[10], Scholar M. Daphne Kutzer points out that Mr. McGregor's role is larger in The Flopsy Bunnies than in the two previous rabbit books, but he inspires less fear in The Flopsy Bunnies than in Peter Rabbit because his role as fearsome antagonist is diminished when he becomes a comic foil in the book's final scenes. According to biographer Linda Lear, "Both BENJAMIN BUNNY and the later TALE OF THE FLOPSY BUNNIES grew out of 'left-over illustrations' from PETER RABBIT." With Niamh Cusack, Anna Massey, Richard Griffiths, Sheila Steafel. First edition, one of two indistinguishable printings of July and October 1909. Modern critical commentary varies. In effect, he has become McGregor. When the rabbits are depicted, they are viewed in the middle distance in order to include all six as well as the garden background. There were jam pots and paper bags, and mountains of chopped grass from the mowing machine (which always tasted oily), and some rotten vegetable marrows and an old boot or two. There were jam pots and paper bags, and mountains of chopped grass from the mowing machine (which always tasted oily), and some rotten vegetable marrows and an old boot or two. Though she once wrote that rabbits were creatures of "warm volatile temperaments" and were "shallow and extremely transparent", she invested her rabbits with a variety of characterizations consistent with the nature of the animal. The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies MR. McGregor’s rubbish heap was a mixture. by Warne. Great art. [33], In 2010, all of Potter's 23 small format books were still in print, and some, including The Flopsy Bunnies, were available in formats such as audiobook and Kindle. [29] Similar "side-shows" (as she termed the ancillary merchandise) were produced with her approval over the following two decades. While McGregor is distracted, the six are freed by Thomasina Tittlemouse, a woodmouse, and the sack filled with rotten vegetables by Benjamin and Flopsy. I have arranged my thoughts into a haiku: A magical story to share with everyone. Start by marking “The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies” as Want to Read: Error rating book. The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies 1909 first edition in fine condition. Read more. This is the third appearance of Mr. McGregor (see: The Tale of Peter Rabbit and the Tale of Benjamin Bunny). The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies is a children's fantasy story by the British author and illustrator Beatrix Potter. The book's title characters are the six children of the adult Benjamin Bunny and his cousin Flopsy. [1], Helen Beatrix Potter was born in Kensington, London on 28 July 1866 to wealthy parents, and educated at home by a series of governesses and tutors. Set in the future, Benjamin Bunny marries his cousin Flopsy, and their children are nearly captured by Mr. McGregor to be used for his own wife's cloak, before the kids are saved with the help of a new character and friend. Much like the second book in the series this one was a little too dark for me (for me to read it to my daughter). But an accumulation of half finished ideas is bothersome." The reader's interest in the tale, she believes, lies in following the joke played upon McGregor rather than in the dull personalities of the rabbits. From the lawn beyond the garden came the distant clacketty sound of the mowing machine. The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter, and first published by Frederick Warne & Co. in July 1909. She not only defines the word, but introduces rabbits as her subject. Free download or read online The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies pdf (ePUB) (The World of Beatrix Potter: Peter Rabbit Series) book. A semi-formal garden of archways and flowerbeds in Wales at the home of her uncle and aunt became the background for the illustrations. [34], Potter's small format books have been translated into nearly thirty languages including Greek and Russian. Benjamin, Peter, his mother, and Flopsy all wear clothes, but Flopsy wears only an apron that exposes her tail and is thus incompletely clothed in comparison to her family and by human standards. The little Flopsy Bunnies slept delightfully in the warm sun. [17], In contrast to her limitations with the human form, MacDonald points out that Potter's mastery in the depiction of rabbits attains full flower in The Flopsy Bunnies. When this happened, the Flopsy Bunnies went across the field to a rubbish heap, in the ditch outside Mr. McGregor’s garden. Grimms' Fairy Tales anyone? “It is said that the effect of eating too much lettuce is 'soporific'.”, (The World of Beatrix Potter: Peter Rabbit), The World of Beatrix Potter: Peter Rabbit, What Happened to Offred? The rabbit family (Benjamin, Flopsy, and the Flopsy bunnies) fill the sack with rotten vegetables (two decayed turnips and three rotten vegetable marrows). In 1995, the story was adapted, together with