Mister Rabbit

"Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!" The rabbit said to itself. (Lewis Caroll - "Alice in Wonderland")


Almost every child is fascinated by the story of Alice in Wonderland written by Lewis Caroll. The story started when Alice followed a rabbit down the hole and fell into an unknown magic world.

"Down, down,down. Would the fall never come to an end? I wonder how many miles I've fallen this time" She said aloud. "I must be getting somewhere near the centre of the earth. I wonder if I shall fall right through the earth. How funny it'll seem to come out among the people that walk with their heads downwards, but I shall have to ask them what the name of the country, you know. Please Ma'am, is this New Zealand or Australia?"
This vintage rabbit soft toy was probably made in 1950s with glass eyes and now adorned with a vintage watch and the watch has a story of its own. I bought the rabbit and the watch at Rozelle Market together with a tiny silver tea pot suitable for "The Mad Hatters Tea Party"!

One of the earliest lessons may be that the world, while a big and strange place, can also be soft and inviting. Steward Goodboy, a professional woman in New York, knows this firsthand. Ms. Goodboy received a velveteen rabbit on her first birthday and still has it. "Having my stuffed animal for 24 years has been a great source of comfort for me,"she says. (Ross Atkin - Toy Stories)