The Velveteen Rabbit
Read The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams in Swedish and English, a parallel text graded reader with audio. Available in CEFR levels A2 and B1.
About this book
One Christmas a velveteen rabbit arrives in the nursery, plump and splendid for a moment, then set aside among the fancier toys that think themselves superior. What he learns comes from the Skin Horse, the oldest and shabbiest toy in the room, who explains the strange arithmetic of the place. "When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real." And being loved, the Skin Horse warns, means your hair gets loved off and your joints go loose — and none of it matters, except to people who don't understand.
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Det var en gång en kanin av sammet.
Once there was a velveteen rabbit.
I början var han riktigt underbar.
At the beginning, he was really wonderful.
Han var tjock och rund, precis som en kanin ska vara.
He was fat and round, just like a rabbit should be.
Hans päls var brun och vit, med fläckar.
His coat was brown and white, with spots.
Han hade äkta morrhår av tråd.
He had real thread whiskers.
Hans öron var fodrade med rosa bomullssatin.
His ears were lined with pink sateen.
På julmorgonen satt han högst upp i pojkens julstrumpa.
On Christmas morning, he sat at the top of the Boy’s stocking.
History
- Written by Margery Williams in English
- Adapted by Line by Line Publishing in 2026