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Rag's mother taught him this trick by example. When the white cotton cushion that she always carried to sit on went bobbing away through the woods, of course Rag ran his hardest to keep up. But when Molly stopped and 'froze, the natural wish to copy made him do the same. But the best lesson of all that Rag learned from his mother was the secret of the Brierbrush.
He had not yet tried it, but he knew just how to play 'barb-wire, which is a new trick of the brilliant order; he had made a special study of 'sand, which burns up all scent, and he was deeply versed in 'change-off, 'fence, and 'double, as well as 'hole-up, which is a trick requiring longer notice, and yet he never forgot that 'lay-low' is the beginning of all wisdom and 'brierbrush' the only trick that is always safe.
Rag's mother taught him this trick by example. When the white cotton cushion that she always carried to sit on went bobbing away through the woods, of course Rag ran his hardest to keep up. But when Molly stopped and 'froze, the natural wish to copy made him do the same. But the best lesson of all that Rag learned from his mother was the secret of the Brierbrush.
It is a very old secret now, and to make it plain you must first hear why the Brierbrush quarrelled with the beasts. Long ago the Roses used to grow on bushes that had no thorns. But the Squirrels and Mice used to climb after them, the Cattle used to knock them off with their horns, the Possum would twitch them off with his long tail, and the Deer, with his sharp hoofs, would break them down.
It is a very old secret now, and to make it plain you must first hear why the Brierbrush quarrelled with the beasts. Long ago the Roses used to grow on bushes that had no thorns. But the Squirrels and Mice used to climb after them, the cattle used to knock them off with their horns, the Possum would twitch them off with his long tail, and the Deer, with his sharp hoofs, would break them down.
In truth the Cottontail had never harmed a Brierrose, and having now so many enemies the Rose took the Rabbit into especial friendship, and when dangers are threatening poor Bunny he flies to the nearest Brierbrush, certain that it is ready, with a million keen and poisoned daggers, to defend him. So the secret that Rag learned from his mother was, 'The Brierbrush is your best friend.
So the Brierbrush armed itself with spikes to protect its roses and declared eternal war on all creatures that climbed trees, or had horns, or hoofs, or long tails. This left the Brierbrush at peace with none but Molly Cottontail, who could not climb, was hornless, hoof-less and had scarcely any tail at all.
He had not yet tried it, but he knew just how to play 'barb-wire, which is a new trick of the brilliant order; he had made a special study of 'sand, which burns up all scent, and was deeply versed in 'change-off, 'fence, and 'double' as well as 'hole-up, which is a trick requiring longer notice, and yet he never forgot that 'lie-low' is the beginning of all wisdom and 'brierbrush' the only trick that is always safe.
So the Brierbrush armed itself with spikes to protect its roses and declared eternal war on all creatures that climbed trees, or had horns, or hoofs, or long tails. This left the Brierbrush at peace with none but Molly Cottontail, who could not climb, was hornless, hoofless, and had scarcely any tail at all.
In truth the Cottontail had never harmed a Brierrose, and having now so many enemies the Rose took the Rabbit into especial friendship, and when dangers are threatening poor Bunny he flies to the nearest Brierbrush, certain that it is ready with a million keen and poisoned daggers to defend him. So the secret that Rag learned from his mother was, "The Brierbrush is your best friend."
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