Bunny was hopping along when a Squirrel bonked him on the head with a nut. Upset about being hurt, Bunny decided to take the Squirrel to court with the help of his friend Giraffe and the district attorney Frog. In court, Judge Elephant ruled that hurting others was wrong and should be against the law. As a result, a new law was passed prohibiting hurting others and Squirrel was sent to jail. Now everyone would be treated fairly thanks to Bunny standing up for his rights.

1. Bunny Goes to Court
Written by: Anna Folke
Illustrated by: Google Images & Microsoft clip art

2. One day, a
happy little Bunny
was hopping
along the road,
thinking of all the
wonderful things
he would do that
day, when he
came across a
Squirrel.

3. “Hi there!”
said Bunny,
but before he
could speak
another word,
the Squirrel
picked up a
nut and
bonked him
on the head.
“Ouch!” said
Bunny, “that’s
not fair!”

4. Poor little Bunny was very
confused and sad. “ Why
did that Squirrel bonk me
on the head, ”he
thought…
What
happened?

5. Bunny knew that his
rights had been
violated, and he
decided that he would
hop into town and talk
to Squirrel.

6. The very brave
Bunny made his
way into town. The
first person he saw
was his good friend
Giraffe. Bunny told
Giraffe about what
happen to him.

7. Giraffe said, “That’s
terrible, you really
have been violated,
you should file a
lawsuit,”
“What a great
idea,” said bunny.

8. So Bunny hoped over to visit Frog, the district
attorney. “I have been violated,” said
Bunny! “But how?” asked Frog. “Squirrel
bonked me on the head!”

9. “I think you have a
good case,” said Frog.
There should be a rule
against people hurting
other people.
Tomorrow we will go to
court and talk to
Judge Elephant.

10. The next day, Bunny
and Frog went to the
court house. Squirrel
and his friend Monkey
where there too.

11. Bunny told Judge
Elephant what had
happened.
Elephant decided
that there should
be a new law
against hurting
others!

12. Elephant wrote a
letter to the judicial
branch. They also
thought hurting
others was wrong.
Within a few months
a law was passed
that said “ If you hurt
others, you will be
punished.”

13. The new law spread throughout the land.
Everyone was now treated fairly, but wait,
what ever happened to Squirrel?

14. Squirrel is now in jail. It will
be a long time before he
thinks about throwing
another nut at
someone, but thanks to
Bunny everyone will be
treated fairly, and this
made him, a very happy
Bunny!