A Sick Rabbit
We have increased the family's pets by one. The increase is of a temporary nature, I have insisted, for rabbit-keeping is something of a tie and since the rabbit we have in the box is a wild one, he will be returned to the rough ground where I found him as soon as he has recovered from the stoat's attack. I heard the squeal of the rabbit and ran up the hill to see if I 'could save him before the stoat's work was done and there he was on a ledge of rock. The attack had been prolonged. It was apparent that the stoat's first holds had been changed until he reached the vital spot high on the neck. The nerves had been damaged for the victim's back legs were quite useless. Three or four days in a box with a diet of dandelions have helped and soon convalescence will be complete. I have to deliver a little homily about life in a cage to prepare the children for the rabbit's release and then he can run free to take his chance against the stoat with a little experience be- hind him to sharpen his wits.
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