I can’t believe the negligence of mother rabbits these days. As I listened to rain pound the roof of my house, I worried ...

On the third or fourth bounce a cottontail ran out from under the brush pile. From a great distance of about 8 feet, I shot the rabbit in the back of the head with my Daisy BB gun. You might say it ...

So you may want to pay attention the next time you come across a fluffy little cottontail. In folklore and spiritual circles alike, rabbits are symbols of fertility, abundance, and new beginnings.

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