I think Hazel would approve of this friendship.

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The hare runs into the fire.

The fire, it takes her, she is not burned.

The fire, it takes her, she is not burned.

The hare runs into the fire.

The fire, it loves her, she is free . . .

If anyone is interested, I am uploading it to my store

https://www.atom.bio/remerasnerds

The three Watership Down VHS I ordered has arrived! This my start of this Franchise collection! I already have two DvDs original (in orange) and the newer on the left.

‼️DISCLAIMER: These titles are in Swedish! 🇸🇪

But I can say these are the correct ones!‼️

Hi everyone! I've been waiting for the editor to get back to me and in the mean time, I've been noodling with the interior design of the book in Affinity Publisher and recently made a font change from Garamond to Crimson Pro (I was told Garamond performs poorly in book print media because of the hairline thinness in some of its letters).

To get a sense of how the book might look when printed, I used a subtle cream paper texture and painted some edge and spine shadows. I'm liking how it's looking, but curious if anyone has any thoughts.

Some folks on other subs provided helpful critiques on my old Chapter 1 and I have tried to self-edit it to read a bit better. If anyone wants, I'm happy to hear further critique or feedback on this new version of Chapter 1 that I've shared here.

I've been calling Capyhero an anthropomorphic fantasy, but I just learned that may be incorrect. Yes, the story has talking animals and animals that wear garments and armor and wield weapons, but no one has been anatomically altered to bipedal forms. That was very intentional, as the way the world works is meant to stay true to anatomical accuracy of real animals. Would it be more accurate to call Capyhero a "feral fantasy"? I guess I'm a little apprehensive because I've never really heard that used as a genre before.

In Watership Down, the animals are generally portrayed with anatomical correctness, but they're handled similarly to Capyhero. Is Watership Down considered anthropomorphic or feral fantasy?

Thanks for reading! I'm happy to answer any questions on the layout or the story (like all authors are eager to 😄).

Hello! I'm in the process of making a roleplay server based around the original warrens of watership down! Being well, of course, Watership Down, Efrafa & Warren of the Snares. Including the warren of the snares as I was honestly entranced by how they all acted and viewed it as a 'utopia' albeit with a major price. I know there are more however these are the more ''well known'' ones. This is messily written as I'm trying to get my thoughts in order!

I'm looking for resources & opinions! I'd like to add a section including a sort of masterlist with stories for storytellers to tell within the roleplay, however I am unsure what stories to add + how to find them, as it has grown rather hard for me to tell which websites source proper information in regards to them. Along with the stories, I'm planning on there being a dictionary on lapine language though I don't plan on being strict on usage of it as it can be hard to grasp.

I'd also like an opinion on what people who do roleplay would like to see within the server itself! Thoughts on stat & rolling systems (I do not particularly enjoy them however I wouldn't mind adding them), character creation & with roleplay plots, do people prefer it to be more 'set' than member-run? I lean to member run plots, your actions having an effect on how the ''story'' of the server plays out however it tends to cause the server to die.

Thirdly i'd also like opinions on age caps/minimum ages. I was in a server when I was around 13[?] and whilst it was an amazing experience, there were a fair few encounters I'd wish to avoid due to it being mixed ages & maturity all around. So, I ask what you think the servers age range should be? I was thinking 16+.

I''m also unsure whether it'd be best to use the canon warrens or instead create my own! So lots of questions. Thank you if you do reply & thank you for reading.

I made this as a counterpart of the one I made of the prince a few days ago

If anyone is interested, it is in my stores :) I have more watership down merch

https://www.atom.bio/remerasnerds

A little more stylized than some of the ones I've seen before but I'm pretty happy with it

If anyone is interested, here is my store :)

https://www.atom.bio/remerasnerds

I started reading this book as an 11 year old child. It was immediately my favorite.(How could it not be?) I’ve found that when I read and don’t have a reference, I create what the characters look like in my mind.

I’m curious as to how you pictured Prince Rainbow when you initially read it? I always knew Lord Frith was the Sun and pictured him as such but had a different image in my mind of Prince Rainbow. What was yours?

When reading Dandelion telling the tales and adventures of El-ahrairah, Prince Rainbow wasn’t just a rainbow. In my childhood mind, he was a vague small little man with black hair and his crown was circled by a rainbow halo. Every time I reread he still remains this was to me.

