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From YouTube: Storytime – Mrs Rabbit’s House
Description
Ian tells us all a traditional Russian folk tale about Mrs Rabbit. Sit back and enjoy…
A
This
is
a
Russian
folktale
called
mrs.
rabbits
house.
So
all
through
the
summer,
mrs.
rabbit
had
been
building
herself,
a
little
wooden
house
and
all
the
while
she
was
working
mr.
Fox
had
been
laughing
at
it.
Oh,
why
are
you
wasting
your
time?
Doing
that
said,
mr.
Fox,
but
weather
is
lovely,
said
mrs.
rabbit,
but
just
you
wait
until
the
winter
when
it
snows
I,
said
mr.
A
Fox,
my
den
under
the
roots
of
the
old
oak
tree
will
be
perfectly
snug,
the
seasons
came
and
the
seasons
went
and
soon
it
was
winter
and
the
snow
fell
and
the
wind
blew
and
mr.
Fox
realized
that
his
den
under
the
roots
of
the
old
oak
tree
was
not
a
snug
as
he
thought
it
was,
and
so
one
night
he
went
and
he
knocked
on
mrs.
rabbits
door.
A
A
So
mr.
Fox
waited
for
a
few
minutes
and
then
he
knocked
on
the
door
again.
Hello,
mrs.
rabbit
its
mr.
Fox
again
now,
look
I
don't
want
to
come
inside
your
house,
but
I
was
just
wondering:
could
I
just
sit
and
shelter
in
your
porch
and
the
wind?
Please
because
it
is
so
cold
out
here
and
mrs.
rabbit
being
a
kind-hearted
soul
said:
oh,
very
well,
you
can
sit
in
the
porch.
A
Well,
a
few
minutes
later.
Mr.
Fox
knocks
on
the
door
again
and
he
said
Oh
mrs.
rabbit
its
mister
foxy.
The
wings
does
howl
and
whistle
round
this
porch.
So
I'm
I
was
just
wondering
I,
don't
want
to
come
right
into
your
house,
but
could
I
just
sit
inside
the
front
door
after
the
wind?
Please
it
is
so
cold
out
here
and
I
am
freezing
and
he
went
on
and
on
and
eventually
mrs.
rabbit
being
a
kind-hearted
soul
said
very
well,
you
can
come
in
so
mr.
Fox
came
in
and
there
they
were
mrs.
A
rabbit
was
sitting
on
a
shelf
above
her
warm
cozy
stove
and
mr.
Fox
was
lying
just
inside
the
front
door,
like
a
draft
excluder
with
his
chin
on
his
paws,
like
that,
after
a
few
minutes,
he
looked
up
at
mrs.
rabbit
and
he
said
Oh
mrs.
rabbit,
you
look
so
warm
and
cozy
up
there
and
oh
there
is
such
a
cold
draft
coming
in
under
this
door,
could
I
possibly
come
up
and
join
you
up
there?
I
would
be
so
quiet,
you
would
never
know
I.
Was
there
please
please
and
mr.
A
Fox
went
on
and
on
and
on
and
in
the
end,
mrs.
rabbit
being
a
kind-hearted
soul
said
very
well:
you
can
come
up
here
so
there
they
were
that's
how
they
spent
the
night.
Mr.
Fox
uttered
one
end
of
this
shelf
above
the
stove.
Mrs.
rabbit,
sat
at
the
other
well
in
the
morning.
You
will
not
believe
what
mr.
Fox
did.
He
pushed
mrs.
rabbit
off
the
shelf
and
he
bounded
her
out
of
the
house
and
he
said,
come
on
you,
smelly,
old,
rabbit
out.
You
go
I'm,
not
sharing
my
house
with
you.
A
What
do
you
mean?
Your
house
said
mrs.
rabbit,
I,
think
you'll
find
it's.
My
house
not
anymore
said
mr.
Fox
and
bang.
He
slammed
the
door
in
mrs.
rabbits
face,
leaving
her
out
in
the
snow
crying
when,
after
a
while,
mr.
dog
came
down
the
road
and
he
saw
mrs.
rabbit
crying,
he
said,
hey
mrs.
rabbit,
what's
the
problem
and
she
said
well
I,
let
mr.
box
into
my
house
last
night
cuz,
he
was
cold
and
I
felt
sorry
for
him
and
he's
throwing
me
out
and
I
can't
get
back
in
now.
