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But there’s something genuinely harrowing about the sight of Peter Rabbit – gentle, Edwardian Peter Rabbit – thoughtlessly injuring some birds, or grabbing a pile of lettuce leaves and making it rain like a banker in a stripclub, or literally twerking. No joke, all of these things happen in the trailer. There’s even a moment where a badger hurls a hedgehog at a dartboard, and it’s so much like the dwarf-throwing scene from The Wolf of Wall Street that you’re left with the incontrovertible feeling that this entire venture was put together by people who genuinely hate Peter Rabbit. Just...

Against the advice of the other animals, Mother Polar Bear adopts Baby Brown Bear when he arrives, alone and frightened, at City Zoo.PAGE 1One summer day, Baby Brown Bear arrived at City Zoo.All the animals gathered to see the new cub.(The animals and their children circle around the frightened little bear)PAGE 2The strange new faces frightened Baby Brown Bear.“Come here, Baby Brown Bear,” said Mama Polar Bear. “I’ll be your mother.”She scoops Baby Brown Bear into her arms, hugging him tight.PAGE 3“You?” the other animals gasped.“Of course,” said Mama Polar Bear. “All bears need love.”(The other animals frown/scowl)PAGE 4The giraffe...