The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit but a carrot and a rabbit tail on the bench. The good rabbit then sees the bad rabbit running away without his whiskers and tail. "The Tale of A Fierce Bad Rabbit" was written for Louie Warne, the daughter of Potter's publisher, Harold Warne. The child thought Peter Rabbit much too well-behaved and wanted a story about a truly bad rabbit. Potter was experimenting with toy books at the time and "A Fierce Bad Rabbit" was published for Christmas 1906 in a panorama format of fourteen pictures and text printed from left to right on a long strip of paper
Swedish Hare temperament and athletic body type were paramount in developing the Elfin rabbit. Arched and muscular but large Rhinelanders were bred to the American version of the smaller Polish breed to bring the size. Other foundation stock included the Belgian Hare, the Tan, the Harlequin, the Mini Satin, and the Britannia Petite. Now that the Elfin have been included in the Swedish Hare population, an international exchange of breeding stock is possible. Though it is not the standard of the Swedish Hare, the working standard for the Elfin breed (which appears below) called for a small rabbit weighing no more than