Fear in the Dark
Hazel and Pipkin begin digging burrows in the woods. A few of the others come to help. Hazel, Bigwig, Dandelion and Speedwell go to graze at the bottom of the hill. Hazel and Bigwig discuss building a large burrow like the one they had in the warren of the snares. They decide to have Strawberry help because he is from that warren. They hear a loud and unfamiliar noise and run into a covered ditch. The noise continues and they realize it is a rabbit screaming. He is screaming, "All dead, and all destroyed!" The rabbit is yelling for Bigwig, but Hazel tries to prevent.....
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