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withinthememoryoftheyoungestchildtherewasafamilyofrabbitswholivedbehindapackofwolves.thewolvesannouncedthattheydidnotlikethewaytherabbitswereliving.(thewolveswerecrazyaboutthewaytheythemselveswere1iving,becauseitwastheonlywaytolive.)
onenightseveralwolveswereki11edinanearthquakeandthiswasblamedontherabbits,foritiswellknownthatrabbitspoundonthegroundwiththeirhindlegsandcauseearthquakes.onanothernightoneofthewolveswaskilledbyaboltoflightningandthiswasa1sonamedontherabbits,foritiswellknownthatlettuce-eaterscause1ightning.thewolvesthreatenedtocivilizetherabbitsiftheydidn'tbehave,andtherabbitsdecidedtomoveawaytoadesertisland.buttheanimals,wholivedatagreatdistance,shamedthem,saying,"youmuststaywhereyouareandbebrave.thereisnoworldforescapists.ifthewolvesattackyou,wewillcometoyouraida11probability."sotherabbitscontinuedtolivenearthewolvesandonedaythemwasaterriblefloodwhichdrownedagreatmanywo1ves.thiswasblamedontherabbits,foritiswellknownthatcarrot-nibblerswithlongearcausefloods.thewolvesdescendedontherabbits,fortheirowngood,andimprisonedtheminadarkcave,fortheirownprotection.
whennothingwasheardabouttherabbitsforsomeweeks,theotheranimalsdemandstoknowwhathadhappenedtothem.thewolvesrepliedthattherabbitshadbeeneatenandsincetheyhadbeeneatentheaffairwasapurelyinternalmatter.buttheotheranimalswarnedthattheymightpossiblyuniteagainstthewolvesunlesssomereasonwasgivenforthedestructionoftherabbits.sothewolvesgavethemone.“theyweretryingtoescape,”sadthewolves,"and,asyouknow,thereisnowor1dforescapists."
在最小的孩子还记得的那个时候,在狼群的附近居住着兔子一家。狼们公开宣布,他们不喜欢兔子的生活方式。(狼对自己的生活方式推崇备至,因为这是唯一可行的生活方式。)
一天晚上,几只狼在地震中死亡。这件事是兔子的责任,因为众所周知,兔子用两条腿蹬地,造成了地震。另一个晚上,一只狼被雷电劈毙,这件事也怪罪于兔子,因为众所周知,雷电是由吃莴苣的动物引发的。狼威胁说,如果兔子继续为非作歹,它们将施以管教。兔子决定逃到一个荒岛上去。但是其它住在远处的动物奚落它们说:"你们必须守住阵脚,要勇敢。这个世界决没有逃避主义者的容身之地。如果狼攻击你们,我们多半会来相助。"于是兔子继续在狼群附近生活。有一天,发生了一场可怕的洪水,许多狼被淹死。责任怪罪到兔子头上,因为众所周知,长耳朵并小口小口吃胡萝卡的动物会引起洪水。为了兔子着想,狼对它们下手了,把它们关在黑洞里进行保护。
由于连续几星期没有听到兔子的消息,其它动物要求知道它们的行踪。狼回答说兔子已经被吃了;既然已经吃到肚里,此事就纯属内政。但其它动物警告说,除非有消灭兔子的正当理由,不然它们可能团结起来,一致对狼。于是,狼给了它们一条理由。"它们企图逃走",狼说。"你们也知道,这个世界决没有逃避主义者的容身之地。”