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[Narrator] In the beginning, the great Frith made the world

and he made the stars by scattering his droppings over the sky.

Now, El-Ahrairah was prince of the rabbits and he had so many wives and so many kits

that even Frith couldn't count them.

They ate all the grass and clover in the entire world.

Frith could have killed the prince rabbit there and then,

but he needed him for his hijinks and tricks.

So, instead, he determined there would be a meeting

of all the animals of the world, and upon each, he would bestow a gift.

Upon the homba, he gave great cunning.

Upon the hawk, sharp talons.

Upon the cat, silent feet.

Upon the weasel, great speed.

Upon the wolf, great teeth. All to hunt and slay the children of El-Ahrairah.

These animals became the elil, the thousand enemies of rabbits.

It was a few days later, when El-Ahrairah heard of all of this,

and went to see Frith.

[El-Ahrairah] You have condemned my people to lives of fear, Lord.

[Frith] Do you not wish to see what blessing I have

for your people, Prince Rabbit?

[El-Ahrairah] To my bottom, give your blessings.

[Frith] Very well.

Grow a tail to confuse those chasing you and legs to outrun them.

Grow ears to hear any of your thousand enemies from miles away.

All the world will be your enemy, prince of a thousand enemies.

And when they catch you, they will kill you.

But first... they must catch you.

Digger, listener, runner...

Prince with the swift warning, be cunning and full of tricks...

and your people will never be destroyed.

[Rabbits laughing and chattering]

[Hazel] Fiver!

Fiver!

Fiver, where are you?

- [Laughter] - [rabbit 1] I'm going to get you!

[Rabbit 2] Got you!

- [Hazel] Hello, little ones. - [Rabbits] Hi, Hazel.

Do you think there'll be a lot of does out this evening?

Is that all you think about, Hawkbit?

No, actually, but do you think there'll be lots of does out this evening?

- [Dandelion] Give it a rest. - [Hawkbit] I was just asking.

It's not all I think about, actually. There's lots of things I think about...

Fiver?

Fiver?

[Baby rabbit chatters]

[Blackberry] The duration of each season has to be calculated by light values.

- [Bluebell] I've stopped listening. - [Blackberry] I don't know why I bother.

[Bluebell] Nope, but I did see...

[Fiver gasps and whimpers]

Fiver?

[Fiver whimpers and pants]

[breathes heavily]

[pants and gasps]

[distant rumble of machinery]

[Hazel] Fiver?

[Fiver] Oh, no. No. No.

- [Distant rumbling] - [Hazel] Fiver?

[Pants]

- [gasps and pants] - [loud rumbling]

[metallic crunch]

- [Hazel] Wake up, Fiver. - [Gasps and breathes heavily]

You're having another nightmare, brother.

[Pants] Hazel, it was the strangest dream.

It's okay, Fiver. Let's go get something to eat.

I spotted some sow thistle down by the stream,

and I haven't eaten anything decent in days.

I... I dreamt something was coming to Sandleford.

I think it might mean we're in danger, Hazel.

Captain Holly was in it. There was a huge--

Captain Holly? Fiver, I think Captain Holly can take care of himself.

They usually do in the Owsla.

I know, and no one likes hearing about someone else's dreams, but...

[Hazel] Huh. Dewdrop.

- I dreamt something was coming. - [Does giggle]

- My dream was about Captain Holly. - It's him again. [Giggles]

- [whispers] Is he still looking? - Hazel.

- Don't look at him. - Do you like him?

[Both grunt]

[chuckles] Oh, look, Fiver, sow thistle! Finally, something good to eat.

[Scabious] Oi, you two. You know the rules.

Sow thistle is reserved for members of the Owsla, don't you know that?

- Move along. - [They cackle]

"You know the rules." I'm sick of the rules.

I wonder whether there's a place for us in this warren!

There's too many rabbits and too little food without the Owsla stealing from us--

This is where it comes from... the thing in my dream.

[Breathes heavily] Look!

The fields are filled with blood.

[Pants]

[gasps softly]

[breathes heavily]

It's only the light of sunset, Fiver.

[Breathes heavily]

Brother, I know everyone thinks I'm strange.

Even you sometimes, but you have to believe me.

Something will come to this place... something foul and fierce.

- We need to warn everyone. - But we're outskirters, Fiver.

People don't listen to us.

Well, we must make them listen.

How do you propose we do that?

[Munches]

Go away. He's busy.

We only need a few moments with the Threarah.

We wouldn't ask if it weren't important.

[Sighs]

[sighs]

All right, go on.

But if I get my head bitten off, I'll come looking for you.

[Bigwig grunts]

[munches]

[Threarah] So, you were saying, your brother senses things.

Uh, yes. Sometimes images in his head.

And... [sighs] I don't know how to say it, but he was right before.

- He knew the flood was coming last autumn. - Oh, I see.

And what has he, um, sensed this time? [Munches]

I don't know what it is, but it's bad.

It's so bad. You have to get everyone to leave tonight, Threarah, please.

My goodness. Everyone? Tonight?

[Chuckles] The entire warren, and you want me to tell them that we all have to go?

Well, I'll give that some very serious thought.

You're not listening. There is no time.

I can feel the danger like a wire around my neck!

Threarah, you have to act now...

Now! [Echoes]

Bigwig!

Hazel, I think your brother needs to rest for a while.

Take him out for some fresh air.

- No, but... - Shh. Yes, Threarah.

[Bigwig grunts]

[Threarah] I told you I wanted to be left alone, fool!

And you let a bunch of outskirters...

Hazel... Hazel. That was our answer.

We have to go.

Are you really sure, Fiver?

I'm telling you now as your brother, as your friend...

this warren will soon be laid waste.

We can leave now, or we can be destroyed with it.

[Sighs]

We need to spread the word to as many rabbits as possible, but be careful.

If the Owsla get wind of this, there will be trouble.

Bluebell, Blackberry, there's a danger coming.

Hey, listen. There's a danger coming to Sandleford. Hazel will lead us to safety.

Join us at Frith Down under the bridge.

Good heavens. I mean, good gracious. I mean, that is to say...

Hazel, if your brother has taken firm stock in such a portent--

What Blackberry's trying to say is, we're in!

Hey, there's a danger coming to Sandleford.

Hazel will lead us to safety.

Join us at Frith Down, under the bridge.

What was all that about?

But I don't understand.

- Sandleford is our home, Hazel. - Look, there's a danger coming.

My brother sensed it. He's often right about these things.

What if it's more dangerous out there than here?

We're meeting at Fu Inle, by the cattle grid.

Come with us.

Come with me.

Let me think about it, okay?

[Sighs]

[soft gasp]

Dewdrop? Dewdrop?

It's Blackberry and Bluebell, and we've brought Hawkbit and Dandelion, too.

- Get down here before you're seen! - Right you are.

Wait, wait, wait, this everyone?

Where are the does? I presumed there'd be does.

[Sighs] This can't be everyone. It can't be.

Maybe we should go back, convince the others.

- [Fiver] She's not coming, Hazel. - [Small clang and all gasp]

There's been more and more of those strange things recently.

- They come from humans. - [Blackberry] Fascinating.

