The Tale of Benjamin Bunny: The original and authorized edition: 4 (Beatrix Potter Originals)

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They went away hand in hand, and got upon the flat top of the wall at the bottom of the wood. From here they looked down into Mr. McGregor’s garden. Peter’s coat and shoes were plainly to be seen upon the scarecrow, topped with an old tam-o’-shanter of Mr. McGregor’s. Despite various news outlets covering a supposed ‘error’ Benjamin Bunny 50p coin, the Royal Mint has yet to confirm any error versions of the coin. LITTLE Benjamin said, "It spoils people's clothes to squeeze under a gate; the proper way to get in, is to climb down a pear tree." Lear, Linda (2007), Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature, New York: St. Martin's Griffin, ISBN 978-0-312-37796-0

Benjamin felt excited as he scrambled inside: he was looking forward to seeing Peter...but as he crawled into the warm kitchen with bunches of herbs hanging from the ceiling, he could not believe what he saw...there, in the middle, stood Peter - without a stitch of clothing on! What Peter had seen was a large, furry, cat. It prowled over to the basket, stretched itself across the top - and fell fast asleep. Benjamin became a motif in a nursery wallpaper designed by Potter shortly after the tale's publication. [20] Benjamin and Peter made a cameo appearance in the artwork of Potter's The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (1905), and returned as adult rabbits in The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (1909) and The Tale of Mr. Tod (1912).When Mr McGregor returned a short time later he was baffled to see his garden covered in tiny rabbit shoe prints.

Beatrix Potter was born and raised in London, the eldest child of parents who had both inherited Lancashire cotton fortunes. Her father Rupert, a qualified barrister, married her mother Helen in 1863. They left their family roots in the industrial Midlands to live in a large house in the exclusive area of South Kensington, London. It was here, at number two Bolton Gardens, that Beatrix Potter was born in July 1866 and raised in an affluent Victorian household complete with maids, cooks, butlers and nursemaids. Peter’s coat and shoes were plainly to be seen upon the scarecrow, topped with an old tam-o’-shanter of Mr. McGregor’s. Little Benjamin said: “It spoils people’s clothes to squeeze under a gate; the proper way to get in is to climb down a pear-tree.” At the time of writing this article in 2022, there are no Benjamin Bunny 50p coins available to buy directly from the Royal Mint, where you can typically find uncirculated versions of popular coins. They went away hand in hand, and got upon the flat top of the wall at the bottom of the wood. From here they looked down into Mr. McGregor’s garden.In 1903, following the success of The Tale of Peter Rabbit, came The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, a story about a red squirrel's narrow escape from an owl called Old Brown. During a great period of creativity, fourteen more tales followed in just seven years. Little Benjamin took one look, and then, in half a minute less than no time, he hid himself and Peter and the onions underneath a large basket…. They left a great many odd little foot-marks all over the bed, especially little Benjamin, who was wearing clogs. In 1909, Potter returned with a degree of reluctance – due to wanting to develop other animal characters – to the rabbits that made her name and remained a favourite with her readers. She did so through the character of Benjamin Bunny, in The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies. In this story, Benjamin has grown up and married Peter's sister Flopsy. Very 'improvident and cheerful', Flopsy and Benjamin have a large family of children called the Flopsy Bunnies. The story opens by introducing the family and the fact that eating lettuces has a sleep-inducing effect on rabbits – illustrated here with the bunnies asleep in a lettuce patch.

THEY went away hand in hand, and got upon the flat top of the wall at the bottom of the wood. From here they looked down into Mr. McGregor's garden. Peter's coat and shoes were plainly to be seen upon the scarecrow, topped with an old tam-o- shanter of Mr. McGregor's. Benjamin Bunny assured his cousin that the McGregors have gone out and will certainly be gone for the day, as he saw them leave in a carriage dressed in the best bonnet. Peter then hoped it would rain. At the same time, they heard Mrs. Rabbit call for Cotton-Tail saying, “Fetch some more Camomile!” Peter then decided to go out for a walk and Benjamin accompanied his cousin. Little Benjamin said: "Our clothes will spoil if we squeeze under the gate; so we should climb down the pear tree to get into the garden.” They both got in and left their footprints all over the garden as the soil was newly raked and quite soft. Among the little books that have become as much a manifestation of autumn as falling leaves, one looks first for whatever Miss Beatrix Potter gives... In her new book... although there is no diminution in the charm and drollery of the drawings, Miss Potter's fancy is not what it was. The story is inconclusive. Next year we think she must call in a literary assistant. We have no hesitation in calling her pencil perfect. [1]Peter Rabbit's cousin, Benjamin Bunny, has been a very popular character since this book's first publication in 1904. In this tale, we hear all about his and Peter's adventures in Mr. McGregor's vegetable garden, and what happens to them when they meet a cat! And perhaps even more frightening, what happens to the two cheeky bunnies when Old Mr. Benjamin Bunny finds out what they have been up to!

At this point, old Mrs. Rabbit's voice was heard inside the rabbit hole calling— "Cotton-tail! Cotton-tail! fetch some more camomile!" In other words, the Benjamin Bunny 50p is not considered to be rare at all. Why Are Some Benjamin Bunny 50p Coins Worth More Than Others? Benjamin, on the contrary, was perfectly at home, and ate a lettuce leaf. He said that he was in the habit of coming to the garden with his father to get lettuces for their Sunday dinner. The sun got round behind the wood, and it was quite late in the afternoon; but still the cat sat upon the basket.Beatrix Potter (1866–1943) loved the countryside and spent much of her childhood drawing and studying animals. 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit', first published in 1902, was her first book. She later went on to publish more than twenty tales & collections of rhymes.