Rabbit and his Mother and his Father and the Elephant and the Deer, and the Fox ran with them.
As they ran they met all his Relations, and they said to the Rabbit, “Why do you run so fast?”
“The earth is cracking,” said the Rabbit, “and we run that we may not be swallowed up by it.”
On ran the Rabbit and his Mother and his Father and the Elephant and the Deer and the Fox, and a hundred of his Relations ran with him.
As they ran they came upon the Lion, who is the king of the beasts, and the Lion said to the Rabbit, “Why do you run so fast?”