All right. Let's go.

Not so fast!

Owsla.

[Panting]

You're all under arrest for spreading dissension and inciting to mutiny.

You more than anyone need to listen, Captain Holly.

Something is coming to this place, something foul and fierce.

Just let us go.

Even if you are bigger, there are more of us.

We fancy it'd be a good fight.

The Threarah nearly tore my ears off tonight after I'd let you in.

Told me I'm lucky I'm not kicked out of the Owsla!

Lucky to still have my privileges. Well...

- Well, I'm sick of being in the Owsla. - Thlayli!

I'm sick of being in this warren!

I'm sick of obeying your orders and towing the line!

Thlayli, be careful, now. Think about what you're doing.

Go now, Captain Holly, or we'll kill the lot of you.

[Soft growl]

Someone told them what you're up to.

We need to move before they come back with the entire Owsla.

Along the line of the stream and through the meadow, then into the woods. Come on!

[Grunts]

[grunting and panting]

[panting and whimpering]

[heavy breathing]

[Bluebell] Do you think this is where the black rabbit of Inle lives?

In a stone warren of dead rabbits, filled with disease and death?

[Blackberry] Please stop talking.

[Bluebell] With black eyes that burn like the fires of hell

and a cold, grey expression, with sorrow beyond imagining.

Bluebell, you're making everyone nervous.

[Panting]

[soft whimper]

[squealing]

[bird squawks]

[sighing]

[grunting and sighing]

[panting and whimpering]

Hazel, this was your plan. Where are we going?

We need to get clear of the old warren, then I guess we'll find somewhere to stay.

You guess? He guesses. Who's leader here, anyway?

No one by the looks of it.

- [Holly] They're up ahead! - [Gasping]

- Owsla. - Everyone run!

[Rabbit] Get them!

[Panting]

Quick, go! Come on!

[Panting]

- They're getting away! - Close them down!

[Panting and gasping]

[panting and grunting]

This is a nice surprise, Hazel!

I say we go deeper into the trees and hide.

- No. We have to cross the river here. - Cross it? Maybe some of us could,

but you and Bluebell are worn out.

If Fiver says we cross here, we cross here.

[Owsla 1] They're here. I see 'em!

- [Bluebell] Faster. Faster! - [Owsla 2] Get 'em!

We'll never outrun them now. We're done for.

[Owsla 2] Go on! Get 'em!

- Faster! - [Owsla 3] They're getting away!

- [Bluebell] Faster, they're catching up! - [Hazel] Blackberry, any suggestions?

I had a rather splendid idea, but the blasted thing disappeared again.

About... uh, about the strange things that Fiver and I saw,

the human things that move on top of the river, on top of the...

It's... It's... It was...

There!

- Everybody follow me! - [Panting]

[Owsla 2] Where're they going?

- Here! Quick. Get on this thing. - [Grunting]

[rabbit] What's going on?

- [Blackberry] Push it into the water. - [Grunting]

Push!

- [Owsla 1] Quick! - [Yelling]

- [Blackberry] Hold on with your paws. - What are they doing?

[Gasping and grunting]

[rabbit] Go upstream!

- [Holly] This way! - [Owsla 1] Come on, lads. Faster.

- [Grunts] - [Holly] Try and find a way across.

- [Yelling] - [Owsla] Quick! Get 'em!

Get 'em.

[Gasps]

- [roars] - [grunting]

- [Holly] Cut them off! - [Owsla 1] Come on, Toadflax!

- Come on! - [Grunting]

- [Owsla 1] Come on! - They're getting away!

[Blackberry] Kick! Kick! Kick!

- Keep kicking! - [Holly] Go, go, go, go!

- [Grunting] - Come on!

[Panting]

I'll see you again, Bigwig! I promise you that!

And next time, there won't be a river between us!

Oh, I'm counting on it. [Chuckles]

[Bluebell] Everybody listen up! Now that I'm official storyteller...

I've decided I am the official storyteller of the group, by the way.

I'll have to make it into a legendary tale.

"The Story of How Hazel Led Our Escape Over the Raging Rapids."

It was Blackberry who had the idea.

[Bluebell] But you stayed calm and led us on our way.

I tell you, he is what I call a Chief Rabbit. Hazel-rah!

Hazel-rah! Chief Rabbit! [Chuckles]

Frith in a wasps' nest!

The day I call you Chief Rabbit, Hazel, that'll be the day.

I'll stop fighting that day, and all.

[Hawkbit] I know we have to find a new home,

but we're like sitting ducks out here in the open.

And why does it have to be so far away?

- I guess because Fiver says. - "Because Fiver says."

Fiver says a lot of things. What if Fiver says jump out of a bush and tickle a wolf?

"Because Fiver says!"

Hazel's no fool, Hawkbit.

He knows we need to take Fiver with a pinch of salt now and then.

[Panting]

[car zooms past]

- [Hazel] What was that? - Up ahead. Through the hedge.

[Sniffs]

What is it?

Doesn't smell natural.

It's a road. Have you never seen one before or something?

Don't know much about things, do you, Hazel-rah?

Why don't you teach me, Bigwig?

[Sighs] The men put the black stuff there, so that the hrududil can run on it.

They're harmless, so long as you leave them alone by night.

[Engine roars]

[clears throat]

See that? They don't hurt you.

As a matter of fact, I don't think they're alive.

You say they're not dangerous, Bigwig, but look at that.

A yona... Why would it kill a yona?

Yonil hunt at night. That's what I'm trying to say to you.

In the dark, the hrududil have big lights and they draw creatures close.

And if they shine on you, you go tharn...

and then they crush you.

You let me know if you want me to teach you anything else, Hazel.

[Thunder rumbles and crackles]

[gasps]

We have to keep moving.

There's too many elil at night to stay still without a warren.

Come on!

[Thunder]

[grunting and panting]

[Hazel] Fiver!

What is it?

There, that's where we're going.

That down.

That's our home.

We head for the down.

- [Grunts] - [lightning cracks]

[panting]

- [Hawkbit] Where are we going to sleep? - [Bluebell] Yeah, where?

[Hawkbit] There'll be more elil out soon. It's far too late to dig scrapes.

[Owl hoots]

[Fiver groans softly]

[groans and pants]

[Fiver mutters and gasps]

Shh.

- [Fiver] Bigwig! I thought-- - Quiet, Fiver. Something's here.

[Soft squawk]

- [Bigwig] What is it? - Maybe it's the black rabbit of Inle.

Nonsense. There's no such thing.

- Wake up now. - [Hazel] Bigwig. What's going on?

Corvil! A reckoning of them!

[Cawing]

We should run.

[Wings flutter and cawing]

[Bigwig grunts]

[soft gasp]

- Let me try and talk to them. - Talk to them? Hazel, no!

We understand that this might be your home.

- [Hazel sighs] - [cawing]

We are only here because we've got nowhere else to go. [Grunts]

- [cawing] - [gasping]

[grunts and groans]

- [cawing] - [yells]

- [squawks] - Get him off me! [Groans]

- [grunting and groaning] - [cawing]

[groans and yells]

- [caws aggressively] - [grunting]

Someone should draw them away, give the rest of us a chance.