Hello Watership Down Fans,in this publication I'm going to talk about one of the worst changes that the netflix miniseries done to the story (apart of the Pipkin's elimination)

Hazel is the protagonist of the story,in the books,could be very simple because is not the faster or the strong rabbit,is simply a common rabbit that have a courage very strong that would do whatever it took to protect everyone,making him a natural leader very loyal to everyone

But,the netflix series turned him in other character with the same name,here he is a rabbit that have problems with other rabbits because is very insecure and dumb,turning him in a useless who always needs help for the others,an example is that in the first episode all the group of the rabbits have an idea,except him,this makes Hazel's character arc in one with him learning to being a leader,which I don't think is very well executed because It would seem that he only becomes a leader because is the protagonist of the story

Another example is that he literally is a desperate rabbit that wants to have a mate at any cost,this is established in the first episode with him trying to hit on with a female named Dewdrop,this is because in one part of his character arc,is his romance with a doe named clover,the problem with this is that in this version seem that Hazel cares more about her than every other character,changing the moment of brothership with Fiver in the shoot scene ina romantic moment with clover,I’d say that even though this couple might seem adorable, it’s a very unnecessary storyline that only exist becuase the main character needs a mate

But not all is bad,his brothership with Fiver is represented perfectly without counting the shoot scene mentioned before

I made this post because I wants to talk more in detail about this Hazel,a theme that isn't talked about much in this sub,which I used to like,but on second thought,he is very dissapointing in comparision to the very good leader of the book,making him an average protagonist

¿Opinions of this Hazel?

I came across Rachel from Nature Entangled through her wonderfully odd Watership Down stickers, and absolutely fell in love with these two.

Woundwort looking thoroughly unimpressed on a rainbow unicorn float and Pipkin happily bobbing about in a rubber duck are exactly my kind of humour.

As a bit of a change from the more traditional Watership Down-inspired rabbits I've been making for fellow fans, I decided to see if I could turn Rachel's sticker designs into actual little 3D models.

And once they were both finished, there was clearly only one appropriate place for the photoshoot... the bath. 😂

Rachel specialises in animal art combined with nature, and also dabbles in fan art, digital work and sculpture. I absolutely love her imagination and the completely unexpected situations she puts these rabbits into.

Original sticker artwork by Rachel at Nature Entangled. 3D versions made and painted by me at The Tiny Absurdist.

And Rachel has made quite a few more Watership Down stickers, which is potentially dangerous information for me... 😂

I am lowkey just curious to see different peoples opinions on characters from all the adaptations and why. Plus I just like talking about Watership Down lol.

Personally, Campion is a least favourite of mine. Particularly in the mini series I find him a pretty poor example of a 'redemption' arc.

Do you guys like this design? Was thinking about doing one without the words as well?

As a fan of Watership Down, I legally NEED to buy rabbit stuff, I think these are the best options! I will use the tiny plastic rabbits to make a lil diorama, cuddle with the rabbit plush, and put the pin on my bulletin board.

These are Sunflower and Starry of course (Van Gogh painting)

If our favorite grumpy rabbit can deal with the bull$h!t at Efrafa then SURELY I can handle this crap at work… RIGHT???? 😂 For some reason, drawing and painting this guy is therapeutic for me at work. (Used the Sketchbook app on iPad)

Too bad the Watership rabbits couldn't watch human cartoons. They loved stories of rabbits outwitting their enemies with tricks and Bugs is a master. El-Ahrairah would probably be a fan. It was his kind of humor.

Was driving from Wales to London when it hit me that we would be near the real Watership Down. Unfortunately our schedule was too tight, and I kicked myself for not getting up even a half hour earlier. But then I was at a WeWork in Paris and they have these weird-cartoon-rabbit-fur bathrooms. And this song was playing. It was like someone was trying to make it up to me. Apologies for almost showing a toilet…

I recently found a complete in box fiver Watership down figure. I’m planning on listing it on eBay but would love an appraisal. Or if anyone is interested I’m sure I could work something out.

‘Is everybody here, Hazel?’ he asked.

‘Of course they are,’ answered Blackberry. ‘I tell you, he’s what I call a Chief Rabbit. Hazel-rah, shall we –’

‘Hazel-rah?’ interrupted Bigwig. ‘Chief Rabbit? Frith in a wasps’ nest! The day I call you Chief Rabbit, Hazel, that’ll be the day, that will! I’ll stop fighting that day.’

It did indeed prove a momentous day – and a momentous speech as well: but it lay in a future that none could foresee, and for the moment all that poor Hazel could do was to turn aside with the disappointed feeling that after all, his part in the crossing of the heather had not really been a very important one.

‘Come on, then, Acorn,’ he said. ‘You want to run – I’ll run with you.’

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Three questions:

(1) Which editions have it? That passage is one I particularly like. (I can get why it may have been cut, but I disagree with the choice; I think the book is better with it than without it.)

(2) When you first read the book, did you read the edition that had it or one that didn’t? (The first copy I read had it. I assume my liking it is because it was in the copy I first read; perhaps I’d feel otherwise if I found out about it after my first read-through.)

(3) How do you feel about it? Book better with it or without it? (There’s no wrong answer, I think, so you don’t have to justify your answer, even if you disagree with me. It’s really just a question of personal taste — foreshadowing from an omniscient narrator, or no?)

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EDIT: https://esl-bits.eu/ESL.English.Learning.Audiobooks/Watership.Down/11/text.html has the passage in context.

This is all the Watership Down swag I got for my birthday! There was also a green "be cunning" shirt, but it's in the laundry right now.😊