Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were ᏌᏊ ᎢᏳᏩᎦᏗ, ᏅᎩ ᎾᏂᎢ ᏧᏂᏍᏗ ᏥᏍᏚ, ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᏚᎾᏙᎡᎢ Flopsy, ᎦᏅᏥᏙᎯ, Mopsy, ᎬᎾᎦᎵᏙᎯ, Cottontail, ᎠᏥᎸ-ᎦᏂᏓᏓ, and Peter. ᎠᎴᏃ ᏈᏘ. They lived with their mother in a sand bank, underneath the root of a very big fir tree. ᏂᎦᏓ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏥ ᎠᏁᎮ ᎥᎿ ᏃᏱ ᎦᏝᏛ, ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏜ ᎤᎾᏍᏓᎥ ᎤᏔᎾ ᎢᏤ ᎠᏓ. “Now, my dears,” said old Mrs. Rabbit one morning, “You may go into the fields or down the lane, but don't go into Mr. McGregor's garden.” ᏌᏊ ᏌᎾᎴ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎴ ᎠᏂᏥᏍᏚ, “ᏃᏊᏍ ᎬᏧᎸᏉᏗ, ᎡᎷᏊᏍ ᏱᏤᎾ Ꮎ ᏠᎨᏏ ᏗᏜ ᎠᎴ ᏫᏗᎦᎸᏅᏛᎢ, ᎠᏎᎾ Ꮭ ᏫᏛᏥᏴᏟ Ꮎ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎹᏞᎪ ᎤᏫᏒᏅᎢ.” “Your father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor.” ᎢᏥᏙᏓ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏥᏄᎵᏍᏓᏁᎸ ᎥᎿᎢ, ᎠᎨᏯ ᎹᏞᎪ ᎨᎵᏍᏗ ᏣᎪᏢᏅᏓᏅᎢ Ꮎ ᎢᏥᏙᏓ. “Now run along and don't get into mischief. ᎭᏩᏆᏃ ᏫᏓᏣᏁᎶᎸᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏤᏥᏍᎦᏅᏣ. I am going out.” ᏞᎦ ᏗᎦᏁᎳᏓ. Then old Mrs. Rabbit took a basket and her umbrella, and went through the wood to the baker's. Ꮓ ᎠᎨᏯ ᏥᏍᏚ ᎤᏫᏛᎲ ᏔᎷᏣ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏫᏛᏍᏗ ᏚᏫᏛᎮᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎢᎾᎨ ᏗᏜ ᏭᎶᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎦᏚᎲᏍᏗ ᏗᏜ. She bought a loaf of brown bread and five currant buns. ᎤᏬᏗᎨ ᎦᏚ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎯᏍᎩ ᏗᎦᏔᏅ ᎦᏚ. Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail, who were good little bunnies, went down the lane to gather blackberries. ᎦᏅᏥᏙᎯ, ᎦᏅᎦᎵᏗᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏥᎸ ᎦᏂᏓᏓ, Ꮎ ᎤᎾᏓᎾᏓ ᏧᏂᏍᏗ ᏥᏍᏚ ᎨᏒ ᏂᎦᏓ ᏫᎦᎵᏅᏛ ᏭᏂᎶᏒᎢ, ᎧᏄᎦᏟ ᎤᎾᏕᏒᏒᎢ. But Peter, who was very naughty, ran straight away to Mr. McGregor's garden. ᎠᏎᏃ Ꮎ ᏈᏘ ᎦᎾᎵ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏥᏳᎩᏗ Ꮎ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎹᏞᎪ ᏥᏫᏒᏅ ᏗᏜ ᏭᎶᏒ. And squeezed under the gate. ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏜ ᎤᏚᏄᏴᏢ ᎠᏍᏚᏗᎢ! First he ate some lettuces and some French beans; and then he ate some radishes; ᎠᎬᏱ ᎨᏒ, ᎦᏲᏟ ᎢᎪᏍᏗ ᎠᎩᏍᏗ ᎤᎬ, ᏃᎴ ᎦᏲᏟ ᎠᏂᎦᎸᏥ ᏚᏯ ᏃᎴ ᎦᏲᏟ ᎦᎳᏗᏍᎩ ᏚᎬᎢ; And then, feeling rather sick, he went to look for some parsley. ᏃᎴ, ᎤᏢᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ ᏄᎵᏓᏁᎲᎢ, ᏗᎪᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᏚᏴᎸᏒᎢ. But round the end of a cucumber frame, whom should he meet but Mr. McGregor! ᎠᏎᏃ Ꮎ ᎾᎥᏁᎨᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎦᎦᎹ ᏓᏫᏒ, ᎧᎲᏃ ᏚᎾᏠᏒᎢ, Ꮎ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎹᏞᎪ! Mr. McGregor was on his hands and knees planting out young cabbages, but he jumped up and ran after Peter, waving a rake and calling out, “Stop, thief!” ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎹᏞᎪ ᏚᏟᏆᏅᏛᎢ, ᏓᏫᏍᎬᎢ ᏧᎦᏅᏕᎾ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏟᏍᏗ ᏚᎴᏅ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏥᎨᎲᏒ ᏈᏘ, ᎦᏟᏐᏙᏗ ᎠᏐᎸᏗᏍᎩ, “ᎭᎴᏫᏍᏓ ᎭᏓᏅᏨᎲᏍᎦ” ᎤᏪᏡᎬ. Peter was most dreadfully frightened; he rushed all over the garden, for he had forgotten the way back to the gate. ᏈᏘ ᏙᏳ ᎤᏍᎦᏍᏓᏁᎸᎢ; ᏂᎬᏢ ᎤᏟᏙᎸ ᏠᎨᏏ, ᎤᏮᎨᏫᏒ ᏭᎶᎯᏍᏗ ᎠᏍᏚᏗ ᏗᏜ. He lost one of his shoes among the cabbages, and the other shoe amongst the potatoes. ᏌᏊ ᎤᎳᏑᎶ ᎤᏲᏎᎸ Ꮲ ᏧᎦᏅᏕᎾ ᏓᏫᏒᏅᎢ, ᏐᎢᏃ ᏄᎾ ᏓᏫᏒᏅᎢ. After losing them, he ran on four legs and went faster, so that I think he might have got away altogether if he had not unfortunately run into a gooseberry net, and got caught by the large buttons on his jacket. ᎾᎯᏳᏃ ᎢᏧᎳ ᏚᏲᏎᎳ, Ꮓ ᏅᎩ ᏧᎳᏍᎩ ᎦᏳᏄᎵ ᎤᏓᎾᏍᏓᏅᎢ, ᎠᏓᏅᏖᎲ, ᎡᎷᏊ ᏱᏓᏩᏓᎩᏰ, ᎠᏎᏃ Ꮎ ᏖᎳᏂ ᎠᏏᎳᏛ ᏱᏫᎾᎩᎸᏨᎾ, ᏃᎴ Ꮎ ᎤᏔᎾ ᎤᏛᏛ ᎤᏂᏴᏎᎴ ᎥᎿ ᎤᏌᎴᎾ. It was a blue jacket with brass buttons, quite new. ᏌᎪᏂᎨ ᎨᏎ ᎦᏌᎴᎾ, ᏣᏱ ᏗᎦᏛᎢ, ᏃᎴ ᎠᏤ ᎢᎨᏎᎢ. Peter gave himself up for lost, and shed big tears; but his sobs were overheard by some friendly sparrows, who flew to him in great excitement and implored him to exert himself. ᏈᏘ ᏚᏓᏲᏎᎢ, ᏃᎴ ᎤᎴᏅᎮ ᏍᏓᏯ ᎠᏠᏱᎲᎢ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᎾᏓᎾᏔ ᎠᏂᏥᏆᏯ ᎤᏅᏛᎦᏁ ᎠᏠᏱᎲᎢ ᏭᏂᏃᎯᎶᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᏍᏗᏗᏰᏍᎨ ᎤᎵᏘᎵᏗᎢ. Mr. McGregor came up with a sieve, which he intended to pop upon the top of Peter; but Peter wriggled out just in time, leaving his jacket behind him. ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎹᏞᎪ ᎠᏑᏰᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᏰᎲ, ᎠᏥᏍᏆᎸᏂᏍᏙᏗ ᎤᏰᎸ ᏈᏘ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᏈᏘ ᎡᎷᏊ ᎤᏖᎵᏅᏙᎸ ᏚᏓᎩᏰᎢ, ᎦᏌᎴᎾ ᎤᎯᏰ. And rushed into the tool shed, and jumped into a can. ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏙᏗ ᏗᎾᎥ ᏭᎶᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏔᎸᎩᏍᏗ ᏭᏣᏅ. It would have been a beautiful thing to hide in, if it had not had so much water in it. ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎠ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏱᎨᏎ ᎠᏗᏍᎦᎸᏗ ᎥᎿᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᎵᏍᏈᏍᏓ ᎠᎹ ᎠᏟᏍᏛ. Mr. McGregor was quite sure that Peter was somewhere in the tool shed, perhaps hidden underneath a flower pot. ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎹᏞᎪ ᎤᏙᎯᏳ ᎡᎵᏍᎬ Ꮲ ᎠᏯᎥ ᏈᏘ ᎥᎿ ᏗᎦᎶᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎠᏅᎢ, ᎾᎨ ᎠᏥᎸᏍᎩ ᎦᎸᏗ ᏥᎦᎦᎭ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏜ ᎤᏗᏍᎦᏝ ᎡᎵᏍᎬᎢ. He began to turn them over carefully, looking under each. Ꮓ ᎤᎴᏅᎲ ᏂᎦᏓ ᏙᎢ ᏌᏊᎭ ᏓᎵᏆᏕᏍᎬᎢ. Presently Peter sneezed---“Kertyschoo!” Ꮓ ᏚᏴᏍᏙᏒ ᏈᏘ, “ᎠᏧ”. Mr. McGregor was after him in no time, Ꮓ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎹᏞᎪ ᎤᏟᏍᏗᏊ ᎤᎨᎯᏒ, And tried to put his foot upon Peter, who jumped out of a window, upsetting three plants. ᎤᏁᎵᏓᏅ ᎠᎦᎳᏍᏙᏗ ᏈᏘ, Ꮓ ᏦᎳᏂ ᏭᎯᎶᏒ, ᏦᏱᎦ ᏗᏥᎸᏍᎩ ᏚᏩᎧᏬᏅᏓᏅᎢ. The window was too small for Mr. McGregor, and he was tired of running after Peter. ᎤᏍᏗᎩ ᏦᎳᎾ ᎨᏒ ᏭᏓᏄhᏍᏗ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎹᏞᎪ, ᎠᎴ ᏚᏯᏪᎬ ᎠᏥᎨᎯᏙᎲ ᏈᏘ. He went back to his work. ᏚᎶᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸᏒᏊ. Peter sat down to rest; he was out of breath and trembling with fright, and he had not the least idea which way to go. ᏈᏘ ᎤᎵᏍᏚᏝᏅᎢ, ᏚᏴᏪᎬ, ᏍᏓᏯ ᎧᏬᎸᏕᏍᎬ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏍᎦᏍᏓᏁᎸ ᎤᏩᎾᏫᏍᎬᎢ, Ꮭ ᏳᏩᎾᏖᎢ ᎭᏢ ᏗᏜ ᏭᎶᎯᏍᏗᎢ. Also he was very damp with sitting in that can. ᏃᎴ ᎢᎦᏓᏁ ᎥᎨᎥ Ꮎ ᏔᎷᎩᏍᏗ ᎤᏣᏅ. After a time he began to wander about, going lippity---lippity---not very fast, and looking all around. ᏞᎩᏃ ᎤᏓᏅᏏᏙᎸᎢᏄᏛᏁᏗ, ᎵᏈᏘ---, ᎵᏈᏘ---, ᎠᏎᏃ Ꮭ ᎦᏳᏄᎵ ᎾᏛᏁᎮ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᎦᏖᏂᎵᏙᎮᎢ. He found a door in a wall; but it was locked, and there was no room for a fat little rabbit to squeeze underneath. ᎠᏍᏚᏗ ᎤᏩᏛᎲᎢ ᎥᎿ ᎠᏐᏴ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᏍᏓᏯ ᎠᏍᏚᎥ, ᎠᎴ Ꮭ ᏳᏝᏅᏕ ᎦᎵᏦᎯᏓ ᏥᏍᏚ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏜ ᎤᏓᏳᏅᏍᏗᎢ. An old mouse was running in and out over the stone doorstep, carrying peas and beans to her family in the wood. ᎠᎬᏴᎵ ᏥᏍᏕᏥ ᎠᏟᏙᎮᎢ, ᎠᏴᏍᏗᎲ ᎠᎴ ᎥᎬᏃᎪᏥᏙᎮ ᏅᏲ ᎠᎳᏏᏂᏗᎢ, ᏚᏯ ᎠᎴ ᏧᎾᏍᏗ ᏚᏯ ᏓᏴᏍᏗᎲᎢ, ᏏᏓᏁᎸ ᏗᏁᎲ ᎠᏙ ᏫᏓᎲᏍᎬᎢ. Peter