The Regretful (penitent) Rabbit

 Written by: Nasratullah Samim

Once upon a time, there were many animals living in a big jungle far from the village. Among them were white, yellow, and gray rabbits too.

One day the white rabbit was going here and there and he was very distress. The yellow saw him and asked about his distress. The white replied that he wants to plant carrots but he could not find carrot seeds.

The yellow rabbit said that the last day he planted carrots and he put the remaining seeds on the ground near to his carrot field.

They went there to the yellow rabbit’s carrot field but found the empty bag. The white rabbit became very sad.

The next day, the yellow rabbit saw the white rabbit was planting carrot seeds. The white rabbit suggested planting carrots on the hillside where other rabbits have planted but the white rabbit said that his field is near to the river and the carrots would grow soon.

A few months later the gray rabbit came to the white rabbit’s carrot field and saw that the carrots were grown well. The white rabbit blamed the yellow rabbit and complained to the gray that the yellow rabbit was preventing him to plant carrots near the river.

two days later the white rabbit was very happy and he invited other rabbits to visit his carrot field.

When the rabbits reached the white rabbit’s field, they found the white rabbit crying. They asked about the cause of his crying. The white rabbit replied that last night, it was raining and the flood has destroyed his carrot field.

The white rabbit was regretted and he promised other rabbits to accept their suggestion afterward. the other rabbits helped him by giving him some carrots for his winter.