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"summary": "\"Homeless Hare\" is a short fable-style children's story in which a wandering hare, lured by the smell of pot-roast and molasses, ignores urgent warnings from a china plate, a coffee pot, a rubber ball, and a teakettle to avoid the Funny Fox's den. Charmed by the promise of dinner and company, the Hare takes his seat at the table — only for the Fox to spring at him. His survival hinges on an unexpected rescue from the very enemies he always feared most.",
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"Oh, Homeless Hare, I do declare, of the Funny Fox beware! This cunning creature of the wood is very seldom, if ever, good.",
"One day, the Homeless Hare went “clippety, clippety, clip” along the woods. And when he came to the den of the Funny Fox, he stepped inside and said, “By my long whiskers and stubby tail, I smell pot-roast; by my twinkling eyes, I smell cabbage; by my wrinkling, twinkling nose, I smell molasses.”",
"He went nearer and nearer to the entrance of the den, and the Funny Fox peeped out and said,",
"“You’re looking thinner, very much thinner. Come in a while and stay to dinner.”",
"There was an old-fashioned plate on the mantlepiece, and it cried out, for it had seen things happen before,",
"“Don’t do it,” cried the china plate. “For your dinner, you’d better wait.”",
"Then another voice piped up,",
"“Don’t do it,” called the coffee pot. “He will play a trick, as like as not!”",
"Still, another voice warned him,",
"“Don’t do it,” cried the rubber ball. “He is not a gracious host at all.”",
"The teakettle bubbled over in excitement, saying,",
"“Stop a minute—think again. Don’t stay in the Fox’s den.”",
"In spite of all this, the Homeless Hare came on into the Fox’s den.",
"There sat a table spread for three. Mrs. Fox said, “We’re glad of company.”",
"Just as the Homeless Hare took his seat, before he could unfold his napkin, the Funny Fox said, “Let me examine your new necktie,” and he sprang at him.",
"Over went the table; over went the roast, cabbage, and molasses. The Homeless Hare thought his end had surely come when a shot was fired, and the Foxes ran back into another part of the den. A few minutes after the hunters had passed by, the Homeless Hare crept out of the den. He had always supposed that the hunters were his enemies. Now he said, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”",
"Laura Rountree Smith was an American author active in the early twentieth century, best known for her whimsical children's stories and educational verse. In \"Homeless Hare,\" she gives voice to household objects — a teakettle, a rubber ball, a china plate — turning everyday items into a chorus of cautionary wisdom that the hare stubbornly ignores."
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"body_text": "Oh, Homeless Hare, I do declare, of the Funny Fox beware! This cunning creature of the wood is very seldom, if ever, good.\n\nOne day, the Homeless Hare went “clippety, clippety, clip” along the woods. And when he came to the den of the Funny Fox, he stepped inside and said, “By my long whiskers and stubby tail, I smell pot-roast; by my twinkling eyes, I smell cabbage; by my wrinkling, twinkling nose, I smell molasses.”\n\nHe went nearer and nearer to the entrance of the den, and the Funny Fox peeped out and said,\n\n“You’re looking thinner, very much thinner. Come in a while and stay to dinner.”\n\nThere was an old-fashioned plate on the mantlepiece, and it cried out, for it had seen things happen before,\n\n“Don’t do it,” cried the china plate. “For your dinner, you’d better wait.”\n\nThen another voice piped up,\n\n“Don’t do it,” called the coffee pot. “He will play a trick, as like as not!”\n\nStill, another voice warned him,\n\n“Don’t do it,” cried the rubber ball. “He is not a gracious host at all.”\n\nThe teakettle bubbled over in excitement, saying,\n\n“Stop a minute—think again. Don’t stay in the Fox’s den.”\n\nIn spite of all this, the Homeless Hare came on into the Fox’s den.\n\nThere sat a table spread for three. Mrs. Fox said, “We’re glad of company.”\n\nJust as the Homeless Hare took his seat, before he could unfold his napkin, the Funny Fox said, “Let me examine your new necktie,” and he sprang at him.\n\nOver went the table; over went the roast, cabbage, and molasses. The Homeless Hare thought his end had surely come when a shot was fired, and the Foxes ran back into another part of the den. A few minutes after the hunters had passed by, the Homeless Hare crept out of the den. He had always supposed that the hunters were his enemies. Now he said, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”\n\nLaura Rountree Smith was an American author active in the early twentieth century, best known for her whimsical children's stories and educational verse. In \"Homeless Hare,\" she gives voice to household objects — a teakettle, a rubber ball, a china plate — turning everyday items into a chorus of cautionary wisdom that the hare stubbornly ignores.",
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