--- title: Frederick Warne — The Tale of Peter Rabbit · full text with trees description: Frederick Warne, «The Tale of Peter Rabbit» by Beatrix Potter: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: First published 1902 --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [The Tale of Peter Rabbit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/) / Frederick Warne # Frederick Warne Frederick Warne of «The Tale of Peter Rabbit» by Beatrix Potter: the whole text, 61 sentences and 996 words. Every sentence has its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics, parsed by Mova itself. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/1/) — First published 1902 - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/2/) — Frederick Warne & Co., 1902 - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/3/) — Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/4/) — Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were-- - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/5/) — Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/6/) — They lived with their Mother in a sand-bank, underneath the root of a very big fir-tree. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/7/) — 'Now my dears,' said old Mrs. Rabbit one morning, 'you may go into the fields or down the lane, but don't go into Mr. McGregor's garden: your Father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor.' - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/8/) — 'Now run along, and don't get into mischief. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/9/) — I am going out.' - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/10/) — Then old Mrs. Rabbit took a basket and her umbrella, and went through the wood to the baker's. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/11/) — She bought a loaf of brown bread and five currant buns. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/12/) — Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail, who were good little bunnies, went down the lane to gather blackberries: - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/13/) — But Peter, who was very naughty, ran straight away to Mr. McGregor's garden, and squeezed under the gate! - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/14/) — First he ate some lettuces and some French beans; and then he ate some radishes; - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/15/) — And then, feeling rather sick, he went to look for some parsley. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/16/) — But round the end of a cucumber frame, whom should he meet but Mr. McGregor! - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/17/) — Mr. McGregor was on his hands and knees planting out young cabbages, but he jumped up and ran after Peter, waving a rake and calling out, 'Stop thief!' - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/18/) — Peter was most dreadfully frightened; he rushed all over the garden, for he had forgotten the way back to the gate. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/19/) — He lost one of his shoes among the cabbages, and the other shoe amongst the potatoes. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/20/) — After losing them, he ran on four legs and went faster, so that I think he might have got away altogether if he had not unfortunately run into a gooseberry net, and got caught by the large buttons on his jacket. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/21/) — It was a blue jacket with brass buttons, quite new. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/22/) — Peter gave himself up for lost, and shed big tears; but his sobs were overheard by some friendly sparrows, who flew to him in great excitement, and implored him to exert himself. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/23/) — Mr. McGregor came up with a sieve, which he intended to pop upon the top of Peter; but Peter wriggled out just in time, leaving his jacket behind him. - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/24/) — And rushed into the tool-shed, and jumped into a can. - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/25/) — It would have been a beautiful thing to hide in, if it had not had so much water in it. - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/26/) — Mr. McGregor was quite sure that Peter was somewhere in the tool-shed, perhaps hidden underneath a flower-pot. - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/27/) — He began to turn them over carefully, looking under each. - [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/28/) — Presently Peter sneezed--'Kertyschoo!' - [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/29/) — Mr. McGregor was after him in no time. - [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/30/) — And tried to put his foot upon Peter, who jumped out of a window, upsetting three plants. - [31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/31/) — The window was too small for Mr. McGregor, and he was tired of running after Peter. - [32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/32/) — He went back to his work. - [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/33/) — Peter sat down to rest; he was out of breath and trembling with fright, and he had not the least idea which way to go. - [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/34/) — Also he was very damp with sitting in that can. - [35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/35/) — After a time he began to wander about, going lippity--lippity--not very fast, and looking all round. - [36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/36/) — He found a door in a wall; but it was locked, and there was no room for a fat little rabbit to squeeze underneath. - [37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/37/) — An old mouse was running in and out over the stone doorstep, carrying peas and beans to her family in the wood. - [38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/38/) — Peter asked her the way to the gate, but she had such a large pea in her mouth that she could not answer. - [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/39/) — She only shook her head at him. - [40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/40/) — Peter began to cry. - [41](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/41/) — Then he tried to find his way straight across the garden, but he became more and more puzzled. - [42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/42/) — Presently, he came to a pond where Mr. McGregor filled his water-cans. - [43](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/43/) — A white cat was staring at some gold-fish, she sat very, very still, but now and then the tip of her tail twitched as if it were alive. - [44](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/44/) — Peter thought it best to go away without speaking to her; he had heard about cats from his cousin, little Benjamin Bunny. - [45](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/45/) — He went back towards the tool-shed, but suddenly, quite close to him, he heard the noise of a hoe--scr-r-ritch, scratch, scratch, scritch. - [46](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/46/) — Peter scuttered underneath the bushes. - [47](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/47/) — But presently, as nothing happened, he came out, and climbed upon a wheelbarrow and peeped over. - [48](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/48/) — The first thing he saw was Mr. McGregor hoeing onions. - [49](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/49/) — His back was turned towards Peter, and beyond him was the gate! - [50](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/50/) — Peter got down very quietly off the wheelbarrow; and started running as fast as he could go, along a straight walk behind some black-currant bushes. - [51](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/51/) — Mr. McGregor caught sight of him at the corner, but Peter did not care. - [52](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/52/) — He slipped underneath the gate, and was safe at last in the wood outside the garden. - [53](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/53/) — Mr. McGregor hung up the little jacket and the shoes for a scare-crow to frighten the blackbirds. - [54](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/54/) — Peter never stopped running or looked behind him till he got home to the big fir-tree. - [55](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/55/) — He was so tired that he flopped down upon the nice soft sand on the floor of the rabbit-hole and shut his eyes. - [56](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/56/) — His mother was busy cooking; she wondered what he had done with his clothes. - [57](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/57/) — It was the second little jacket and pair of shoes that Peter had lost in a fortnight! - [58](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/58/) — I am sorry to say that Peter was not very well during the evening. - [59](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/59/) — His mother put him to bed, and made some camomile tea; and she gave a dose of it to Peter! - [60](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/60/) — 'One table-spoonful to be taken at bed-time.' - [61](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/2/61/) — But Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cotton-tail had bread and milk and blackberries for supper. - ← previous: [Peter Rabbit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/1/) - ↑ back to [The Tale of Peter Rabbit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14838/)