![]() ![]() She says that, because he has become Real to the boy who truly loves him, she will take him away with her and "turn into Real" to everyone. A fairy steps out of the flower and comforts the velveteen rabbit, introducing herself as the Nursery Magic Fairy. The toy rabbit cries, a real tear drops onto the ground, and a marvelous flower appears. The rabbit is bundled into a sack and left out in the garden overnight, where he sadly reflects on his life with his boy. The doctor orders that the boy should be taken to the seaside and that his room should be disinfected-all his books and toys burnt, including the velveteen rabbit. One day, the boy comes down with scarlet fever, and the rabbit sits with him as he recovers. He meets some real rabbits in the summer, and they learn that he cannot hop as they do and say that he is not real. Time passes, and the rabbit becomes shabbier but happy. The rabbit becomes the boy's favorite toy, enjoying picnics with him in the spring and the boy regards the rabbit as 'REAL'. ![]() One night, the boy's nana gives the rabbit to the boy to sleep with, in place of a lost toy. The rabbit is awed by this idea however, his chances of achieving this wish are slight. The wisest and oldest toy in the nursery, the Skin Horse, who was owned by the boy's uncle, tells the rabbit about toys magically becoming real due to love from children. These presents are modern and mechanical, and they snub the old-fashioned velveteen rabbit. ![]()
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