Reading Notes: The Foolish Timid Rabbit

I read the story about the foolish timid rabbit. This rabbit had a dream that the earth would be destroyed. Then, right as he woke up, a coconut fell behind him and shook the ground. Without looking, he took off running in fear of the earth being destroyed. When other rabbits saw him running, they joined him. Then, deer joined him. Other animals kept joining until the lion saw them and stopped them. He asked what they were running from, and eventually narrowed down the rabbit that started the running. He then took the rabbit back to where he said the earth was being destroyed and saw the coconut. It was clear that this was a false alarm that everybody fell for. The moral of this story is do not start a frenzy if you are unsure of the facts at hand. There are a variety of stories I could retell in this form. One idea is a story of a kid in a school who thinks there is an emergency but is unsure and starts an uproar that turns into a panic by students and teachers alike until the principal realizes that it was a false alarm.

Bibliography: The Foolish Timid Rabbit

The Lion and the Rabbit