The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny is 1,123 words — about 4 min at 250 words per minute, across 3 chapters. Measure your own speed and read it here.
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As soon as they had passed, little Benjamin Bunny slid down into the road, and set off--with a hop, skip, and a jump--to call upon his relations, who lived in the wood at the back of Mr. McGregor's garden.…
Details
- AuthorBeatrix Potter
- SourceProject Gutenberg #14407
- Length1,123 words · 4 min of reading
- Chapters3
- DictionaryIncluded
- CopyrightPublic domain in the United States
- Source checked2026-08-28
Contents
3 chapters
Recovered from the original source text, so you can open the book at any of them.
- 01BENJAMIN BUNNY
- 02FOR THE CHILDREN OF SAWREY
- 03THE END
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