Are you mad? You'll never outrun a corva!

I'll go.

[Squawks]

[groans]

- [grunts] - [cawing]

He's serious.

[Angry cawing]

[pants]

[cawing]

[gasps and pants]

- [cawing] - [Blackberry] That is one fast rabbit.

[Angry cawing]

[squawks]

[Hazel] He's got 'em distracted. Let's go!

[Cawing and squawking]

- [pants] - [angry cawing]

[grunts]

There he is. No! Dandelion! Put him down!

[Grunts]

[yells]

[groans and pants]

[pants]

[caws angrily]

[grunts]

[caws angrily]

[Hawkbit] Run, Dandelion, run!

[Angry cawing]

[angry squawking]

[caws aggressively]

[caws]

One step closer and I'll pull your tail feathers out

and stuff them down your throat, you embleer corva!

[Caws angrily]

- [yells] - [angry cawing]

[groans]

- [caws] - [grunts angrily]

[thunder crackles]

[heavy rain]

[Bigwig] All right, day's breaking, we should stop.

[Hazel] No. We keep moving.

Are you giving me an order, Hazel?

Because I didn't realise anyone had made you Chief Rabbit!

After all, it was me who helped us escape Sandleford.

Blackberry who rescued us at the stream.

Oh, and Dandelion who saved us from your stupid mistake with the birds!

We followed you here,

because you promised us a better life, Hazel, a better life!

[Sighs] Things will improve when we reach the down.

[Guffaws] Yes, yes! The down.

The place we're heading for no reason other than Fiver had a feeling about it!

Well, as there's no does here, I'm going to attempt to dig myself a scrape.

Is that okay? Not because I want to rest, but because this is where I'm staying!

[Panting and grunting]

Bigwig was right.

I'm not a leader.

I'm not strong like him.

I'm not smart like Blackberry.

I'm not fast like Dandelion.

And I don't have stories to lift everyone's spirits like Bluebell.

Or visions to keep us from harm like you.

You've led us this far, and none of us are dead.

- Isn't that a miracle in itself? - It's blind luck is what it is.

- [Distant thunder] - We could use another dose of that now.

[Rumble of thunder]

[birdsong]

[gasps]

[paw stamping]

[gasps]

[hums upbeat tune]

[sniffs]

What on earth is that rabbit doing?

[Hums upbeat tune]

[sniffs]

Who are you, and what do you want?

My name is Cowslip. I come from a warren just across the field here.

I don't want anything from you.

- You look tired. Have you come a long way? - So what if we have?

That doesn't mean we can't defend ourselves.

I don't doubt that for one second. Our warren's not as big as we'd like,

but there's enough food to go around.

And if you'd like to live with us, we'd welcome you.

These scrapes don't look too comfortable. There's more heavy storms on their way.

Anyway, if you'll excuse me. I hate the rain.

Well, that was unexpected.

Uh, we're going, right?

He seemed nice. I liked him. Let's go. Let's go right now.

But why did he invite us there? It makes no sense to share with us.

- I've got a feeling-- - Here we go.

I've got a feeling we should have nothing to do with that rabbit or his warren,

that we ought to leave this place at once and head to the down.

- What do you think, Hazel? - Yeah. We all know what Hazel thinks.

[Mocks] He thinks the same as Fiver!

I think we should go to Cowslip's warren.

These scrapes are no good in this weather

and I fancy taking the chance to get warm and have some sleep.

[Wind whistles]

[Bigwig] Sky above us. Every living creature for miles must know that's there!

Everyone, keep your wits about you.

[Panting]

Friends...

[sniffs]

We're glad you've come.

Allow me to take you down...

to the Great Burrow.

[Sniffs]

[sniffing]

- [gasping and muttering] - Look at that...

[Blackberry] Look at the roof! The roots of the tree keep it stable. It's genius!

Clever rabbits!

[Hawkbit] Look at the size of them! They could rip us to pieces!

Hazel, may I be the first to welcome you all to our warren?

Thank you. We're glad to be here.

This is a fine warren you have.

When you said it wasn't as big as you'd like,

we were expecting something a lot smaller. Were there more of you living here once?

Why don't you just settle in here?

I think you'll find there's everything you'll ever need.

I've got a bad feeling, Hazel. Why are all the rabbits here so big?

[Hazel] Fiver, it's just for one night.

- It'll be okay. - Hello, you must be Hazel.

My name's Strawberry! I'm so excited to make friends with you.

Unless you don't want to be friends. It's fine if you don't.

We can be friends.

Oh! Brambles! I knew we'd get on! Come on! I'll take you a tour of the warren.

I'm pretty good at tours, by the way.

Uh, we'd love to.

There are so many empty burrows, plenty of room for you all.

I'll find you a burrow close to mine, so if you've got any questions,

you can come and say, Strawberry...

- Why are there so many empty burrows? - I don't know.

- Perhaps they had the white blindness. - [Strawberry chatters on]

- [sniffs] - [Strawberry chatters]

Can't smell any signs of the disease.

[Strawberry] Here we are. Newcomers don't usually come here,

but since we're officially best friends, I'm going to make an exception.

[Strawberry] Enchanting, isn't it?

A rabbit called Laburnum did it.

We call it a shape.

It's where we come to give praise to Frith.

[Sniffs]

But what... what's it for?

Careful! We don't want to damage it. We're so blessed to have it.

It's such a special place to come to, especially when you're feeling sad.

What do you make of all this, Fiver? Fiver?

[Strawberry] Kingcup!

Kingcup, come and meet Hazel.

Oh, I didn't realise.

He's gone.

[Sniffs]

It's getting late. Let's find a place for you all to sleep!

[Snoring]

[distant chattering and laughter]

[soft grunting]

- Hazel! - Ah! What... What's going on?

Nothing, silly goose! Come on. We need to get some flayrah. [Chuckles]

Flayrah! It's far too early to go raiding gardens for lettuce.

[Cock crows]

Frith in a basket! Flayrah!

[Chuckling]

[munching]

[sniffs]

Try it.

It's a carrot.

Mm.

Well?

How is it?

[Mouth full] Horrible. Uh-uh. I wouldn't bother.

I wouldn't bother... Oh!

- [Chuckling] - [Hawkbit] Oh, yes.

Oh, it's so...

so juicy.

- [Grunting] - This is delicious.

Oh, I'm in heaven.

This place is better than heaven.

- This place has carrots! - [Hawkbit] Oh, yeah.

[Happy chattering]

Oh. Oh, yeah.

[Hawkbit] Mm. Oh. Oh. Take it away from me. No, leave it here.

You need to get control of Fiver.

This place is perfect. We don't want the rabbits here thinking

we don't appreciate their hospitality because of him, all right?

[Happy background chattering]

I'll talk to him.

- [Munching and chattering] - [rabbit] So lovely.

Oh, Fiver, have you been out here all night in the rain?

Why don't you eat some of the flayrah?

Eating food that's been left by men? No, I'll have nothing to do with it.

- Are you trying to make me angry? - I'm the one who should be angry.

These rabbits... there's something about them that's sad and lost,

like trees in November. I've got a feeling that there's something--

What proof have we got that your feelings have ever been right?

