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The Velveteen Rabbit

By: Margery Williams
Narrated by: Richard Armitage

Summary

There was once a velveteen rabbit, and in the beginning he was really splendid. He was fat and bunchy, as a rabbit should be; his coat was spotted brown and white, he had real thread whiskers, and his ears were lined with pink sateen. On Christmas morning, when he sat wedged in the top of the Boy's stocking, with a sprig of holly between his paws, the effect was charming.

There were other things in the stocking, nuts and oranges and a toy engine, and chocolate almonds and a clockwork mouse, but the Rabbit was quite the best of all. For at least two hours the Boy loved him, and then Aunts and Uncles came to dinner, and there was a great rustling of tissue paper and unwrapping of parcels, and in the excitement of looking at all the new presents the Velveteen Rabbit was forgotten.

For a long time he lived in the toy cupboard or on the nursery floor, and no one thought very much about him. He was naturally shy, and being only made of velveteen, some of the more expensive toys quite snubbed him.

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Lovely story

Beautiful story. Very sweet and moving. Great narration. Loved it. Not sure what else to say

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loved it

Loved it. o found it bery interesting. My kids loved it too. Very nice story.

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Beautiful story

My son and I both love this soooo much. Such a wonderfully written and narrated story.

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An enchanting story.

This story is approximately 25 mins long and is about a beautiful velveteen rabbit who is loved and adored by the little boy. A delightful story read beautifully by Richard Armitage.

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Emotionally Beautiful

Emotional, Gentle, loving, and a little sad.
oh to own and love a velveteen Rabbit.

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Charming

Delightful and emotional little story, beautiful performance by Richard Armitage. A charming version that is great for children and adults alike.

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I love this little velveteen rabbit❤

A nice short fairy tale that melts your heart...you can't help falling in love with the little, lovely velveteen rabbit!

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Great return to a classic

Brilliant return to a classic childhood book and read nice and clearly good short read

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lovely

lovely story wth great narration...will listen again and again. heart warming and feel good vibes.

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Amazing

This is amazing
It really makes me imagine and puts pictures in my head with such a magical variety and vocabulary of words. 🐇

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