Famous First Lines of Novels #3 (Animals)

The Mole had been working very hard all the morning, spring-cleaning his little home.

Mr. Jones, of the Manor Farm, had locked the hen-houses for the night, but was too drunk to remember to shut the pop-holes.

The first place that I can well remember was a large pleasant meadow with a pond of clear water in it.

It was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in their tips.

Here is Edward Bear, coming down the stairs now, bump bump bump, on the back of his head, behind Christopher Robin

The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one kind and another his mother called him 'WILD THING!' and Max said 'I'LL EAT YOU UP!' so he was sent to bed without eating anything.

One sunny Sunday, the caterpillar was hatched out of a tiny egg. He was very hungry.

Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were-Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter.

A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood.

There was once a velveteen rabbit, and in the beginning he was really splendid