In the beginning, the great god Vance created the world and created the beginning of everything. Among them was Prince Rabbit. His descendants had too many subjects and ate the grass of many other animals. So Vance said, if you don't allow your subjects to have a family plan, I will plan for you. Prince Rabbit said that my subjects are the strongest in the world. So Vans turned other animals into animals that would eat rabbits. Prince Rabbit was scared, hiding in the cave and couldn't get out. But Vans also blessed him, giving them shiny tails and the fastest legs.
After blessing, Vance said:
All the world will be your enemy,
Prince with a Thousand Enemies.
And whenever they catch you, they will kill you. Catch them, they will kill you.
But first, they must catch you... But first, they must catch you
digger, listener, runner. The rabbit that digs the ground, the rabbit that listens to the sounds around, the rabbit that runs fast
Prince with the swift warning.
Be cunning and full of tricks... You have to be smart and resourceful
and your people will never be destroyed.
In this way, the heroic rabbits appeared on the stage under the blessing of gods in this ancient time.
Fiver is a thin rabbit with small ears. But there is a strong foreboding of the crisis. On this day, he suddenly realized that this land would be a catastrophe of genocide, and then his friends Hazel and Bigwig decided to believe him. Join him to see the dry, warm, safe and free highlands that are invisible and intangible. But the Rabbit King didn't believe them. So they left alone. The road is very difficult, the dark forest is full of dangers, the long journey is exhausted, and there is a river in front of him, and the hounds are still chasing after him. Farr feels like he can give his last words for the first time. The promised land in my heart:
——I know what we ought to be looking for. A high, lonely place with dry soil...where we can see and hear all around, and men hardly ever come. , There is dry soil, off the beaten track, and we can see all the places.
He has never been to such a place, but he just knows that there is such a place.
The rabbits continue to live in exile.
There are eagles in the sky during the day and mice in the cemetery at night. In bad weather, traveling without knowing the destination, the partners naturally have doubts. Some rabbits start to want to go back and have a look. Maybe it’s right not to go. , What if Sol is wrong? At this time, an old rabbit appeared, inviting them to live in the empty rabbit den with carrots every day, but kept silent about the many disappeared companions. As a result, this nest is a trap set by humans, and the old rabbit, who knows this well, talks about it as a destiny that cannot be escaped, and wants everyone to stay. Bigger almost died as a result. And after coming out of this trap, they saw for the first time the place Farr said appeared, behind the farm:
——That's the place for us. High, lonely hills...where the wind and the sound carry, and the ground's as dry as straw in a barn. That's where we ought to be. That's where we have to get to. There was wind blowing on the high ground, and the land was dry like straw in a warehouse. This is where the rabbits should go.
They passed by the farm with dogs, cats and rabbits, and met the only rabbit surviving from the house, Holly. It turned out that because of the construction of humans, all of their families including the Rabbit King were killed. Buried alive. He looks tired, so it seems that there is not time to say. Finally, they arrived. Watership Heights, the promised land of the rabbits:
——You can see the whole world! a burrow Under that beech hanger...with a great hall and no smell of death or disease. Frith on the hills! You can see the whole world In the world, there is a rabbit nest under the beech. It smells like death and disease, which is great. Vans is on this hill!
——Thanks to Vance for creating this place.
——Vance created this, but Farr discovered this place.
The rabbits started a carefree life. At this time, there was only a bird with a mouthful of wine in English. At the same time, Blacksaw realized a problem-they didn't have a female rabbit, so they couldn't reproduce.
So I figured out a way to get the bird to help find the female rabbit, and even the black cable tried to let the rabbits from the farm come out to live together. But he was shot with a gun on the farm. The news that the bird brought back was the part that Holly did not say. On the way he escaped from the house to find everyone, he also encountered a group of rabbits under the rule of a fascist general (the generals are all Fatty Wood, the generals are gone today). . The rabbits there have no freedom, and society has no humane care. Although he escaped with the help of female rabbit Hyzenthlay (Hyzenthlay). But Haizhen didn't want to leave alone because other friends didn't leave. The general was brutal and strong, and it seemed that no rabbit could beat him and his guards. The rabbit decides to help Haizhen and the others, so Big enters the general's guard team to help Haizhen.
Hai is really a girl who yearns for freedom. When many failed escapes were about to make her lose confidence, Bige appeared and asked her if she would still believe in such a future. The female rabbit who has been
unable to escape repeatedly and is about to lose confidence has straight eyes and said in a wandering tone: ——Sometimes I can see it. A high down with trees and...I've become foolish. Sometimes I can see that place. . There are trees and...I am starting to be stupid.
She has never actually seen that place.
In the end, the black cable design allowed the farm dog to solve the invincible general. And many years later, the story ends, saying that later the mother rabbit always warns the disobedient children that the general is coming to catch you! And when the black rope was dead and the soul was running free, the voice that began to tell the story sounded again:
All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies.
Whenever they catch you, they will kill you.
But first, they must catch you ...
digger, listener, runner.
Prince with the swift warren.
Be cunning...
and your people will never be destroyed
Therefore, no matter whether the rabbit has original sin or not, the highest wisdom, truth, or ancient gods have promises to them. Rabbits will encounter natural disasters (family buried alive), hard work (long trek), illusion of gentleness (carrot trap), dictatorship and tyranny (general), no daughter-in-law, hopelessness (first time seeing high ground)... All kinds of dangers of falling to pieces as soon as they fall.
Until we reach the promised land full of courage and hope for a better life.
And some rabbits in this highland know that some rabbits can come. All who believed, were not disappointed.
The rabbits overlooked the world when they first arrived in the Promised Land. Say, yes, this was created by Vance, but Farr discovered this place.
In fact, they also knew that what Vance promised them
was the rabbit's own talent and heart.
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