The Pet Rabbit.

"I HAVE a little Bunny with a coat as soft as down,     And nearly all of him is white except one bit of brown.     The first thing in the morning when I get out of bed,     I wonder if my Bunny's still safe in his little shed.     And than the next thing that I do I dare say you have guessed;     It's to go at once and see him, when I am washed and dressed.     And every day I see him I like him more and more,     And each day he is bigger than he was the day before.     I feed him in the morning with bran and bits of bread,     And every night I take some straw to make his little bed.     What with carrots in the morning and turnip-tops for tea,     If a bunny can be happy, I'm sure he ought to be.     Then when it's nearly bedtime I go down to his shed,     And say 'Good night you Bunny' before I go to bed.     I think there's only one thing that would make me happy quite,     If I could take my Bunny dear with me to bed at night?"