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Quote #1
There was once a velveteen rabbit, and in the beginning he was really splendid. He was fat and bunchy, as a rabbit should be; his coat was spotted brown and white, he had real thread whiskers, and his ears were lined with pink sateen. (1)
When our story starts the Rabbit is in pretty great shape. He's a Christmas present who's bright and shiny and new so of course he's pretty proud of his appearance.
Quote #2
The Rabbit could not claim to be a model of anything, for he didn't know that real rabbits existed; he thought they were all stuffed with sawdust like himself, and he understood that sawdust was quite out-of-date and should never be mentioned in modern circles. (3)
The Rabbit's not totally dense. He knows that he's only a stuffed animal made of sawdust, which isn't as fashionable as the mechanical toys in the nursery. He may have pretty velveteen fur, but even he knows not to get too full of himself when it comes to looks.
Quote #3
[The Skin Horse] was so old that his brown coat was bald in patches and showed the seams underneath, and most of the hairs in his tail had been pulled out to string bead necklaces. (4)
The Skin Horse might not look fancy, but the Rabbit can tell that beauty is only skin deep. The Skin Horse's appearance means he's been through some stuff.