But he did not dare do that , for he knew that there was nowhere he could hide that Mother Nature would not find him sooner or later . And besides , his curiosity would give him no peace . He just had to know what old Mother Nature wanted . `` So Peter Rabbit put on his best suit , which was very shabby , and set out for the Lone Pine to see what old Mother Nature wanted . When he got there , he found all the little people of the Green Meadows and all the little folks of the Green Forest there before him . There were Reddy Fox , Johnny Chuck , Striped Chipmunk , Happy Jack Squirrel , Mr. Black Snake , old Mr. Crow , Sammy Jay , Billy Mink , Little Joe Otter , Jerry Muskrat , Spotty the Turtle , old King Bear , his cousin , Mr. Coon , and all the other little people . `` When he saw all who had gathered under the Lone Pine , and how they all looked crossly at him , Mr. Rabbit was so frightened that his heart went pit-a-pat , pit-a-pat , pit-a-pat , and he wanted more than ever to run away . But he did n't dare to . No , Sir , he did n't dare to . And then he was so curious to know what it all meant that he would n't have run if he had dared . `` Old Mother Nature made Mr. Rabbit sit up on an old log where all could see him . Then in turn she asked each present who was the cause of all the trouble on the Green Meadows . And each in turn answered ` Mr. Rabbit . ' '' ` Mr. Rabbit , ' said old Mother Nature , ` you are lazy , for your cabbage patch has all gone to weeds . You are shiftless , for your house leaks . You are a sneak , for you creep up where you are not wanted and listen to things which do not concern you . You are a thief , for you steal the secrets of others . You are a prevaricator , for you tell things which are not so . Mr. Rabbit , you are all these -- a lazy , shiftless sneak , thief and prevaricator . ' `` It was dreadful .
Mother Nature paused , and Mr. XXXXX felt oh so ashamed .
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