The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse, as part of the anthology series The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends. [2] On 16 December 1901, she privately issued The Tale of Peter Rabbit, and, on 2 October 1902, a trade edition of the tale was released by Frederick Warne & Co. to great success. The couple are the parents of six young rabbits generally called The Flopsy Bunnies. However, she reaches into the sack and feels the vegetables (which she had thrown out the day before) and discovers them. The notice-board that appears in the illustration on p. 14 reads "Peter Rabbit & Mother - Florists - Gardens neatly razed. Thirty-four years after the publication of her dystopian classic, The Handmaid's Tale, Atwood returns to continue the story of Offred. When the rotten vegetable marrow hits the youngest Flopsy bunny, it breaks his arm. In fact, sometimes I just looked at the pictures because I loved them so much. [26], Kutzer thinks the two sequels not up to Potter's usual narrative standards because both sprang from a public demand for more "bunny books" rather than from any desire on Potter's part to continue the rabbit stories. Most agree though that the depictions of the garden are exquisite and some of the finest illustrations Potter created. The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and the story about the shop (eventually The Tale of Ginger and Pickles) were chosen for publication in 1909. They had a large family, and they were very improvident and cheerful. This book is dark and graphic. "Improvident" then is defined by course of action, and the lack of an immediate definition nonetheless carries the narrative forward and the reader's curiosity about its meaning is satisfied. It is likely Potter (a farm owner at the date of the book's composition) had come to view rabbits as undifferentiated pests rather than individual personalities. When this happened, the Flopsy Bunnies went across the field to a rubbish heap, in the ditch outside Mr. McGregor's garden. Kutzer believes that once Potter gained a life of her own and freed herself from domineering parents, she was reluctant to return to material which evoked unpleasant memories. 2010: This is one of my son's favorite books, and mine too. Though the word 'soporific' is not generally encountered in literature for young children, Potter is aware of her audience's limitations and not only defines the word immediately but places it in context: "I have never felt sleepy after eating lettuces; but then I am not a rabbit." As for Peter, Mopsy, and Cotton-Tail, they haven't been married yet and still live with their mother (Mrs. Josephine Rabbit). It is then that the Flopsy Bunnies cross the field to Mr. McGregor's rubbish heap of rotten vegetables. Adult Peter Rabbit is a florist, and this time his niblings are the ones sneaking into Mr. McGregor's garden. Peter Rabbit is still our favorite, but the setup of this printing is so perfect for children that we won't read any other prints of Beatrix Potter than F. Warne & Co. After two full-length tales about rabbits, Potter had grown weary of the subject and was reluctant to write another. At times, they turn to Peter Rabbit (who has gone into business as a florist and keeps a nursery garden), but there are days when Peter cannot spare cabbages. Fortunately, the bunnies are able to excape, but wow! Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. In a few years, Potter had established her own career, income, and home. The letters from the youngest fifth and sixth bunnies are miniature epistles of nothing but scribbles and kisses. The tale of Flopsy Bunnies is a nice book by Beatrix Potter. 38 offers from £36.99. Although she incorporated Harris's "rabbit-tobacco" and his "lippity-clippity, clippity-lippity" (as "lippity-lippity") into her literary vocabulary, she was unable to bring his characters to the English country garden as Victorian gentlemen – they remained inexorably fixed in the Antebellum American South as slaves and slave owners. [24], Potter uses elevated language again when the rabbit family is described as "improvident and cheerful". Mr. McGregor’s rubbish heap was a mixture. Benjamin and Flopsy are unable to help their children, but a "resourceful" wood mouse called Thomasina Tittlemouse, gnaws a hole in the sack and the bunnies escape. Come on... 5 wee fluyffy bunnies go out one day in search of some tasty lettuce..... find the compost heap and thing "HUMMMM I hit the lotto"... proceed to much lettuce that NO ONE wants and then take a nice little nap. This is a great copy, rare in the wrapper. The Flopsy Bunnies turn to Peter Rabbit, but there are days when Peter cannot spare cabbages. The tale was published in the Initial Teaching Alphabet in 1965. Mr. McGregor discovers them by accident when tipping grass-clippings down and places them in a sack and ties it shut then sets the sack aside while attending to another matter. A sem… Beautiful watercolour depictions that