Little Georgie’s leg is healed and he gleefully rejoins his family. Francis with a sign that reads “There is enough for all”, and to the astonishment of the animals, they lay out a feast of produce for the animals to enjoy. Tension builds until Midsummer’s Eve, when the garden harvest begins. Georgie is being held captive, maybe even being tortured!
Cranky Uncle Analdas says humans can’t be trusted. Even reports that Little Georgie is alive and being nursed back to health by the new folks can’t quell the anger. However, when Little Georgie is hit by a car on the main road and assumed dead, all the animals mourn, and some begin to curse humans, all humans. Soon the garden is being cleaned up, and even enlarged. ‘These folks are good folks’ is the consensus. And a few days later a sign appears on the main road – “Please Drive Carefully on Account of Small Animals”, and everyone breathes a sigh of relief. There is a cat, but he seems to be old and slow. They don’t appear to own traps, guns, or vicious dogs. Phewie the skunk is delighted to see they have a garbage can without a lid. In fact they all come out to watch the moving van being unloaded, hoping for some clues as to the nature of the new folks.
Mother Rabbit often cries about the “little lost ones” in the graveyard on the hill.Īctivity at the farm causes great curiosity among all the creatures of the area – squirrels, skunks, moles, deer, mice and all the birds of the forest. He lectures the young ones on safety precautions and those who do not heed these lessons perish. Little Georgie’s father is a “Southern gentleman”, prone to telling long repetitive stories about his youth in the Bluegrass Country. The story revolves around Little Georgie, a lively young rabbit who may be just a little too careless for his own good. Who are the new humans? Do they have dogs? And most importantly, are they hunters or gardeners? With news of a new family moving in, the animals are abuzz with gossip.
The wild animals of the area, long dependent upon that garden for food, are becoming desperate. The old farmhouse on Rabbit Hill has been deserted for years and the neglected garden has finally withered away to nothing. Revere and I, I Discover Columbus, The Great Wheel Other books written by Robert Lawson: The Tough Winter (sequel to Rabbit Hill), They Were Strong and Good, Ben and Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos, Mr. Interests: animals, rabbits, farms, country life, communityĪlso illustrated by Robert Lawson: Ferdinand the Bull, Mr. Age: (read to) 5+, (independent reading) 7+
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