{"id":658,"date":"2021-08-15T10:33:02","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T05:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetoad.in\/?p=658"},"modified":"2021-08-15T10:33:02","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T05:03:02","slug":"a-pet-rabbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetoad.in\/index.php\/2021\/08\/15\/a-pet-rabbit\/","title":{"rendered":"A Pet Rabbit"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a far-away village, a little girl lived with her mother and pet rabbit.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The girl was four years old and her name was Maira. She loved the rabbit and took good care of him.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

One morning, when Maira woke up, she saw her mother was carrying the rabbit in her lap. \u201cYou love it too?\u201d asked Maira. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYes,\u201d her mother said. But with a grim face, she told her daughter, \u201cWe need to get rid of it. I am sorry, my dear.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Maira did not like what her mother had just told her, but she knew it was true. She knew this day would come.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Illustration by: Neha Kumari<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cMaira, we are poor and cannot take care of the rabbit. If we keep him, I am afraid your pet might end up starving,\u201d said the mother.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCan we not give him my share of the food?\u201d asked Maira. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe, too, are going to starve,\u201d said her mother.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBut we must not let the poor rabbit suffer with us. We haven\u2019t fed him anything for two days.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Maira was almost on the verge of tears. Her mother took her into her arms and tried to console her. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The next day, they went to the nearby forest and left the rabbit there. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Heartbroken, Maira left the rabbit beside a rock and bid him goodbye. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As they left, the rabbit looked longingly at them, but he knew why they had left him there. The rabbit was somewhat happy as he could find food for himself. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hours passed, but the rabbit did not move. After some time, he saw a group of wild rabbits pass by.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Seeing him sad and lonely, the wild rabbits asked the reason for his loneliness.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

They asked the jungle rabbit to accompany them to their burrow. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe live here. We are a family. From now on, you are also a part of our family,\u201d said the head of the wild rabbits.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

They shared their food with the pet rabbit as there wasn\u2019t enough food for the new member. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t worry,\u201d the senior rabbit told the pet rabbit. \u201cWe all will share from our plates so that you have enough to eat.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A plate was put before the pet rabbit, but he didn\u2019t eat anything. He was missing his family. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When the wild rabbits asked him why he wasn\u2019t eating, he said: \u201cNow, I know what a family is like. You eat together and you starve together. My family is Maira and her mother. I shall go back home.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The wild rabbits respected his decision. The pet rabbit ran as fast as he could to meet Maira and her mother. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou are my family. If I starve, I starve with you. If I eat, I eat with you,\u201d he told them. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The three fell in a long, warm embrace and decided to live together thereafter. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

…ENDS…<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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