were created between 1920 - 1930 and are still as relevant today. When the cupboard is bare at the Flopsy Bunny's burrow, the family all have to go in search of food. [35], The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies was published in French as La Famille Flopsaut in 1931, in Afrikaans as Die Varhall van Die Flopsie-Familie in 1935, in Dutch as Die Kleine Langoortjes in 1946 and again in Dutch as Het Verhaal van De Woolepluis-Konijntjes in 1969, in German as Die Geschichte Der Hasenfamilie Plumps in 1947, and in Japanese in 1971 under licence to Fukuinkan-Shoten, Tokyo. One evil farmer returns and grabs the bag brining it home to his accomplice in crime (one farmers wife) stating they will be eating bunny stew. [19], Potter's weariness with depicting rabbits is reflected in the book's pictures. The printing plates for the Potter books were remade from new photographs of the original drawings in 1985, and all 23 volumes released in 1987 as The Original and Authorized Edition. Beatrix-potter-inside-cover-flopsy-bunnies-transparent.png 516 × 700; 517 KB Along comes the farmer sees 5 wee soft little bodies and snatches them up and throws them in a bag. The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies (Beatrix Potter Originals) Beatrix Potter. Benjamin Bunny is a pappa here and he has little bunnies. A good read for kids and they enjoy it a lot. Original and Authorized Editions. In The Flopsy Bunnies, Benjamin Bunny and his cousin Flopsy are the parents of six young rabbits called simply The Flopsy Bunnies. [9], In The Flopsy Bunnies, Benjamin Bunny and Peter Rabbit are adults, and Benjamin has married his cousin Flopsy (one of Peter's sisters). Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by Project Gutenberg. In this tale we find Benjamin Bunny as a grown-up rabbit married to Peter’s sister Flopsy. It was first published in July 1909. Potter conveys the rabbits' thoughts and emotions with the position of the tail or the ear. [25], Though Mr. McGregor is a distant, awkward, menacing presence in the pictures, for the first time he is given language which serves to define him. [22] M. Daphne Kutzer, Professor of English at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh indicates in Beatrix Potter: Writing in Code that the tale's principal theme is the trickster animal, though she is careful to point out that, even then, the animals are subordinate to the exquisite garden backgrounds. & don't care what becomes of the reviewers. Benjamin and Flopsy may not always be able to provide for their family, but food is available, even if it is not theirs by right. All the rabbit tales were inspired in part by Joel Chandler Harris's Uncle Remus stories, which Potter began illustrating as early as 1893 in an attempt to find career direction and probably because they featured a rabbit as principal player. Set in the future, Benjamin Bunny marries his cousin Flopsy, and their children are nearly captured by Mr. McGregor to be used for his own wife's cloak, before the kids are saved with the help of a new character and friend. March 7th 2002 Welcome back. But in this specific case, it's a compliment. Some very long words for a children's book but I lovely night time read for Minnie :), Starts out as a social commentary on large families who cannot feed kids. And then they crept up to the window to listen. The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies is a beloved children's classic from a masterful literary legend, complete with iconic, colour illustrations. The McGregors do not know that the youngest Flopsy Bunny is out there and eavesdropping. After two full-length tales about rabbits, Potter had grown weary of the subject and was reluctant to write another. The first edition of the novel was published in 1909, and was written by Beatrix Potter. You've made a fool out of me! Ruth K. MacDonald of New Mexico State University and author of Beatrix Potter points out that, as in Benjamin Bunny, domesticity is implicitly approved in the tale but reflects a sea-change in Potter’s life and work. One critic believes the tale lacks the vitality of The Tale of Peter Rabbit which sprang from a picture and story letter to a child. The author wrote these between 1902–1930, and they were published by Frederick Warne. They’ve got six bunny-kids together who are collectively called the ‘Flopsy Bunnies’ and it is after them that this tale is called. I do not remember the separate names of their children; they were generally called the “Flopsy Bunnies.” Hardcover. One critic points out that the faces of the rabbits are expressionless while another argues that the cock of an ear or the position of a tail conveys what the faces lack. Various gardens became the backgrounds for Peter Rabbit (Camfield Place, Lakefield, Lingholm, Tenby in South Wales, Bedwell Lodge, and Gwaeynynog),[13] and Fawe Park in Keswick became the background for Benjamin Bunny,[14] but the background for The Flopsy Bunnies was a semi-formal garden of archways, walks, and flowerbeds in Wales at Denbigh at the estate called Gwaeynynog. [3] She published tales similar in content, style, and format for Warnes in the years to follow, and, in 1904, The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, a sequel to Peter Rabbit. Readers sensitive to depictions of the threat of violence or kidnapping may want to avoid this tale. [12], In February 1909, Potter went to Hill Top, where, kept indoors by the inclement weather, she worked diligently on the illustrations for The Flopsy Bunnies. [36] In 1986, MacDonald observed that the Potter books had become a traditional part of childhood in both English-speaking lands and those in which the books had been translated.