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74 The Rescue Party: Percy and the Missing Rabbit · The Story Time With Lucky Podcast

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  Hello and welcome back to Storytime with Lucky Podcast.
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  Today we're going to read The Rescue Party.
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  What's a perfect day for doing nothing, said Percy the park keeper.
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  Percy was having a day off.
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  He and some of his animal friends had brought,
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  a picnic to one of their favourite places in the park.
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  Percy took off his cap and made himself a sun hat by tying lots on the corners of his handkerchief.
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  Then he popped himself against an old tree stump and opened his butt.
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  The animals settled themselves around Percy and waited for tea.
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  It was warm in the sunshine and soon everyone began to doze.
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  Suddenly they were disturbed by the sound of laughter.
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  Brothers and their little sister were playing a leaping game in the long grass.
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  When they saw Percy, the rabbits waved.
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  Hello, Percy! They were pretending to be hares. Percy chuckled and waved back
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  as the rabbits went leaping away.
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  The three rabbits were having a wonderful time. I can jump the longest, said one.
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  I can run the fastest, said his brother. I can jump the highest,
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  said the smallest rabbit.
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  I can jump high into the air. Whee!
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  But as the rabbit landed, to her brother's surprise, she completely disappeared.
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  She had crashed right through the rotten cover of an old well.
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  They began to wail. Help!
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  And the ground has eaten our sister. Help, somebody help. Somebody, of course, meant Percy.
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  The two rabbits ran straight to him and told them what happened.
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  The other animals looked worried as Percy listened and sighed.
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  There's no water in that well, he said, but it's very deep.
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  He pulled on his cap and jumped to his feet.
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  We'll need ropes, he said. Come on.
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  Percy raced away with the animals following behind him.
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  Before long, he was leaning them back again towards the old well.
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  Over his shoulder, Percy carried a long row.
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  Percy cleared away the rotten wood that had covered the well and peered into
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  a dark hole. He couldn't see the little rabbit.
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  She was perched down on a log that wedged itself halfway down the well. Hello, called Percy.
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  Can you hear me? A rather cross, little voice answered. I bobbed my head.
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  But are you alright? asked Percy. But are you alright? asked Percy.
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  I bobbed my head, answered a cross voice again.
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  We're sending down a rope.
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  Hold Percy, tight and nice and tight, we'll pull you up.
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  Percy lowered the rope into the well. The little rabbit wasn't quite sure what
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  to do, So she tied it tightly on the log that she was stinking sitting on.
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  Now heave ho said Percy.
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  Percy pulled on the road, but nothing happened. Was she... was she being...
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  What's she been eating? he muttered. She weighs a ton.
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  He pulled... he pulled one once more.
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  But still nothing happened. Percy frowned.
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  All right, he said. Let's see what we can do together.
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  Down in the well, the little rabbit was beginning to get used to the darkness
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  As she gazed around, she noticed that there was a small opening in the wall of the well.
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  I wonder where that leads to, she said. As the chopper rolled,
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  the rescuers lined up behind Percy.
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  Ready to pull on the rope, ready? Shared Percy.
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  Hey! Something in the well moved. Keep going, said Percy. She's coming.
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  The rescuers pulled on Paul, and he grunted and growled and quaffed and squeaked.
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  Up came the rope as it reached the top. The rescues got a terrible surprise.
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  There was no little rabbit on the end of the rope. They had pulled up from the well as...
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  All they had pulled up from the well was a great big log. Well,
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  I'm blessed to Percy. What happened to her?
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  She's turned to a log, said the fox. "'She's at the bottom of the well!' said the squirrels.
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  "'She's lost forever!' wailed the rabbit.
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  "'Oh, no, I'm not!' said a little voice behind them.
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  "'I'm here!' Everyone looked around in amazement. There was a back-of-the-line rescuers.
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  The back-of-the-line rescuers was the little rabbit.
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  "'Thought I'd help you,' she said. "'What are we doing?',
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  But how did you manage to get out? Percy and the animals began to laugh.
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  They laughed and laughed until they couldn't stand up. But how did you manage to get out?
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  Asked Percy at last. It was easy, he said. I found a secret passage.
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  It just comes out just over there.
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  Well, I never, said Percy. Well, well, well.
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  Which reminds me, he added.
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  I must make a new cover for that old well.
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  I'll do it tomorrow, said Percy, as he led the way back towards their picnic.
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  After all, he said, today is my day off.
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  The end, and thank you for listening.