it was their mamma rabbit, too, who fed them with warm milk from her own body until they should be old enough to go out of the burrow. then they would nibble bark and tender young shoots from the roots of the trees, and all the fresh, green, growing things that rabbits like. she used to tell them about this food, and they wondered and wondered how it would taste. they began to feel very big and strong now. the soft fur was growing on their naked little bodies and covering even the soles of their feet. it was growing inside their cheeks, too, and that made them feel important, for papa rabbit said that he did not know any other animals that had fur inside their cheeks. he said it was something to be very proud of, so they were very proud, although why one should want fur inside of one's cheeks it would be hard to say.