Watership Down Opening

“In the beginning, there was a Field. A Field of clover, of dandelions, of sun and of shadow. And in this Field, there lived a people, a people of rabbits, with their own language, their own customs, and their own way of life. They lived in harmony with the Field, taking from it what they needed, and giving back in return. But as time passed, the Field began to change. The humans came, with their plows and their fences, and the rabbits were forced to adapt, to flee, and to fight for their very existence.”