This morning, being Saturday, we were a little late letting Mr Beezhold, the rabbit, out of the hutch. “Did he hop out?” I asked when Mark came back in. “No,” he shook his head, “he just chomped on that old cabbage stump he’s been ignoring for a week. Pouting.” What if we all took lessons for how to live from a backyard rabbit?
1. Insist upon your rituals. You must be let out by 7:15 AM. If you are not, pout while everyone is watching, then slip out to eat something they would rather you left alone.
2. Demand nose rubs. Especially when someone is trying to haul the bike cart out and keep you from escaping the back yard. Wrinkle up your nose and look at them beseechingly.
3. Try all possible foods. Just a nibble. Even rhubarb. You just might like it.
4. Be comfortable. Dig down to cool earth in the summer. Burrow in straw in the winter. In the between time, know where the sun lands all day long and move accordingly.
5. Survey your kingdom from High Places.
6. Celebrate life. There’s nothing quite like a quick dash across the yard, with a twist and toss of the body into the air to express your inner joy.
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