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Quote #7
And a tear, a real tear, trickled down his little shabby velvet nose and fell to the ground.
And then a strange thing happened. For where the tear had fallen a flower grew out of the ground, a mysterious flower, not at all like any that grew in the garden. It had slender green leaves the colour of emeralds, and in the centre of the leaves a blossom like a golden cup. It was so beautiful that the little Rabbit forgot to cry, and just lay there watching it. And presently the blossom opened, and out of it there stepped a fairy. (63-64)
Okay, this is straight up enchanting. The Rabbit lets out a real tear and out of that tear blooms a flower and then a fairy.
Quote #8
"I am the nursery magic Fairy," she said. "I take care of all the playthings that the children have loved. When they are old and worn out and the children don't need them any more, then I come and take them away with me and turn them into Real."
"Wasn't I Real before?" asked the little Rabbit.
"You were Real to the Boy," the Fairy said, "because he loved you. Now you shall be Real to every one." (68-70)
This is the nursery magic Fairy (obviously) and she's come to make the Rabbit really and truly Real. Of course, he was Real before, but now everyone will see that he's Real. Cool. That's way better than being burned in a bonfire. Nice upgrade, Rabbit.
Quote #9
"Run and play, little Rabbit!" she said.
But the little Rabbit sat quite still for a moment and never moved. For when he saw all the wild rabbits dancing around him he suddenly remembered about his hind legs, and he didn't want them to see that he was made all in one piece. He did not know that when the Fairy kissed him that last time she had changed him altogether. And he might have sat there a long time, too shy to move, if just then something hadn't tickled his nose, and before he thought what he was doing he lifted his hind toe to scratch it. (75-76)
Even the Rabbit doesn't seem to believe the magic in this story. When the Fairy kisses him, he turns into a wild rabbit, but he stays completely motionless like he's still a stuffed animal when he sees the other rabbits. Finally, he figures out that he can actually move around and he's psyched. The nursery magic has done its work and the little Rabbit is home at last. Aww.