“Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were – Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter.”Beatrix Potter book The Tale of Peter RabbitThe Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902)
“This is a fierce bad rabbit;look at his savage whiskers,and his claws and his turned-up tail.”Beatrix Potter
“This is a Tale about a tail — a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.”Beatrix Potter book The Tale of Squirrel NutkinThe Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (1903)