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Summary: Rabbit refuses to give up his
carrots, which leads to disaster after
disaster. Will friendships be ruined during
the carrot chaos?

ISBN: 978-1-62370-638-8 (hardcover)
ISBN: 978-1-4795-9618-8 (library binding)
ISBN: 978-1-62370-640-1 (eBook PDF)
ISBN: 978-1-62370-720-0 (eBook)

Designer: K. Fraser

Published by Capstone Young Readers,
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Copyright © 2016 by Katy Hudson

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— K.H.

Too Many Carrots

Rabbit LOVED carrots!

He collected them wherever he went.

Rabbit was proud of his collection
and burrowed it away in his cozy hole.

But Rabbit had a problem. A BIG problem.

He couldn’t sleep!

His cozy hole was too crowded to live in.

“I need a place to sleep,” Rabbit told Tortoise.

“You could share my house,” Tortoise offered.

“It looks cozy and snug,” Rabbit said.

“Maybe it’s a little
TOO snug for two?”
suggested Tortoise.

“Not at all,” said Rabbit.

“Oh, dear. Well,
perhaps we can stay
in Bird’s nest,” said
Rabbit.

“My nest is quite small,
Rabbit,” said Bird.

“I’m sure we will all fit,”
replied Rabbit.

Rabbit hauled
all his carrots
up the tree.

“WHOA!” groaned Tortoise
and Bird as the branch wobbled
and swayed . . .

. . . and SNAPPED!

“I’m so sorry, Bird. Now
THREE of us don’t have a
place to sleep,” said Rabbit.

“You can sleep in my house,”
offered Squirrel.

“Oh, thank you, Squirrel!
How kind of you,” said Rabbit.

“I don’t think any more carrots
will fit, Rabbit,” said Squirrel.

“Just a few more,” Rabbit replied.

“Uh-oh,” whimpered Tortoise,
Bird, and Squirrel.

“Now FOUR of us don’t have anywhere
to sleep,” grumbled Squirrel.

“You can sleep at my house,” called Beaver.
“It has plenty of space.”

“Great! I can bring even more carrots,”
Rabbit said with a smile.

“But with all your carrots we can’t fit inside,”
said Beaver, a bit bewildered.

Just then, the rain started. Tortoise shivered.
Bird whimpered. Squirrel squeaked.

And Beaver heard a TERRIBLE rumble
as his house collapsed.

“Oh, no! My house!” yelled Beaver.

“Oh, no! My carrots!” cried Rabbit.

The friends groaned as they
swept up onto the riverbank.

Rabbit felt terrible. His friends were cold, tired,
and homeless, and it was all his fault.

Even worse, Rabbit still had ALL of his carrots
AND his house.

And that’s when he realized there
was only one thing to do . . .

And sharing made EVERYTHING better.

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