Why didn't you have a feeling about the birds?

Maybe the truth is there never was anything bad back at the old warren!

Maybe we left everything behind because of you for no reason!

Maybe I left Dewdrop for no reason! [Exhales]

Dewdrop was the one who told the Owsla we were leaving!

- Hazel, I heard her telling Captain Holly. - [Exhales] No, I don't believe you.

- Hazel, you know I wouldn't make this up. - Go back into that warren,

or I will drag you in there myself.

- No, Hazel, I won't. I won't go back! - Go!

Ow.

Hazel, I have to say, this place, it's paradise.

I've got my own burrow. There's a lot of very nice does here, let me tell you,

and the food... no wonder these scoundrels are so fat!

And I just... I don't know. I just wanted to say that...

I was wrong about you.

I'll follow you anywhere.

- To Hazel. - To Hazel.

- Hazel-rah! - Hazel-rah!

Hazel-rah! Huh! Frith's beard.

You did well. Don't let it go to your head.

Everyone! Everyone!

I thought we might welcome our new guests by hearing some stories.

Yes, we have a wonderful storyteller amongst our number... Bluebell.

Did you just give me a compliment, Blackberry?

- I didn't think you liked me! - I didn't say I liked you...

- What...? - From this moment on, we're inseparable!

[Clears throat]

Does and bucks, and kits up passed their burrow-times,

I give you the story of El-Ahrairah and the king's lettuce.

- [Distant chanting] - There was a time when El-Ahrairah

and his followers lost all their luck.

Their enemies drove them out and they were forced to live

down in the marshes of Kelfazin. Now, where the marshes...

- [distant chanting] - [sniffs]

[all chant] Devoted are we to the path he decides.

Praise be to Frith for our food.

Blessed are we to be his humble servants.

Wise are we to accept his will.

Devoted are we to the path....

[Bluebell] And from that day to this,

no power on earth can keep a rabbit out of a vegetable garden

for El-Ahrairah prompts them with 1,000 tricks!

- The best in the world! - [Cheering]

- The best in the world! - Nice one, Bluebell.

That was very nice. We don't tell the old stories much.

El-Ahrairah doesn't mean much to us.

But he was a trickster! Rabbits always need tricks.

No, rabbits need dignity

and the will to accept what Frith has decided for them.

[Chanting] Devoted are we to the path he decides.

Frith lies in the evening sky.

The clouds are red about him.

I am here, Lord Frith.

I am running through the long grass.

Oh, take me with you.

- [Whimpers] - Dropping behind the woods, far away,

to the heart of the light.

The silence.

For I am ready to give you my breath, my life.

This rabbit, he... he smells like wounds.

- Like pain and rot. - [Silverweed] ...yellow and brown.

[Fiver] Hazel! Hazel, the roof!

The roof here is made of bones!

They're not bones, Hrairoo. They're tree roots... [echoes]

They're not bones...

Far away... into the earth, we go!

[Fiver whimpers]

[Silverweed] Ready, with the berries.

- Stay here, Bigwig. I'll deal with this. - Don't tell me what to do.

You had your chance to deal with Fiver. Now it's my turn.

I will go with you. I will be rabbit of the leaves, in the deep...

Fiver! You wretched little black beetle!

You're one tantrum away from getting us all kicked out!

[Pants] I'm sorry, but I'm going to the down.

You wouldn't have a hope in hell! You'd be dead before night-Frith.

You are closer to death than I, Bigwig. This place is death.

There is shadow in every corner of it.

Hazel, you said that you could never make a good leader

because you're not the fastest, nor the strongest nor the smartest,

but what makes a great leader is that you believed in us...

and brought out the best in us.

[Inhales and sighs]

Goodbye, brother.

[Sighs]

Fiver, wait!

If you say this place is rotten, then it's rotten and we leave.

We began this adventure together, we'll finish it together.

I'll go and tell the others we need to leave.

[Grunting]

I'm not letting you get to the others, Hazel.

If you want to leave, go. The rest of us are staying here.

- Let me go, Bigwig. - You're not Chief Rabbit, Hazel!

You never will be! If you want to take the crazy dream of your brother

as reality, then do it elsewhere!

You're finished here!

I'm going back to the warren now.

If you follow me there, I'll kill you both.

- [Sharp snap] - [Bigwig groans]

- [groans] - Hazel, something's got him.

[Both sniff]

[Bigwig groans]

[nervous breathing]

[Bigwig groans]

[Bigwig groans]

[chokes]

Oh! Thlayli?

- Thlayli! Listen! You're in a snare. - [Gasps for breath]

Now, what did they teach you to do in the Owsla?

Bigwig, tell me what to do! Fiver, get the others.

[Bigwig] Bite. [Gasps for breath]

Dig, bite. [Gasps for breath]

- Bigwig's in a snare! Come quick! - [Gasping]

Nobody leaves. Frith has decided that it is Bigwig's turn.

- And so it will be. - Turn! What do you mean turn?

A day less for one means a day more for us all.

- [Chant] A day more for all. - Now, listen here. For the last few days,

me and my friends have been chased, clawed, bitten, drowned

and if you don't get out of the way now--

You'll find out why we've made it this far.

Let them leave, Cowslip!

Out of our way!

[Grunts]

Fools! Think you're any safer out there than you are here?

You'll be dead by sunset.

[Pants]

- Hazel, is he alive? - I don't know. He told me to dig and bite.

- Bigwig? Oh, no. - [Chokes]

- [Hazel] Hold on. Hold on. - [Grunts]

It's narrower down there. We can bite through.

- Hurry. - Fiver, come on. You're the smallest.

- Quickly, brother. Come on, Fiver. - Come on!

- There has to be something else we can do. - [Groans]

Bigwig, you hold on! You hold on!

- Come on! - Hold on, Bigwig.

[Hazel] Hurry, you can do it, Fiver! Quickly, brother!

- [Gags] - [Hazel] Bigwig, stop!

[Gasps for breath]

- Push this thing. - [Grunts]

- [grunting] - [Blackberry] It's getting tighter.

- Bigwig, stop pulling. - [Hazel] He's almost there.

[Grunting]

Bigwig! Bigwig!

[Pants] It's out. You're free.

Oh. [Sighs]

I can't hear him breathing.

[Whimpers]

[panting]

[gasps softly]

Oh.

[All] My heart has joined the thousand, for my friend stopped running today.

[Whimpers softly]

[sad sigh]

Fiver, clean your face now. The smell of blood will attract elil.

- Mm. - Where are the other rabbits?

- They tried to stop us coming to help. - They what?

Cowslip said it was Frith's will.

That a day less for one means a day more for everyone else.

[Pants and groans]

- Uh, Bigwig? - [Grunts]

Oh, Bigwig, you're all right!

I thought I'd lost you, brother.

- Do you think you can walk? - I can try.

The man who set this snare's going to be back soon. Let's go.

- [Twig snaps] - Shh, shh, who's that?

You've a nerve coming here.

Please, I didn't know Cowslip would try and stop you.

I'd like to come with you, if you'd have me.

And why should we? Why don't you go back to all your friends in there?

