The Family Pet (Green Fields and Fluffy Bunnies)
Day after day, the little black rabbit inhabits a stuffy wooden cage, which reflects the constricted nature of his life: a place to eat, a place to sleep, and a place to defecate. Staring through the wire mesh of his prison cell, his glazed eyes reflect his dreams of running freely through green fields teeming with fluffy bunnies.
He is lonely in his cage and longs for a companion. The limited regard he receives comes from a contemptuous woman and two beguiled children. The woman changes his litter tray and feeds him the stale pellets that have become his tired diet, but she treats him with such bitterness that he knows to stay out of her way. The two children are kinder, but their clasps and strokes smart, while the noises they generate mock him. Their presence only amplifies his loneliness. If only he could escape his captors and live in the green fields with all the other fluffy bunnies.
On one occasion, one of the children carries the little black rabbit into a dilapidated shed and lets him roam around freely. The little black rabbit is grateful for his newly found freedom, but the duration of his confinement has caused his muscles to deteriorate. He manages a few hops before lying down in the corner, exhausted and disappointed. His dreams have never seemed so far away, but somewhere deep inside he knows that one day he will reach the green fields and fluffy bunnies.
Sometime later, an angry man removes the little black rabbit from his cage by the scruff of his neck, and places him into a small, dark box. The little black rabbit is terrified as his ears are filled with a loud roar and the ground beneath him quakes violently. Eventually these sensations cease, and the angry man sets him down in a forested paddock, leaving him to freely roam around the property. In the beginning, the little black rabbit stays close to the building in which the angry man lives, because occasionally scraps of food are left out for him. But eventually he learns to forage for his own food, munching on the abundant supply of fresh grasses and leaves. Gradually his muscles redevelop and he explores more of the property, meeting other rabbits and finding new types of grasses to chew on. Finally he is free to roam through the green fields with the other fluffy bunnies.
One day he discovers a strange creature that slithers along the ground. Recalling the safety of his wooden cage, the little black rabbit reassures himself that nothing can hurt him, so he indulges his curiosity and approaches the creature. Suddenly the creature’s jaws snap open, revealing long, pointy teeth. The little black rabbit turns to run but he is too lethargic, his reflexes still dull from an eternity spent in captivity. In a split second, the creature snatches the little black rabbit inside its jaws. As he is slowly digested in the darkness of the creature’s stomach, the little black rabbit returns to his dreams of hopping through green fields that are filled with fluffy bunnies.
© A. R. Levett 2009
He is lonely in his cage and longs for a companion. The limited regard he receives comes from a contemptuous woman and two beguiled children. The woman changes his litter tray and feeds him the stale pellets that have become his tired diet, but she treats him with such bitterness that he knows to stay out of her way. The two children are kinder, but their clasps and strokes smart, while the noises they generate mock him. Their presence only amplifies his loneliness. If only he could escape his captors and live in the green fields with all the other fluffy bunnies.
On one occasion, one of the children carries the little black rabbit into a dilapidated shed and lets him roam around freely. The little black rabbit is grateful for his newly found freedom, but the duration of his confinement has caused his muscles to deteriorate. He manages a few hops before lying down in the corner, exhausted and disappointed. His dreams have never seemed so far away, but somewhere deep inside he knows that one day he will reach the green fields and fluffy bunnies.
Sometime later, an angry man removes the little black rabbit from his cage by the scruff of his neck, and places him into a small, dark box. The little black rabbit is terrified as his ears are filled with a loud roar and the ground beneath him quakes violently. Eventually these sensations cease, and the angry man sets him down in a forested paddock, leaving him to freely roam around the property. In the beginning, the little black rabbit stays close to the building in which the angry man lives, because occasionally scraps of food are left out for him. But eventually he learns to forage for his own food, munching on the abundant supply of fresh grasses and leaves. Gradually his muscles redevelop and he explores more of the property, meeting other rabbits and finding new types of grasses to chew on. Finally he is free to roam through the green fields with the other fluffy bunnies.
One day he discovers a strange creature that slithers along the ground. Recalling the safety of his wooden cage, the little black rabbit reassures himself that nothing can hurt him, so he indulges his curiosity and approaches the creature. Suddenly the creature’s jaws snap open, revealing long, pointy teeth. The little black rabbit turns to run but he is too lethargic, his reflexes still dull from an eternity spent in captivity. In a split second, the creature snatches the little black rabbit inside its jaws. As he is slowly digested in the darkness of the creature’s stomach, the little black rabbit returns to his dreams of hopping through green fields that are filled with fluffy bunnies.
© A. R. Levett 2009
