| Bad Rabbit | |
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Real Name |
Unknown |
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First Appearance |
The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit (1906) |
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Original Publisher |
Frederick Warne & Co. |
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Created by |
Beatrix Potter |
Origin[]
The Bad Rabbit is bad little rabbit who forcefully takes another rabbit's carrot, but soon loses his tail and whiskers after being fired upon by a hunter.
A bad-tempered rabbit finds a kindly rabbit sitting on a bench eating a carrot his mother gave him. Wanting the carrot for himself, he forcefully takes it from the good rabbit and scratches him. Upset, the good rabbit escapes and hides in a nearby hole.
Meanwhile, a hunter notices the bad rabbit sitting on the bench and mistakes him for a bird. He fires at the bad rabbit, but finds only a carrot and a rabbit tail on the bench. The good rabbit then sees the bad rabbit, now devoid of his whiskers and tail, running away.
Public Domain Appearances[]
All published appearances of the Bad Rabbit from before January 1, 1930 are public domain in the US.
Some notable appearances are listed below:
Public Domain Literary Appearances[]
- The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit (1906)
Notes[]
- Barnabas from the 2021 adventure comedy film Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway is presumably based off the title character from The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit by Beatrix Potter.