asked her the way to the gate, but she had such a large pea in her mouth she could not answer. ᏈᏘ ᎤᏓᏛᏛᏁ ᎭᏢ ᏗᏜ ᎠᏍᏚᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏔᏂ ᎤᏅᏍᎦᎸ ᎤᏍᏗ ᏚᏯ, ᎤᏄᎸᏅ ᎤᏓᏁᏍᏙᏗᎢ. She only shook her head at him. ᎠᏥᎵᏍᏆᏓᏁᎸᏊ. Peter began to cry. ᏈᏘ ᎤᎴᏅᎲ ᎠᏠᏱᎲᎢ. Then he tried to find his way straight across the garden, but he became more and more puzzled. ᏃᎴ ᏚᏂᏗᏒ ᏠᎨᏏ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᎪᏓ ᎤᎵᏓᏍᏓᏂᏙᎲᎢ. Presently he came to a pond where Mr. McGregor filled his water cans. ᎥᏓᎵ ᏭᎷᏤ, ᎥᎿ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎹᏞᎪ ᎠᎹ ᏧᏟᏍᏙᏗ ᏔᎷᎩᏍᏗ. A white cat was staring at some goldfish; she sat very, very still, but now and then the tip of her tail twitched as if it were alive. ᎤᏁᎦ ᏪᏌ ᏚᎦᏙᏍᏕ ᏓᎶᏂᎨ ᎠᏂᏣᏓ; ᏙᎢ ᎤᏬᏢᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᏳᏓᎭ ᎦᏂᏓᏛ ᎠᏖᎸᎲᏍᏗᎲ. Peter thought it best to go away without speaking to her. ᏓᏤᏝ ᏯᏩᏂᎩᏌ ᎤᏪᎵᏎ ᏈᏘ, ᏄᎵᏃᎮᏓᏓᏅᎾ ᏪᏌ. He had heard about cats from his cousin, little Benjamin Bunny. ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎤᏮᎾ ᏈᏂᏣᎹᏂ ᎤᏃᏎᎸ ᎨᏒ ᏄᎾᏍᏛ ᎠᏂᏪᏌ. He went back towards the tool-shed, but suddenly, quite close to him, he heard the noise of a hoe. ᏃᎴ ᏭᎶᏎ ᏗᎦᎶᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ-ᎠᏓᏁᎸᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ, ᎾᎥ ᎤᏛᎦᏁ ᏗᎦᎶᎩᏍᏙᏗ ᎤᏃᏴᎬᎢ. (scr-r-ritch scratch, scratch, scritch). (ᏍᎵᏗᏥ, ᏍᎳᏔᏥ, ᏍᎳᏔᏥ, ᏍᎵᏘᏥ). Peter scuttered underneath the bushes. ᏈᏘ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏜ ᎤᏓᏯᏢ ᏭᏕᎵᏨ. But presently, as nothing happened, he came out, and climbed upon a wheelbarrow, and peeped over. Ꮭ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏱᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᎮᎢ, ᏚᎠᏅᏃᎪᏧᎢ, ᏭᎸᏍᏛᏅ ᎦᏍᏙᏱᏓᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᏭᎦᏔᏁᎢ. The first thing he saw was Mr. McGregor hoeing onions. ᎠᎬᏱ ᏩᏥᎪᎥ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎹᏞᎪ ᏕᎦᎴᏴᏍᎬ ᏒᎩ. His back was turned towards Peter and beyond him was the gate! ᎠᏗᏜ ᏭᎦᏛ, ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏍᏚᏗ! Peter got down very quietly off the wheelbarrow, and started running as fast as he could go, along a straight walk behind some black currant bushes. ᏈᏘᏃ ᏙᎢ ᎤᏠᏒ ᎦᏍᏙᏱᏓᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏟᏍᏗ ᎤᏓᎾᏍᏓᏅᎢ, ᏥᏳᎦᏗ ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗ ᎣᏂᏗᏢ ᏗᎬᏂᎨ ᏗᎦᏔᏅ ᏚᏓᏯᏢᎢ. Mr. McGregor caught sight of him at the corner, but Peter did not care. ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎹᏞᎪ ᎠᏥᎪᏩᏛᏓᏁᎢ (ᏈᏘ), ᎠᏎᎾ ᏈᏘ ᏝᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏰᎵᏍᎨᏃ. He slipped underneath the gate, and was safe at last in the wood outside the garden. ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏜ ᎤᏓᏄᏴᏢ ᎠᏍᏚᏗ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏂᏰᎬᎾ ᏭᎶᏒ ᎢᎾᎨᏃ ᏗᏜ, ᎤᏅᎪᏨ ᎨᏒ ᏠᎨᏏ. Mr. McGregor hung up the little jacket and the shoes for a scarecrow to frighten the blackbirds. ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎹᏞᎪ ᏚᏛᏅ Ꮎ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎦᏌᎴᎾ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎳᏑᎶ ᎥᎿ ᎪᎦ ᏗᏍᎦᏓᏁᏙᏗᎢ, ᏃᎴ ᏗᏍᎦᏍᏓᏁ ᎠᏂᎬᎿᎨ ᏥᏍᏆ. Peter never stopped running or looked behind him till he got home to the big fir tree. ᏈᏘ ᏝᏃ ᏳᎴᏫᏍᏓᏁ ᎠᏟᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏳᎦᏔᎲᏎᎢ, ᎬᏂᎩᎳ ᏧᏪᏅᏒ ᏭᎷᏣ, ᎥᎿ ᎤᏔᎾ ᎢᏤ-ᎠᏓ ᏧᏪᏅᏒᎢ. He was so tired that he flopped down upon the nice soft sand on the floor of the rabbit hole, and shut his eyes. ᎤᏙᎯᏳᏃ ᏚᏴᏪᎨᎢ, ᎤᎵᏥᏅ ᎥᎿ ᏩᎾ ᏃᏱ ᎤᏂᏔᎴᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏚᎦᏔᏍᏓᏅᎢ. His mother was busy cooking; she wondered what he had done with his clothes. ᎤᏥ Ꮓ ᎠᏓᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎨ; ᎦᏙᏃ ᎡᎵᏍᎬ ᏂᏚᏮᏁᎸ ᏧᎾᏬᎯ. It was the second little jacket and pair of shoes that Peter had lost in a fortnight! ᎥᏍᎩᎾᏃ ᏔᎵ ᏒᎾᏙᏓᏩᏍᎩ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎤᏌᎴᎾ ᎠᎴ ᏧᎳᏑᎶ ᏧᏲᏎᎸᎢ. I am sorry to say that Peter was not very well during the evening. ᏝᏃ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏳᏓᏅᏖ ᏈᏘ ᎾᎯᏳ ᎤᏒᏗᏜ. His mother put him to bed, and made some camomile tea; and she gave a dose of it to Peter! ᏩᏥᏂᏏᏅ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎦᎶᎩ ᎠᎦᏅ ᎤᏬᏢᏅ; ᎦᏲᏟ ᎠᏥᏅᏁᎸ ᏈᏘ! “One tablespoonful to be taken at bedtime.” “ᏌᏊ ᎧᎵ ᏗᏙᏗ ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᏱᏣᏢᏁᏌ.” But Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail had bread and milk and blackberries for supper. ᎠᏎᏃ ᎦᏅᏥᏙᎯ, ᎦᏅᎦᎵᏙᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏥᎸ-ᎦᏂᏓᏓ, ᎦᏚ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏅᏗ ᏃᎴ ᎧᏄᎦᏟ ᎤᏂᎬ ᏒᎯᏰᏱ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ.