In the short story "Fierce Bad Rabbit" by Beatrix Potter the author conveys a standard moral to her readers, the simple fact "bad things happen to bad people." The author presents two distinctly different rabbits to her readers. One rabbit, the protagonist is labeled as the "nice gentle rabbit." The antagonist is defined as the "fierce bad rabbit." Unexpectedly the "nice gentle rabbit" loses a carrot given by his or her mother to the "fierce bad rabbit" from assault and battery. Beatrix begins to illustrate her moral in the short story shortly afterwards with the hunter nearly killing the "fierce bad rabbit."
             The short story is used as an early story to narrate to children simple morals of our lives. The "fierce bad rabbit" has the choice to not steal or hurt the "nice gentle rabbit." However the "fierce bad rabbit" chooses in doing so causing bad karma to materialize his way. The karma in which the "fierce bad rabbit" is in possession of saves the "nice gentle rabbit" from the shot of the hunters' rifle. Thus this gives her readers the "fierce bad rabbit" brought forth his near death experience by stealing and severely hurting the "nice gentle rabbit." The author also uses her story as typical propaganda for children. Beatrix in one way or another is teaching her readers to be "good children" by scaring the children. The children learn of the "fierce bad rabbit" and hope they never see the evil being.
             In final analysis Beatrix Potter uses the story of the "Fierce Bad Rabbit" to project that bad karma can affect anyone at anytime. Children are learning not to steal, not to hurt one another, and to be respectful from her short story.
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