[37]. She realized however that children most enjoyed her rabbit stories and pictures, and so reached back to characters and plot elements from The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902) and The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (1904) to create The Flopsy Bunnies. I remember my Mum and Dad reading the stories to me before bedtime, and when I became a more confident reader I would sit and read the books for hours, admiring the beautiful illustrations. Mr. McGregor's rubbish heap was a mixture. Beatrix Potter wrote this story many moons ago and it was good then and it is still good now. Media in category "The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies" The following 69 files are in this category, out of 69 total. 4.8 out of 5 stars 2,617. The blue-bottles buzzed about the wall, and a little old mouse picked over the rubbish among the jam pots. [20] Although the trickster qualities of the rabbits are evident but muted in the earlier Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny, in Flopsy Bunnies these qualities are brought to center stage. There were jam pots and paper bags, and mountains of chopped grass from the mowing machine (which always tasted oily), and some rotten vegetable marrows and an old boot or two. Soporific. The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies is number ten in Beatrix Potter's series of 23 little books, the titles of which are as follows: Tittlemouse. These and Mrs. McGregor's claim that he has tricked her and "done it a purpose" demonstrate Potter's attention to using dialect and dialogue as a means of defining character – in this instance, of contrasting their manner of speaking with her own in narrating the story. At Christmas, they send the heroic little wood mouse a quantity of rabbit-wool. The little Flopsy Bunnies slept delightfully in the warm sun. We get the impression that Benjamin was not quite as industrious as he should have been because he seemed to depend on relatives to help provide for his immediate family. (I can tell you her name, she was called Along comes the farmer sees 5 wee soft little bodies and snatches them up and throws them in a bag. This sotry reads like a horror show. But hey, Beatrix Potter doesn't have time to explain her vocabulary to your kids, okay? She sent him the text of The Faithful Dove, a tale set in Rye she had composed years earlier and for which she had produced a group of sketches. In the original frontispiece to the tale, a sign over the garden tended by Peter and his mother reads, "Peter Rabbit and Mother – Florists – Gardens neatly razed. It is said that the effect of eating too much chocolate is "soporific". Ha, ha on them..... they get turnip's. She accuses her husband of playing a trick on her (saying to him, "You silly man! 翻訳の底本：Beatrix Potter "The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies" (1909) 上記の翻訳底本は、著作権が失効しています。 翻訳者：大久保ゆう She realized however that children most enjoyed her rabbit stories and pictures, and so reached back to characters and plot elements from The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902) and The Tale of Benjamin Bunny(1904) to create The Flopsy Bunnies. The line does not draw attention to itself (though Potter is intruding herself into the narrative), but rather gives the tale a conversational tone or a sense of the story being told aloud by a narrator. I wish Potter had stayed with this... Peter Rabbit's so much cooler than his cousin :). She believes the sequels lack the sort of vitality that distinguishes Peter. Out of the entire Beatrix Potter collection that we have, this is always the one that my kids want us to read. This is the story of bunnies who are tossed in a sack and are ready to be skinned and eaten. Benjamin and Flopsy are "very improvident and cheerful" and have some difficulty feeding their brood. [10], Mr. McGregor does not notice the replacement (as the bunnies have replaced the six baby rabbits with the rotten vegetables), and carries the sack home (still thinking he has the six baby rabbits), continually counting the six rabbits (he says, "One, two, three, four, five, six leetle fat rabbits!"). Any awkwardness in their depictions was minimized by presenting his hands and feet in