Chpt 16

Write a note to Hazel convincing him to leave the strange warren:

Hazel, please leave this warren. I feel that you will not be safe there. Ask yourself :Why do elil stay away from this warren? Who is that strange man? Where does that food come from? And, Why do all of these strange rabbits have this unnerving sense of fear?
- Fiver

Why does Cowslip tell Fiver not to talk about the snare? 

There is a strange belief in this warren that if you talk about something that you fear than you than it will happen to you. hey, people(or rabbits), that probably will not happen to you, unless you're careless.
  
They are rabbits that live with a lot of denial

Thrush Song

The white petals spun down around them, covering the grass and speckling their fur, while thirty feet above a thrush sang, " Cherry dew, cherry dew.  Knee deep, knee deep, knee deep"

Watership Down, pg 52

hospitality

How do rabbits get to know each other?
By sniffing, feeling, and observing each other.

How do you imagine chickens get to know each other?
By squawking, intimidating(or trying to, anyway) and staring
at each other
Who is in charge in this new warren? How are decisions made?
Nobody is in charge. Whoever comes up with the idea does it. 
Strawberry has some leadership, but he is not the Chief Rabbit.

The Stranger in the Field

What is Hazel missing about his old warren?
he is missing the familiar tunnels and the smell of rabbit.

Who is the stranger in the field? 
 His name is Cowslip. ??????

How do Hazel & the others feel about him?
They feel confused. Is he telling the truth? Or is 
he lying to them?

What do you guess will happen next?
Maybe they will leave and find a different spot.
or maybe they will stay. I think if they stay 
they will be in big trouble.

WD: Chpt 10

Make a list of Big-Wig's insults

•  Acorn, you dog-eared, dung-faced disgrace to a gamekeeper's gibbet!
•  you bunch of mole-snouted, muck-raking, hutch hearted sheep ticks!
•  you look like the end of a rat's tail left in a trap!

Imagine some chicken insults. What would a broody chicken call someone?

•  those long-tailed, mud-furred, disgraceful rabbits!
•  Goldie, you disgrace of a turkey's feather!
•  are you deaf, you long-eared, short sighted, featherless weirdos!!!!!

How does Bigwig's leadership style compare with Hazel's? What makes the rabbits follow directions from Bigwig? And from Hazel?

They listen to Bigwig because of his fighting techniques. he will actually push them. If they refuse he will insult the fur off of their bodies.

They follow Hazel because he is calm and thoughtful about his decisions.  They know that if they refuse he won't force them but he says, "Okay, you want to go back. Go ahead.  Do you think you can face the lemming alone? Think you can face the dog alone?"

Bigwig's authority comes from his strength.  Because he is the strongest.  He was once a member of the Owsla and so they respect him.
Hazel's authority comes from his brain. He is the most clever.

Plover: (n) shore-inhabiting birds

Ribald: (adj) crude or offensive language

Assurance: (n) words that inspire confidence

Ilexes: (n) a tree or shrub of a genus that includes holly.