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Buster the Big Brown Bear

Chapter 27: BUMPER THE WHITE RABBIT AND HIS FOES
By George Ethelbert Walsh
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A bear cub born in a rocky den in the North Woods grows curious as he matures and learns from his mother to fear Loup the lynx. His adventures take him from riverbanks to capture by men, theft and harsh treatment under cruel masters, and an eventual escape. He is later trained to perform, survives a railroad wreck, rescues a little girl named Chiquita, and faces the prospect of life in a zoo before finding his way back toward the wild. The narrative follows his development, encounters with predators and humans, and themes of freedom, loyalty, and resilience.

BUMPER THE WHITE RABBIT AND HIS FOES

STORY I
Bumper Plans to Fight His Enemies

Now in the reign of King Bumper and Queen Fuzzy Wuzz many things happened in the woods that made exciting times for the wild rabbits and their friends. They came to pass in the first year of their reign, for Bumper the white rabbit was not content to be idle when his people were surrounded by so many enemies that their lives were never safe.

Some kings just eat and drink and make merry the live long day, and forget all about duty; but lots of such kings have lost their thrones, and others who have ruled wisely have been blessed with many friends, and when they died all the people mourned their loss.

Bumper the white rabbit intended to be a good and wise ruler, and therefore he spent much time in trying to think of ways to help his wild cousins of the woods. The story of how he escaped from the garden owned by the

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