isolation and from the bunnies' point of view. Here we see Benjamin Bunny grown up and married with little bunnies of his own. The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter, and first published by Frederick Warne & Co. in July 1909. With it, she included a sequel to The Tale of Benjamin Bunny starring Benjamin's offspring, The Flopsy Bunnies. The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and The Runaway Bunny Quotes in Wit The Wit quotes below all refer to the symbol of The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and The Runaway Bunny. I do however really like how Beatrix Potter rarely ‘dumbs down’ her language for children when she writes as it encourages them to just ask if they don’t understand a word (e.g. [5], Early in the autumn of 1908, Potter wrote her publisher Harold Warne that she had several ideas for new books. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is … Readers interested in a suspenseful sequel to the Tale of Benjamin Bunny or a story about parents and community members working together to save children, should be entertained by this tale. Flopsy is introduced in The Tale of Peter Rabbit.. Bio. Refresh and try again. We’d love your help. "New colour reproductions" -- Jacket front SPEC/CHIL: Double-page illustrated endpapers; illustrated front cover on green boards; in original dust jacket Afterwards, they hide under a bush to observe Mr. McGregor's reaction. To see what your friends thought of this book, i wonder if those poor flopsy bunnies knew how close they got to being eten. Because she immediately brings the audience's attention back to the rabbits, there is no danger she will become a character in the tale, and she is invisible through the remainder of the tale. Thomasina Tittlemouse, the tale's "resourceful" heroine, became the main character of her own book in 1910 titled The Tale of Mrs. "I should like to get rid of one of them," she wrote Warne about her story ideas, "When a thing is once printed I dismiss it from my dreams! Hardcover. Reading Beatrix Potter because I saw the movie about her and was delighted by her sensible delicacy and mixture of imagination and pragmatism. They certainly had a very soporific effect upon the Flopsy Bunnies! [4] In July 1905, Potter bought Hill Top, a working farm in the Lake District with the profits from her books and a small legacy left her by an aunt; the farm became her home away from London and her artistic retreat. The blue-bottles buzzed about the wall, and a little old mouse picked over the rubbish among the jam pots. 4.8 out of 5 stars 82. The watched him go into his house. [10] Peter no longer raids McGregor’s garden for vegetables but grows his own and has his plot surrounded with a fence and chicken wire to keep predatory bunnies out. I will say however that as much as I love ‘doing’ Mr McGregor’s voice “one, two, three, four, five seex leetle raahbbits”, they’re not generally my top choice for reading aloud. [7], Potter biographer Linda Lear, author of Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature observes that Potter had great affection for Peter Rabbit, but the sequels never held quite the same appeal for her because neither sprang to life from story and picture letters to children in the manner of Peter Rabbit. There were jam pots and paper bags, and mountains of chopped grass from the mowing machine (which always tasted oily), and some rotten vegetable marrows and an old boot or two. She wanted to hear another one. Potter had at one time declared the rabbit characters "wearisome", and the brevity with which she treats them in The Flopsy Bunnies suggests that this was her attitude to the book as a whole. When she felt the rotten vegetables, she becomes very, very, angry. With the Mc Gregors defeated once again, they are left to argue. This is the third appearance of Mr. McGregor (see: The Tale of Peter Rabbit and the Tale of Benjamin Bunny). Be the first to ask a question about The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies. I enjoyed this little story as did my niece. Borders devastated by the night or year". View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1960 Red Vinyl release of The Tale Of The Flopsy Bunnies on Discogs. I love the Peter Rabbit stories, they’re like easing yourself into a warm bath with a brew, comforting, cosy and restorative for the soul. Of the twenty-six illustrations, eight depict Mr. McGregor and seventeen the garden and its structures. Though "improvident" is not immediately defined, the cheerfulness of the family is made evident in the accompanying illustration of the bunnies romping in their burrow while their parents look upon their offspring with placid contentment. In the few full-length illustrations of Mr. McGregor, the need to depict his face was eliminated by presenting him in the middle or far distance and from the rear. Still a cute tale but 3 stars because it could have been told without the potential skinning and killing. The