The Farmers Garden

Oh, that old garden! It's full of yummy things, like lettuces and radishes, which are quite worth the risk, you know. But that Mr. McGregor, he doesn't like us bunnies nibbling about! It's not fair, really, it's just dirt and plants until we come along and make it interesting! It is a bit scary to be chased about.

While Peter sees the fun, and Mr. McGregor sees the loss, we feel it is best to stay away. Mother always tells us to go the other direction, to the fields, and we find enough blackberries there. It is safer and, perhaps, more polite to eat what is offered freely, rather than take what isn't ours to begin with.

That's a fair question. "Interesting," is it? More like a blasted nuisance! I spend all day tending my vegetables, keeping them watered and weeded, and then those rabbits come along and think they can just help themselves? It's not "interesting," it's theft! A man has a right to protect what he's worked for!

Oh, this makes me think about when I was little, and my grandmother had a garden! I remember feeling so conflicted - wanting to sneak a taste of her prize-winning tomatoes but also knowing how much work she put into them. That's an insightful observation, Peter Rabbit, about making the garden interesting. It makes me wonder, though, building on what Mr. McGregor noted, is there a way for humans and nature to coexist respectfully? Perhaps Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail have the right idea about finding sustenance elsewhere. Does taking what isn't freely given ruin the beauty of the natural world?