A
A
He
threw
back
his
head
and
he
howled
and
he
said,
there's
no
Fox
in
here
I'm
mr.
wolf,
and
if
you
try
coming
in
well,
you
are
gonna,
be
the
one
who's
in
trouble
and
when
he
heard
that
mr.
dog
put
back
his
ears
and
he
ran
off
through
the
trees
with
his
tail
between
his
legs
kneeling,
mrs.
rabbit
crying
in
the
snow
and
a
few
minutes
later
down
the
road.
A
Ok,
mr.
wolf
and
he
saw
mrs.
rabbit,
he
said:
hey
mrs.
rabbit.
What's
the
problem
and
she
said
Oh
mr.
wolf,
you
will
not
believe
it,
but
I,
let
mr.
Fox
into
my
house
last
night,
because
he
was
cold
and
I
felt
sorry
for
him
and
this
morning
he's
throwing
me
out.
He
won't!
Let
me
back
in
don't
you
worry
said
mr.
wolf
I'll
get
this
sorted
and
he
knocked
on
the
door
and
he
howled-
and
he
said,
hey
foxes,
mr.
wolf
here.
If
you
don't
let
mrs.
A
A
There's
no
Fox
in
here
I'm
mr.
bear
and
if
you
try
coming
in,
you
are
gonna,
be
the
one
who
gets
in
trouble
well
as
soon
as
he
heard
that
mr.
wolf
he
put
back
his
ears
and
he
ran
off
through
the
trees
with
his
tail
between
his
legs,
leaving
mrs.
rabbit
crying
out
in
the
snow
a
little
while
later,
who
should
come
along,
but
mr.
bear
and
he
saw
mrs.
rabbit
crying
in
the
snow.
He
said:
she's
ribbit.
What's
the
problem,
she
said
Oh
mr.
bear,
you
won't
believe
it,
but
I
was
I'll.
A
Let
mr.
Fox
into
my
house
last
night
he
was
cold.
I
found
sorry
for
him
and
and
this
morning
he's
thrown
me
I,
don't
know
what
to
do
and
mr.
bear
said.
Oh
don't
you
worry,
she's
ready,
all
Gately
shorted
and
he
went
up
and
he
knocked
on
the
door
and
he
said
Oh
Fox.
It's
mr.
berry!
You
let
me
see
rabbit
back
in
her
house,
because
if
you
don't
I'm
coming
in
and
there
will
be
trouble
well
inside
the
house
was
mr.
Fox
scared.
No,
he
wasn't.
A
He
roared
and
he
said,
there's
no
boxing
here:
I
missed
the
tiger
and
if
you
try
coming
in,
you
will
be
the
one
in
trouble
and
when
he
heard
that
mr.
bear
put
back
his
ears
and
he
ran
off
through
the
trees.
But
he
didn't
put
his
tail
between
his
legs
because
you
see,
bears
they've
only
got
stubby
little
tails
and
they
don't
fit.
A
How's,
mrs.
wrapping
still
in
the
snow,
still
crying
and
little
while
later
along
path
came
mr.
Cockrell,
have
you
looked
at
mrs.
rabbit,
suddenly
mrs.
rabbit
what
you
crying
for?
What's
the
problem
Oh
mr.
the
cockerel,
she
said
you
won't
believe
this,
but
I,
let
mr.
Fox
into
my
house
last
night,
because
I
was
feeling
sorry
for
him
and
he
was
cold
and
this
morning
he's
throwing
me
out
and
I.
Don't
know
what
to
do.
Don't
you
worry
said
mr.
Cockrell
all
saw
this
for
you
mrs.
rabbit.
Well,
pardon
me
for
laughing,
but
mr.
A
A
Cockrell,
and
he
flew
to
the
top
of
a
nearby
bush
and
he
threw
back
his
head
and
he
called
out
hello
there.
You
fine
hunters,
is
it
mr.
Fox
you're,
looking
for
because
he's
in
this
house
here?
So
why
don't
you
come
along
with
your
dogs
and
your
guns
and
you've
gotten
trapped
well
inside
the
house
was
mr.
Fox
scared.
A
You
betty
was,
he
heard
the
word
hunters
and
dogs
and
guns
and
traps,
and
he
thought
that's
it
I'm
out
of
here
he
opened
the
door,
he
put
back
his
ears
and
he
ran
off
through
the
trees
like
a
red
streak
of
lightning
with
his
tail
between
his
legs,
and
he
wasn't
seen
for
weeks,
mrs.
rabbit.
She
was
so
pleased
with
what
mr.