bunnies eat Mr Macgregor's lettuce and fall asleep. The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies by Beatrix Potter The little Flopsy Bunnies slept delight-fully in the warm sun. I found this book on a website for free for an honest review. The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of 58 pages and is available in Hardcover format. Mr. McGregor’s rubbish heap was a mixture. [31] and, in 1984, Schmid & Co. of Toronto and Randolph, Massachusetts released a Flopsy Bunnies music box, a flat ceramic Flopsy Christmas ornament, and in 1985 a Flopsy music box. MacDonald points out that the plot is simple and designed to capture the attention of young children, but suspects that Potter was more involved in the locale rather than the characters. The Tale of Flopsy Bunnies was written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter, after her famous rabbit stories the Tale of Peter Rabbit and the Tale of Benjamin Bunny, Potter didn't want to create another rabbit story. [note 1] It is then that the Flopsy Bunnies cross the field to Mr. McGregor's rubbish heap of rotten vegetables. I get that they're not humans, but that's still weird. I love the Peter Rabbit stories, they’re like easing yourself into a warm bath with a brew, comforting, cosy and restorative for the soul. I will say however that as much as I love ‘doing’ Mr McGregor’s voice “one, two, three, four, five seex leetle raahbbits”, they’re not generally my top choice for reading aloud. I'm liking these short stories by Beatrix as they are quite engaging. The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding, State University of New York at Plattsburgh, Beatrix Potter, Flopsy Bunnies, a drawing in pen and ink with watercolour, The Adventures of Peter Rabbit & Benjamin Bunny, Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Tale_of_the_Flopsy_Bunnies&oldid=1003048777, Prints and drawings in the British Museum, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 27 January 2021, at 05:16. Their improvidence is suggested however in the next two pages of text which describe Benjamin's borrowing of cabbages from his cousin Peter, and the family's occasional resort to Mr. McGregor's rubbish heap in times when Peter cannot spare any cabbages. One of my most prized possessions is my ‘Tales of Peter Rabbit and Friends’ box set. From the lawn beyond the garden came the distant clacketty sound of the mowing machine. Book from Project Gutenberg: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies Library of Congress Classification: PZ Beswick Pottery of Longton, Staffordshire released six porcelain figurines beginning in 1965 depicting characters or scenes from the tale: Flopsy, Mrs. Tittlemouse, Benjamin Bunny, Peter Rabbit Digging, a Flopsy and Benjamin Bunny tableau, and a tableau depicting the sleeping bunnies under the lettuce. [27], Potter asserted her tales would one day be nursery classics, and part of the process in making them so was marketing strategy. They soon find some old lettuces on Mr McGregor's rubbish heap, but who can imagine the horrors that await them as they enjoy a nap after lunch! They are depicted with little or no facial expression. He counts the bunnies in what is presumably a Scottish accent: "six leetle fat rabbits", and argues with his wife about buying "baccy". soporific). She makes herself a cloak and a hood, and a muff and mittens. It is a sequel to the 1902 book The Tale of Peter Rabbit and the 1904 book The Tale of Benjamin Bunny. Their parents decide it is time to go home. It is very productive but not tidy, the prettiest kind of garden, where bright old-fashioned flowers grow amongst the currant bushes. [34] The Tale of Peter Rabbit was the first of the small format books to be translated into a non-English language when Het Verhaal van Pieter Langoor was published in 1912 by Nijgh & Ditmar's Uitgevers Maatschappij, Rotterdam. The story concerns how the Flopsy Bunnies, while raiding a rubbish heap of rotting vegetables, fall asleep and are captured by Mr. McGregor who places them in a sack. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. [8], In conjunction with the tale, Potter created a series of letters from The Flopsy Bunnies decreasing in size and competence of execution according to each bunny's position in the family. The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies is the fourteenth book in Beatrix Potter's famous series of 23 little children's books, which are mainly about animals. The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies by Beatrix Potter 5,953 ratings, 4.19 average rating, 173 reviews The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies Quotes Showing 1-1 of 1 “It is said that the effect of … From the lawn beyond the garden came the distant clacketty sound of the mowing machine. Out of the entire Beatrix Potter collection that we have, this is always the one that my kids want us to read. 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