I don't... I don't have any friends.

People don't like to make friends here in case they get...

You can come, Strawberry, but it's our ways.

If we say hop, you hop. Understood?

Now what? Where do we go from here?

We should go back and kill Cowslip! We should kill the lot of them!

No, Bigwig. There's no need to go and fight them.

- All we have to do is to leave them there. - [Coughs]

The down that you saw, you... you really had a feeling about that?

Yes, I did, Bigwig.

That down is our home.

[Panting]

[pants]

[pants]

[pants] We made it.

There's great views all around.

We'll be able to see any elil coming from miles away.

Well done, Hazel-rah.

[Blackberry] In terms of digging a warren, we'll investigate

what type of soil we're dealing with and make a more comprehensive...

Stop trying to kiss me! That is not a thing we do! Bluebell!

[Holly] Zorn.

[Soft groan]

Oh, Zorn.

[Grunts and groans]

Zorn! [Inhales sharply]

Captain Holly?

[Groans]

- [Blackberry] What's happened to him? - [Groans]

Sandleford... it's gone.

[Soft gasping]

It's all gone! [Breathes heavily]

Fiver... you were right about everything!

[Inhales and groans] You knew the story before it was even told.

There's something else.

You're not safe here.

[Groans] No one is safe!

[Excited chattering and shouting]

[chattering and voices echoing]

- [whimpering] - Sir...

Sir, the wide patrol picked up the scent of a large band of rabbits near the down.

Unfortunately, sir, they lost them.

Tell them not to return until they're located.

Leave one alive for questioning.

[Water trickles]

[approaching paws]

- Hazel. - Holly.

Are you ready to tell me your story?

The night you left Sandleford, the Threarah decided

there was no point risking lives by trying to follow you further.

The next day it began.

[Rumbling]

[nervous breathing]

[loud thudding]

- [gasps] - [distant screams]

- [rabbit 1] Run. - [Rabbit 2] Come on, run!

[Holly] Get everyone to the slack run! Something's come!

[Grunting and panting]

In the end, my injuries were sustained not at the hands of humans...

but at the claws of my own friends and family, desperately trying to escape.

- Why would the humans do that? - I don't know.

All I know is that where there are humans, there is death.

We must stay clear of them at all costs.

Shall I continue, Hazel-rah?

I don't know how, but I managed to dig my way out near the green slip.

Alone, I tracked you... across fields, meadow and marshland.

[Pants and gasps]

[thunder]

[pants]

It was the morning of the third day when I thought I'd found you.

[Sniffs]

[grunts softly and pants]

By Frith!

- Did the Efrafans do this to you? - What? Who are you?

They're coming.

- Who are? - The Efrafans, you fool.

[Pants] Promise me you'll leave these hills and never return.

If you stay here, they'll find you. Now, run! [Pants]

Get out of here before they see you.

[Grunting and panting]

- I can't believe Sandleford's gone. - Yes.

Fiver was right.

[Grunts]

[gasps]

[sighs] Bucks don't dig. We can't dig.

Look at this scrape, for Frith's sake.

Looks like it was dug by a moon-crazed badger. Uh!

Oh! Could you just...

Could you be... Look what you're doing. Oh! Oh, will you cut it out?

- [Grunts] - Stop, you two, stop!

Digging a new warren is hard enough, without us fighting.

I know we need to be safe from the Efrafans, but bucks can't dig.

We need does.

He's right. You say this is home now, but without does, it can never be so.

As diggers, as mothers, as companions,

they'd bring us balance and a reason for living.

There was at least one doe in the hutch on the farm we passed through.

Was there? I don't remember...

Don't remember?

You were staring into her eyes like they were filled with carrots.

- Don't remember! - What about the farm we passed?

No. Nobody goes back to the farm. Nobody goes near the humans.

We are eight bucks and one doe, Hazel.

If that balance isn't addressed, there will be fighting.

There will be blood spilled. As leader, that blood will pool at your feet.

If we just raid the farm, we can avoid all that by freeing the does.

You don't understand! [Sighs] No one goes back to the farm.

No one goes near humans

- and that is an order. - [Squawking]

- [squawks and groans] - Frith's fury.

The heavens are falling down.

[Squawks]

[bird whimpers]

[grunts]

It's enormous.

[Sniffs]

- What is it? - [Squawks]

- [grunts] - [squawks]

[squawks]

Be careful, Hazel. That thing looks like it could tear your leg off.

[Trills]

I think he's starving.

[Squawks]

[Blackberry] And it looks like it may be wounded.

[Sighs]

[wings flutter]

[squawks]

We need to feed him. Quickly, everyone, let's dig up some grubs.

Are you mad? Why would you save a creature that could kill us?

I might be mad but that thing may be our best hope.

Oh, right, best hope.

It's got wings. It sees things we can't. It can look for other warrens.

He can see does.

Well, you heard him. Dig up some worms now. [Chuckles]

Ah. And there we are.

Aw, thank you.

I, uh, spotted some sow thistle over by the woods earlier.

I wondered if you wanted to go with me and silflay for a little while later on.

[Giggles] Hawkbit, you're so sweet.

[Chuckles]

Oh, remember what I said about Dandelion.

Someone told Strawberry I had the white blindness and I think it was you.

Prove it.

Call this a meal? Bring me more worms.

Worms. Aye, they're pink wiggly things that live in the ground.

Keep 'em coming. Come on. Come on.

Right, it looks like he's coming round a little.

He's the most loathsome creature I've ever met.

This plan of yours better work, Hazel.

Massive ears but no brains whatsoever.

Hello, again. What's your name, bird?

Kehaar. What's it to you?

Kehaar....

How were you hurt, Kehaar?

Hurt? I'm not hurt. Who's hurt? Are you hurt?

All right, maybe a bit, but you should've seen the other guy.

If you must know, a pesky farm cat jumped me by surprise.

What do you care? Huh?

I have a favour to ask. You see, our warren needs does and...

- [burps] - Oh, pardon you.

When you're stronger, of course,

we were wondering if you wouldn't mind flying up on your magnificent wings

and see if you can spot any other warrens, where there might be does.

Ah, tell you what, let me have a wee think about it.

[Insects buzz]

No. [Spits]

- [sighs] - [Kehaar chuckles]

Huh! Well, he's growing on me. What's the plan now, Hazel-rah?

Maybe we could ask a field mouse to make us some does out of straw.

[Grunting and yelling]

- [grunting] - [Hazel] Hawkbit! Dandelion!

- Stop it. Stop it right now! - [Grunting and groaning]

- [panting] - [Strawberry] Dandelion, stop!

[Hazel] What on earth is going on?

[Panting and grunting]

- Uh, you two, stop. - You'll pay for that, Dandelion.

Both of you, go calm down!

[Panting]

I warned you there'd be fighting and, mark my words, without does,

this is only the beginning of it!

[Panting]

Mm.

Fiver, Bigwig, we leave for the farm at dawn. The rest of you stay here.

I don't want to risk all of us.

[Cattle lowing]

[sniffing]

[distant rattle of machinery and cattle lowing]

Remember, any sign of humans, and we leave immediately. Come on.

