One fine summer's morning, the hunter's wife went to the woods to pick mushrooms. She took along a cradle, in which her children lay sleeping, and she left them to doze in the shade. But Lucy and John were curious children. As soon as their mother's back was turned, they opened their eyes, crawled out of their cradle, and looked around at the big, wide world. Mother Rabbit was surprised to see them there all alone.--Cover.