Rabbit enjoys collecting his favorite vegetable, so much so, that there’s no room in his den for him. To try and solve the problem, Tortoise offers to share his shell with Rabbit. Rabbit and his carrots squeeze into Tortoise’s shell, and Tortoise’s shell cracks. Now Tortoise and Rabbit both need a place to sleep, so they ask Bird. When all are stashed in Bird’s nest, the branch breaks. Ans so the story continues, until Rabbit feels so bad that he has made so many of his forest friends homeless, he invites everyone back to his den to stay and share his delicious cache of carrots. Children may empathize with Rabbit’s need to collect and keep his favorite things near him always. They perhaps also think a bit about sharing…
In our story, Rabbit loves carrots and is busy collecting them and moving them from one place to another, even if doing so causes damage to his friends’ homes. Does it remind us of someone who lives with us?
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