than they really are for the most part. Instead it was a "translation" of
"real" rabbits and only slightly anthropomorphized. It was a grand
adventure and did feature some rabbits that were more the "warrior" type
than others (especially one.) but never did anything that would seem
insanely out of place for rabbits.
It really is one of the all time greatest novels ever - read it.
As far as warrior rabbits go this is the first thing I thought of:
http://www.usagiyojimbo.com/characters/usagi.html
If you want a bunny kicking ass. this is he. ;^)
Jim Davis
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From: brobborb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 1:34 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: urgent watership down questions
OMG OMG JIM NO WAY!!!!!!! I've been daydreaming about a writing a book
about warrior rabbits. I hope this book isn't anything like I have thought
of!
Main character in my "book" is Timsivole. :-D
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Davis
To: CF-Community
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 7:50 PM
Subject: RE: urgent watership down questions
One of my all time favorite books - ever.
I know you're on a deadline but READ IT. READ IT NOW. NOW! I read it at
least twice a year and can breeze through it in a few days - you read the
last few hundred pages in a sitting - you just have to.
There were quite a few rabbits and several journeys. Lemme see. from
memory
(so I may be wrong):
When leaving the Sandleford Warren there was Hazel, Fiver, Bigwig, Silver
(another young member of the Owsla brought by Bigwig), Dandelion (very
fast,
teller of stories), Pipkin (very small, friend of Fiver), Blackberry (very
intelligent, conferred often with Fiver), Speedwell, Hawkbit and Buckthorn
(I remember them called "decent enough rank and filers"). I think that
was
it. but I could be wrong.
Along the way they picked up Strawberry from the "warren of bones".
Bluebell (a jokester and Holly's closest friend) and Holly (former leader
of
the Sandleford Owsla) came later after the disaster at Sandleford.
That's the main group. they got a few more from Nuthanger farm (Boxwood
and.
somebody else) - this is where Hazel was almost killed.
The final "big" trip was to Efrafa - a completely militaristic warren.
There they liberated many rabbits (about 10 or 12) and only some had
names.
and although I can remember the name I can't honestly remember how to
spell
any of them.
I do have an ebook of this if that would help you in the short term, but
READ IT. Most of the rabbit names are contained the glossary at the end.
As an aside this is one of the all-time great adventure stories: we need a
long, epic live-action version (using computer generated rabbits) - Peter
Jackson doing anything after "King Kong"?
If you need more I can look it up in my (completely overused) copy.
Jim Davis
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From: dana tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 5:53 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: urgent watership down questions
I know, how urgent could a question be about a book that's been out for
years?
Well -- I am on deadline with this game design project based on Watership
Down and arg, questions have arisen that I don't know the answer to. And
my
copy of the book is not to be found.
So can anyone please tell me
How many rabbits were travelling together? There was Hazel, Bigwig, Fiver
..
and? anyone? I can't remember but if there were others I need to make NPCs
for them so any details you can remember would help me.
How many does did they rescue? I thought they rescued them from a farm but
a
synopsis of the film I found on Google seems to be saying that they were
in
a warren. Is this a difference between the book and the movie?
What was the name of the General? He was at the warren right?
Weren't there two other warrens after they escaped from the one they came
from... one where men were setting traps and one that was all
militaristic?
Not finding this on Google, at least in the first three screens of
"watership down" or "synopsis watership down" so please refrain from
suggesting that.
Thanks...
Dana
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