This was the last English assignment that I had to do. Basically, we had to pick two children's stories and combine them together. So that's what I did. I combined The Brave Little Rabbit and The Velveteen Rabbit together, and put a drop of Twist into it. Ha-ha, bunnies and cannibalism. Well, go forth and read it! And please review.

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The Brave Velveteen Rabbit (With a Twist)

The pretty fairy smiled at the toy rabbit as her magic surrounded him. The seams of his body disappeared and the button eyes were replaced with lively, black ones. His short stubby legs became wonderfully fit hind legs. He gave these legs a good hop and smiled, obviously pleased.

“Little rabbit,” the fairy said, “you are now Real. Go on towards your new life.” And with a pop, she disappeared.

The little Rabbit (who decided his name will be Einstein from now on) sat there, grinning wider and wider, until he couldn’t hold it in and let out a cry of happiness. He did a little dance and jumped out the window to freedom. “I’m Real! I’m Real!”

He made it to the gates and hopped his way away from the mansion and into a meadow. Exactly three seconds after, a man walked towards the gates, locked them, and returned to the mansion, whistling the tune of “Welcome to the Jungle.”

Meanwhile, Einstein kept hopping. He was so ecstatic that he began to twirl, somersault, cartwheel, and slip along the patches of flowers and tall grass. He was so excited that he didn’t notice the fox creeping towards him.

“Little bunny is a bit of a dummy, ain’t he?” the fox sneered.

Einstein froze mid-jump and landed back on the ground. He turned to stare at the fox, and then he subsequently grinned. “Did you just become Real?” he asked hopefully.

“Yep, I’m ‘real’ alright, bunny dummy,” the fox chuckled.

The fox bared his teeth and Einstein gasped at his long, sharp teeth; the fox grinned at this pleased. But just as he was about to lunge for his throat, a branch came flying at him. The branch struck his snout and the fox cried out, eyes widening at the two rabbits that stood before him.

“Get off my property, ya dumb mutt!” one of them yelled. He was a dark-haired rabbit with long ears pointing upwards. He glared at the fox, readying his branch to swing again.

The fox shrieked and ran away with its tail between his legs to a thicket of bushes. The other rabbit, orange-colored with ears flopping down, turned to Einstein. “Are you okay?”

Einstein nodded meekly. “Why was the fox afraid of you?”

“Oh, we’re old buddies,” the rabbit grinned, pounding his fist into his palm. “I’m Seventy-six and this ‘ere’s Millie.”

“I’m Einstein,” he mumbled. “You two live here?”

“Oh yes,” Millie smiled. “We live here with our children! You’re welcome to stay for dinner!”

“What are you having?”

“Oh, a little something we found today.”

“Sounds good.” Einstein smiled back as Seventy-six and Millie smiled encouragingly at him.

As the rabbits led him deeper into the meadow, Einstein mused on how nice the couple was. When they arrived at their home, the baby bunnies surrounded Einstein. They tickled and tugged at his ears, hopping and wrestling as Millie fixed a pot of boiling water on top of the fire. They might be my new family, Einstein thought with a contented sigh.

“Okay, kids, we’ll heave in the count of three,” Millie proclaimed suddenly. “One, two, three!”

The baby bunnies suddenly threw Einstein into the pot and the water boiled his fur. He jumped in the heat and cried out in alarm. “Eee-ow! What are you doing?”

“You’re dinner,” Millie, Seventy-six, and their kids all smiled pleasantly.

“But I’m a rabbit! If you do this, you’re cannibals!”

“We’ve been cannibals for the past two years ever since the carrots’ rate of growth has been down in the dumps. Don’t worry, this will be over with quickly.”

At that moment, Einstein realized he should’ve never left the mansion. He let out a final cry as the water boiled him down to his meat and bones.

When he was ready, the family skinned him and peppered him with seasoning. They shared the meat, passing it back and forth. It was mighty good as well.