[Snores]

[grunts]

[gasps]

[pants and groans]

[grunts]

Rope.

[Breathes heavily]

- [Bigwig sighs] Fiver. - [Gasps softly]

[sniffing]

[all sniff]

[panting]

[farmer's wife] You're gonna have to talk to Lucy. She don't listen to me anymore.

[Farmer] I'll talk to her when she's back from school.

I don't know why you're getting your knickers in such a twist.

[Wife] The teachers say she's acting up at school.

Bigwig, you keep watch.

[Farmer] All right, all right, I'll talk to her.

[Sniffs]

[whispers] Hello.

Hello?

[Whispers] Hello.

[Sighs]

[gasps softly]

Hello. My name's Hazel.

My name's Clover. When I saw you the other day, I knew it wasn't a dream.

There are rabbits that live under the sky.

We've come to get you to... to break you free.

- Get me free? [Chuckles] - What do you mean he's come to free us?

Would we still live in the hutch?

- I'm not sure. - He's come to free us?

When you're free, you live underground in fields.

You can eat when you want. You can even run about. Can't you, Hazel?

Listen, you need to be quick. The humans are inside,

but sometimes they come out to gather wood for the fire.

- Did you hear that, Thlayli? Stay sharp. - I'm always sharp, Hazel.

Bigwig doesn't get distracted.

Okay, there are two straps that hold the door in place.

I think they're made of something soft.

[Grunts and pants]

[grunting]

- [crockery smashes] - [farmer's wife] Tom! For goodness' sake!

Why on earth would you leave my grandmother's plate on the side?

[Farmer] Oh, you clumsy git!

[Tom] It's not my fault. Anyway, I had to take it off to get behind the cupboard.

Go on. Nothing there.

[Grunts]

Hello. Who are you?

Me? I'm Bigwig. Good to meet you.

Cheer up, Holly.

Hazel should've let me go with them.

I was the one who tried to stop you leaving Sandleford.

- And had I succeeded-- - You owe us nothing, Holly.

You were obeying orders.

Don't feel guilty. No rabbit here holds that against you.

- See you later, bunnies! Bye-bye! - [Grunting]

At least we don't have to feed the bird anymore.

Good riddance.

"Our warren needs does."

Stupid rabbits.

Oh. Ah.

My wing.

[Wind whistles]

If I ever get my beak on that cat, I'll rip its dirty, rotten ears off!

[Groans]

[pained squawk]

[yells and grunts]

[Kehaar grunts and groans]

[yells]

Hey, guys, come... Just... just stop. Guys, come here. Come on. Come on.

Listen! Listen to me. Right, just wait. Stop right there. Listen!

Because I'm a decent sort of a bird, because I like to do what's right,

I decided to come back and tell you

that there is a warren away to the east of here.

It's got a load of does. Now, as payment for this information...

Does? Did he say something about does?

I hope you're not thinking what I think you're thinking.

We should leave for the warren Kehaar speaks of at first light.

If there are does there, we have to see if they will join us.

Does, does, does, that's all you stupid rabbits think about.

Hey, wait, what about my food? Come on, guys! Hello!

[Soft growling]

[gasps]

[Hazel] It won't give.

[Grunts and pants]

Let me try again.

[Clover] Since I first saw you, I've dreamed of this day.

You don't know what it's like, living in a box, not being able to see the sky.

- I just want to be able to run, Hazel. - You will. I promise you, you will.

Why do they keep you in this thing?

I don't know. I guess they think they're being kind to us.

The humans aren't completely bad.

In fact, that little girl seems quite nice.

I think they just lack understanding.

I don't know if I'll ever believe that.

[Munching]

[grunting]

It's too tight to the wood.

- I can't get my teeth around it. - Right. Stand away from the door.

[Sighs]

- Fiver, help me push it inwards. - [Grunting]

[growls softly]

[grunting]

Faster. Faster.

- Are you inside yet? - [Growls]

Bigwig!

- [Growls] - [yells]

Bigwig. Oh, no.

Get off me, you flea-bitten fur ball!

[Grunts]

- [groans] - Get out of here. You have to help Bigwig.

[Groans]

- [hisses] - [Clover] Leave! I'm fine.

- [Hisses] - [gasps and grunts]

[growls]

- [screeches] - [farmer's wife] Tom! That blooming cat!

Wait, Bigwig! Bigwig, we need to go.

[Farmer's wife] Go and get that blooming cat in, will ya? Oh!

[Meows]

I could have held off that cat for you to get into the hutch,

but you blew the whole damn scheme by being too squeamish.

What in the name of Frith has gotten into you?

I'm leader. That's what's got into me, Bigwig.

Oh! [Chuckles]

You're leader, a leader who could drown in a puddle of water!

Oh, you've got the fear in you. I can see it in your eyes.

Your mind's going tharn. That's the truth of it.

The truth of it is that if I make one bad decision,

like the Threarah did at the old warren, we all end up dead.

[Bluebell] I'm sure Hazel said we should stay at the down, Remember? Blackberry?

Will Hazel be mad when he finds that we left? Blackberry!

- Remember... Blackberry! - I don't know.

But when will you be back?

- Should I wait up for you? - No.

Promise you'll find somewhere safe to sleep.

Make sure he finds somewhere safe to sleep.

Bluebell, be quiet!

You've rabbited on so much that we've gone too far for you to go back now anyway.

Oh, no, this is a mistake. I've gone on an adventure by mistake.

I wonder how many does will be at this place. [Chuckles] Blackberry.

Blackberry?

If you're coming along, you can't make jokes at inappropriate times.

What's that supposed to mean?

It means you have a tendency to be a liability.

How dare you call me a liability! I never even wanted to come along.

I mean, are you sure this is a good idea, Holly?

From what the bird said, it sounds like this warren has too many does.

We'll just let them know that any who want to leave are welcome to join us,

and there we go. [Chuckles]

Hm. [Pants]

There's the belt of woods Kehaar mentioned. We're halfway.

[Pants] We'll stop here for the night.

I hope Strawberry, Hawkbit and Dandelion will be okay back at the down.

Bluebell, what did they say when you told them we were leaving?

Mm, was that my job?

[Gags, burps and snorts]

Maybe they left because they saw how Dandelion almost mortally wounded me.

- [Kehaar burps] - [sighs]

Oh, I'm so worried for them. I hope they're safe.

You hope they're safe? What about us? We've been abandoned. It's going dark.

We've no warren and there's a new type of elil in these hills.

- We'll be lucky to last the night. - [Kehaar munches]

Oh, brambles, I've just had a great idea. Why don't we dig the warren?

Imagine the others' faces, if when they get back, we've built a place to sleep,

a place to feel safe and warm. Oh, and cosy, it has to be cosy.

Agreed. I'll help you with that, while Hawkbit feeds Kehaar.

Why don't you feed Kehaar?

I don't know. Maybe I'm afraid he'll mortally wound me.

Slugs in a burrow. Stop! You are both helping me dig the warren!

I don't want to hear another word out of you, or we won't be friends!

[Kehaar chuckles]

Oh-ho-ho-ho! You two have quite a way with the females.

How could you resist such charm?

