too many bunnies story
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English kid storyTRANSCRIPT
Too ManyBunnies
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Tomie dePaola
Digitized by the Internet Archive
in 2010
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Too Many Bunnies
Well," said Daddy Hopkins, looking out at the
fine spring morning. "It's time to plant our gardens."
'This year, Daddy and I want all ofyou children to
help," said Mommy Hopkins.
"Oh, goody!" cried the fifteen little Hopkins.
Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins had the finest and most
beautiful vegetable and flower gardens in all of
Fiddk'Dee'Dee Farms.
Every spring, they would dig up the earth and rake
it smooth. Next they would make long straight rows
and put in the seeds. Finally they would cover the
seeds and water them.
"When can we begin?" shouted the Hopkins
children.
'This morning," said Daddy Hopkins. "While
Mommy and I go to the store to buy carrot seeds,
you can all start on the small radish garden. Now,
line up so I can tell you what to do."
"Willy, Wiley, Wally, Wendy and Winny, take
the spades and start digging up the earth."
"Hurrah!" cried the quintuplets.
"Bunny, Bonny, Billy and Biff, you four can rake,"
said Mommy Hopkins.
"Hooray," cried the quadruplets.
"Flossie, Frannie and Fuffie, you make the rows
for the seeds," said Daddy.
''Goody!" cried the triplets.
"Skipper and Skee^er," said Mommy, "you . .
."
"We know, we know. Plant the seeds," cried the
twins.
"And what do I do?" asked Petey.
"You get to water it!" the Hopkins all shouted.
"Now, everyone to work," said Mommy and
Daddy.
The Hopkins children ran to the garden. They
could almost taste the fat pink radishes. They started
in— all at the same time.
"We're supposed to dig first," said Willy, Wiley,
Wally, Wendy and Winny.
"Wait until we rake," said Bunny, Bonny, Billy
and Biif.
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"Don't plant those seeds yet!" shouted Flossie,
Frannie and Fuffie.
"YouVe getting us all wet," cried Skipper and
Skee^er.
"It's my JOB," said Petey. * •
"What a mess!" cried Daddy Hopkins, home jfrom
the store. "There are too many Hopkins!" Hj
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"Now, now," said Mommy. "Let's start again.
Everyone sit down."
"All right, quintuplets—DIG—
"
Willy, Wiley, Wally, Wendy and Winny du]
"Next—quadruplets—rake."
Bunny, Bonny, Billy and Biff raked.
"Triplets—make the rows."
Flossie, Frannie and Fuffie made the rows.
'Twins—plant the seeds."
Skipper and Skeezer planted the seeds.
"Petey—turn on the hose!" Petey did. And the
radish garden was ready to grow.
"You see," said Mommy Hopkins. "There are not
too many Hopkins."
"YouVe right," said Daddy Hopkins. "There are
not too many Hopkins when they are not all in the
same place at the same time."
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Published by WhistleStop, an imprint & registered
trademark of Troll Communications L.L.C.
Text and illustrations copyright © 1989 by Tomie dePaola.
All rights reserved. Published simultaneously in Canada.
Reprinted by atrangement with G.P. Putnam's Sons.
Printed in U.S.A.
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S3.50US$4 95 CAN.
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I Every year the Hopkins family has the finest vegetable
and flower gardens in Fiddle-Dee-Dee Farms. Nowthat spring has arrived, it's time to plant those gardens
again. But with Mommy and Daddy Hopkins off
buying carrot seeds and fifteen eager rabbits all trying
to dig, rake, plant, and water at the same time, this
year it seems as if there are too many bunniesl
ISBN D-fllb7-MDbM-X
04064
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