Short Fiction · Character

Benjamin Bunny

Peter Rabbit's easygoing cousin, whose bright idea to raid Mr. McGregor's garden for onions lands both rabbits trapped under a basket beneath a very patient cat.

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Also known as little Benjamin Bunny, Benjamin, Little Benjamin, old Mr. Benjamin Bunny

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Visits his cousin Peter and leads the expedition into Mr.

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Benjamin is the son of the formidable old Mr. Benjamin Bunny, and he lures Peter back into the garden with a sack and a scheme to recover Peter's lost clothes and steal a handkerchief of onions. His confidence crumbles once the cat settles on their hiding place for five onion-scented hours, leaving him and Peter weeping in the dark. His father's dramatic arrival—leaping off the wall to cuff the cat into the greenhouse—resolves the scrape, but not before Benjamin earns a whipping and a lesson in whose ideas are worth following.

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The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
Visits his cousin Peter and leads the expedition into Mr. McGregor's garden to retrieve Peter's clothes.
The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
Accompanies Peter Rabbit to receive clean clothes from Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle.
The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies
Married to Flopsy and father of the Flopsy Bunnies; he borrows cabbages from Peter Rabbit and forages on the rubbish heap.
The Tale of Mr. Tod
Father of the kidnapped babies, who tracks Tommy Brock and digs a tunnel to rescue them.
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Featured in illustrations helping Peter retrieve his clothes and interacting with Old Mr. Bunny.

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