Hey, wait, what about my worms?

- [Owl hoots] - [sniffs]

[sniffs]

Can you smell fox?

I can definitely smell fox.

There's a distinct foxy flavour to the air, right?

The fox scent is a couple of days old. We should be fine for the night.

Should be fine. Should be fine. Should be fine...

[panting]

[sighs]

- [squawking] - [gasps]

[distant squawk]

- [rustling] - [soft gasps]

Did you hear something? What was that?

[All pant]

[breathes heavily]

Bluebell, you don't have to, but... tell us a story.

Hm. Um...

Once upon a time in, the deepest cruellest winter the world has ever known,

El-Ahrairah's people were starving.

So, El-Ahrairah set out to find the only being he thought could save them.

The Black Rabbit of Inle.

He struggled on and on

until eventually, he arrived at the Caves of Inle,

the mouth of which appeared before him,

like the maw of a giant monster trying to eat the sky--

[Orchis] And before the prince, that nightmare figured emerged,

like a toxic void, and in his heart, El-Ahrairah knew

that there were no more tricks to be played. [Chuckles]

The old yarns are the best and you spin them so well, storyteller.

[Whimpering]

My name is Captain Orchis.

[Anxious breathing]

[Orchis laughs]

My friends and I are from a little warren nearby called Efrafa.

We'd love you to join us.

Come along... quickly now.

What's the plan, Hazel? Do we go back?

- We rest. - Of course we go back!

We rest for a while. I need to think.

I want her free, Hrairoo, but Bigwig's right.

- The fear is taking hold of me. - What are you afraid of, brother?

It's Holly. Ever since he told me about what the humans did at the old warren,

I've not been able to stop thinking about it. It follows me into my dreams.

What if it breaks me?

I'll just have to put you back together again.

I'd feel a lot better about going back in there if you'd seen something.

No. I don't want to go beyond anymore.

Just as the weight of knowing what has past is crushing you,

so am I crushed by the weight of knowing what may become.

All right, Hrairoo, I'm sorry.

If I do this, you never ask me again.

Leave me.

[Distant cawing]

Holly, I don't have a good feeling about this.

Stay calm. Everything will be fine.

[Growling]

[sighs]

[hisses]

[whimpers and pants]

That is the biggest rabbit I have ever seen.

What is this place?

[Distant screams]

My esteemed guests, welcome to Efrafa.

[Evil chuckle]

[guard] Come on.

[Panting]

[cackling]

[grunts]

No talking!

[Growls]

- Get back to the warren, does. - [Whimpers]

[grunts]

Are you the fool who's supposed to be supervising this mark?

- Well, I don't-- - Concentrate, Sergeant.

Give these does an inch and they'll be gone.

- Now, get them down to the holding. - Thank you, sir.

- Uh, Captain Vervain. - [Grunts]

- Brother, what's this? - [Clears throat] We have come to ask--

Silence!

You'll speak when you're spoken to directly and not before.

I picked these up on the wide patrol.

One for the Council.

I'll take them down with me.

[Guard] Move along there!

Hurry up!

- [Panting and grunting] - [doe sobs in distance]

- [soft gasp] - Get!

[Grunting and groaning]

[panting]

Wait here until the Council is ready to see you.

- [Thethuthinang] What if they separate us? - [Hyzenthlay] They won't.

Leave the talking to me. So long as we stay together...

- Can I help you with something? - [Grunting]

[panting]

[pants and whimpers]

So, they got you in the end, then?

I'm sorry?

Three days ago, a little way from here, I'll admit, but it was definitely you.

I told you to run for your life.

Who did this to you?

Sainfoin, the Council want Blackavar paraded around each of the marks

at silflay as an example.

Take him down to the deep burrows.

Right, vermin, you're in first.

You lack animality.

What did you say to me?

You have no integrity.

Animals don't behave like men.

If they have to fight, they fight.

If they have to kill, they kill, but they don't devise ways

of hurting other creatures.

If you speak out of turn to me again, I will have your tongue.

Next time you see me, you'd better wish yourself invisible.

What's happening here, Holly? What have we got ourselves involved in?

[Pants]

[breathes heavily]

[farmer's wife] Firth! What you done now? [Echoes]

[gasps and pants]

[gun cocks and fires]

[pants and gasps]

[ropes whip]

[breathes deeply and gasps]

- [Hazel] Fiver? - [Fiver whimpers]

- [Hazel] Fiver! Fiver! - [Whimpers]

- It's all right. It's all right. - [Pants]

- What did you see? - I don't know. I don't... [pants]

I... I couldn't see clearly enough.

Just answer me this. If we go back, will we get the does out?

Yes.

I don't... [sighs] Yes.

Thank you, Fiver.

Now, go and sleep. It's going to be a busy night.

Listen here. Those does are to be separated and re-marked accordingly.

You three, you're next.

[Guard] Move it!

[Breathes heavily]

Careful.

- [Pants and whimpers] - [guard] Come on, move it.

These are the rabbits Captain Orchis captured

when he was assessing the wide patrol, sir.

They were down by Caesar's Belt.

The little one... [chuckles] tells stories.

- I just thought of a joke. - Don't you dare.

What did I say about inappropriate jokes?

You, at the front, speak.

[Clears throat]

We're from a warren not too far away.

We came to request that some of your does be asked... if they'd like to join us.

Let me get this straight.

You came to Efrafa to ask if you could take our does.

[Sinister laughter]

Enough.

Vervain is right.

Gifting our does is out of the question.

I take it back. That's the biggest rabbit I've ever seen.

We can't leave here without putting our case forward--

Leave here? Who on earth said you were ever going to leave here?

We really do feel it would be beneficial for both our warrens, uh, Captain--

My name is Woundwort, General Woundwort.

[Rabbit digging]

[panting]

Okay, yeah. I don't know why does think they're so good at digging.

We got pretty far with this tunnel. Um... maybe one of us should help Strawberry out

since she's been digging on her own.

Wow, nice tunnel. Okay, I think I've finished.

[Gasps] How did you dig two tunnels in the time it took us to dig a li...

- Huh? - Whoa.

Oh, my...

Wow.

The roots aren't as thick as the ones at Cowslip's warren,

so I had to leave some to hold up the roof.

I thought we could call it the Honeycomb. [Chuckles] What do you think?

I... I think it's incredible.

I think you've given us a place we can feel safe, Strawberry.

I think you've given us a... a home.

[Sighs]

All right, you've had enough time to make your mind up, Hazel.

If we're going, we have to do...

Fiver... Fiver, wake up. Where's Hazel?

- [Snoring] - [gasps]

[snores]

What the...?

[Grunts]

[gasps softly]

What in Frith? [Sniffs]

[sniffs]

[gasps]

[dog snores]

[anxious breathing]

Where are they taking us?

You're going to be marked. On which leg determines where you'll live in Efrafa,

what time you can go out,

- to eat, pass hraka. - This is... It's just a prison.

They tell us it's to keep us safe from humans and elil.

They tell us it's better to give up a little liberty in exchange for safety,

- but it's a load of old lendri beard. - Nettle. Be careful.

Hurry up!

