Part II contains four more stories about 'El-ahrairah and his stalwart, Rabscuttle', and Part III 'further tales of Hazel and his rabbits, which took place during the winter, spring and early summer following the defeat of General Woundwort.' The stories in Part III are closely connected, each following directly from the previous one. Tales from Watership Down Here is the enchanting sequel to the beloved classic Watership Down, which introduced millions of readers to an extraordinary. 'The Rabbit's Ghost Story' is told by Coltsfoot, a rabbit from Efrafa. The introduction states that the first five stories, about El-ahrairah, are 'traditional stories, which all rabbits know' (an exaggeration, as not all the rabbit characters are familiar with the stories). The Rabbit's Ghost Story (previously printed in Richard Adams's Favorite Animal Stories, 1981) Paperback Illustrated, December 11, 2012.Tales from Watership Down was first published in 1996 by Hutchinson, as a hardcover with the ISBN 0-09-180166-4. In any case, I loved it, and if you feel like I do about the original Watership Down then it’s well worth a read.Tales from Watership Down is a collection of stories by Richard Adams, and forms a sequel or companion to his novel Watership Down. I’m not completely sure how interesting this book would be to somebody who is not such a big fan of Watership Down, although the stories are entertaining in their own right and don’t rely too heavily on you remembering what happens in the original book. I found it really enjoyable to catch up with the rabbits I remembered from the original book, and to see them forging new relationships with other rabbits who have their own interesting story to tell. Many of these stories are to do with leadership and how to cope with splits and divisions of opinion so once again you get to see Hazel’s fair and level-headed approach to conflicts and decision-making. In Watership Down, this life-or-death question gets asked whenever Hazels rabbits meet a group of rabbits who are living according to certain choices.

The second half is about what happened to the rabbits in the time after moving to Watership Down, and how they deal with new situations and problems. The first half is made up of new El-ahrairah stories, which although perhaps lose a certain something when not told in the context of a larger story, I still found compelling, mysterious and poignant. I am a massive fan of Watership Down, which I’ve read countless times both as a child and an adult, so when I discovered only recently that this book existed I had to read it and I wasn’t disappointed.

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