[Pants]

[panting and whimpering]

[high-pitched scrape]

Who's first?

I'll go first. I'm not scared.

[Low growling]

Why don't the rabbits here try to escape? Hyzenthlay!

- Your name is Hyzenthlay, isn't it? - Keep your voice down.

In Efrafa, even the soil has ears. If by some miracle we did manage to get out,

they destroy everyone you left behind.

[Grunting and sniffing]

- [whimpering and groaning] - Don't avert your eyes, Captain.

You're party to this.

I'm following orders. That's what soldiers do.

Take it from me. What makes a good soldier is not always what makes a good rabbit.

[Groaning and whimpering]

[guard] Move it.

[Grunts]

- What's your name? - Bluebell.

Bluebell, I want you to close your eyes and think of something you really like.

[Groaning]

Spring morning, eating sweet sow thistle.

- Sun on my back-- - You there, you're next.

Hyzenthlay, I can see you're a good rabbit, a strong rabbit.

Let's make a break for it tonight. We'll take as many with us as we can.

You know nothing of me, Holly, and I nothing of you.

How do I know you're not one of them?

- [Grunts] - [whimpers]

[romantic song plays in background]

[farmer's wife coughs]

[snorts and sobs]

[purrs]

[soft gasp]

[purrs]

[meows]

[whimpers]

[puzzled grunt]

[pants]

You just keep coming back, don't you?

I suppose I must like you a little bit.

They moved you in here because of what we did to the door?

She pushed pieces of metal in to hold it in place.

If you can get them out and we push from inside, it'll give.

[Grunts]

- It's out. - After three.

One, two, three.

[All grunt]

[grunting]

Come on, Clover. It's time.

[Gasps softly]

We need to move quickly. The human and the cat are in the room with the fire.

- So, are we free now? - Not quite.

We have to get outside to the fields. This isn't freedom yet.

What the Frith are you doing? Laurel, try and concentrate!

[Sharp gasp]

Ah, I think it cut deep. It won't stop bleeding.

We have a choice to make. We can stay or we can run.

All right, listen up, left hind mark.

I want to introduce you to Blackavar.

[Grunts]

Look hard at this rabbit and remember him

when you think of disobeying General Woundwort.

Remember him when you think of running away.

[Grunting]

Well, that settles it, then.

Yes, I think it does.

On my word, run and don't look back.

I'll take them with me.

- You there! - [Soft gasp]

Run.

Stop!

[Meowing]

[hisses]

[hisses]

- [hisses] - [grunting]

[panting]

[grunting]

Bigwig! Oh, it's good to see you, brother.

Well, I can't let you have all the fun, now, can I?

[Angry meowing]

You're not so tough when you're backed into a corner.

[Hisses]

[meowing]

Oh, no.

- [Gasps] - Everyone, run, quick!

[Meows]

[gasps]

- [farmer's wife] Puss, what you done now? - Come on. What are you doing?

[Farmer's wife] Oh! Oh, my God!

Lucy, get in here! Your rabbits have got out again!

Come here, you!

[Gasping and panting]

Oh, gotcha.

- Up here, quickly. - [Farmer's wife] Lucy!

- They're only running up the stairs. - [Pants]

[meows]

[farmer's wife] I've only just had that decorated!

[Panting and grunting]

[panting]

[grunts]

[grunting]

[gasping]

[grunts and gasps]

- [Clover] Hazel! - [Pants]

[cat hisses]

[grunts]

[panting]

- My leg. Holly, I can't run fast enough. - We're nearly there, Blackberry.

We're nearly...

There's no end to this place.

You rabbits have made a very grave error.

- [Gasps] - [grunting]

- [groans] - Hyzenthlay.

- Run! - [Grunts]

- [pants] - Alarm! Alarm!

Well? Get after them! Chase them down!

Enjoy this moment, Hyzenthlay.

This is the last time you're ever going to stand beneath the stars.

[Grunts]

[grunting]

- Oh! - Huh?

Clover!

- [Squeals] - [barks]

Clover!

[Barks]

[grunts]

[barks]

- [barks] - [pants and gasps]

[pants]

- [meowing and grunting] - [Hazel] Bigwig!

[Meowing]

[grunts]

- [Clover] Fiver! - [Bigwig] Not so clever now!

- You embleer pfeffa! - [Dog barks]

Everyone scarper, quick!

- [Dog barks] - [rabbits pant]

- [barks] - [rabbits pant]

[pants]

I can't, Holly. Leave me.

Just keep going. Just keep looking ahead!

Run faster, you swines!

Tear them to pieces!

[Grunts]

Blackberry.

[Track rattles]

Keep moving forward.

Keep moving forward.

[Dog barks]

- Don't look into the light! - [Gasps]

- Gotcha. - Ah!

[Track rattles]

- [grunting] - My leg! Oh!

[Grunting]

Bluebell, Holly, don't look into the light. You'll go tharn.

[Yelling]

[farmer's wife] Just make sure you don't shoot any of our Lucy's.

[Farmer] If they get shot, they got shot. They're a bloomin' nuisance.

- [Gunshot] - [farmer's wife] Oh! Crikey!

You could've warned me first!

Get into the ditches! Come on! Now! Hide!

[Gunshot]

[pants]

Where have you gone, you blighters?

- [Breathes heavily] - [farmer sighs]

[breathes heavily]

- Ah, I sees you. - [Cocks gun]

Oh. Got you...

- [farmer chuckles] - [gasps softly]

[gasps]

Clover!

[Cocks gun]

- [sighs] - [shivers in fright]

[pants and grunts]

Oh! What the heck was that?

[Grunts]

What the...

Uh? Right, you little...

[gunshot echoes]

Bluebell... You saved me.

You're a hero.

I much preferred it when I was a liability.

What was that?

[Pants]

I don't know. I...

Frith has decided that it's not our time to stop running.

[Pants]

[farmer's wife] Better not have shot one of Lucy's.

[Farmer] It was a wild 'un.

[Groans softly]

[farmer] Blood. I told you I shot it.

[Wife] Come on. It's late. If he's out here, you'll find him in the morning.

We searched everywhere. There's no sign of him.

Let's go back.

I'm going back. He might still be alive.

No, not in the dark, not tonight. Tonight we go back to the down.

Hazel chanced his life to free you,

and we're not throwing that away by having you wander around

in the shadow of a farmer's gun. You understand?

It's my fault.

I saw it. I saw it in my vision.

I should have seen it was Hazel. I didn't know.

The only one at fault tonight was the farmer, Fiver.

Hazel was right. There's a terrible evil in the world and it comes from men.

All other elil just do what they do to live on the earth to get food.

But men will never rest until they've spoiled the earth

and destroyed the animals.

[Pants]

- [ghostly voice] Hazel. - Who are you?

Oh, I go by many names,

but your people know me as the Black Rabbit.

Oh.

Am I...

Am I to walk with you now?

All walk with me, Hazel.

It is but for a brief moment called life that you leave my side.

I'm afraid.

Oh, there's no more to fear in death than in the changing of the seasons.

If you keep this in your heart, Hazel,

you will become a truly great leader of rabbits...

one worthy of joining my Owsla.

[Gasps]