A Rabbit and His Dissertation

Rabbit & foxes & wolves
A rabbit ran out of his burrow on a sunny afternoon to enjoy the good weather. He was so relaxed that he did not guard himself against anyone. A fox followed him and caught him, “What a good hunch!”

“Hold on!” said the rabbit, “You’d better wait for several days.”

“Why?”

“Er….” Said the rabbit, smiling, “I am writing my doctoral dissertation.”

“Hah! What a stupid excuse! What’s the topic about?”

“Rabbits are Superior to Foxes and Wolves.”

“Uh-huh! Ridiculous! Are you crazy? I want to eat you just now. Everyone knows we are smarter than you rabbits.”

“According to my research, this is not necessarily so. If you want to know why, you can come with me to read my paper. If you are not convinced, you can eat me then.”

“You are really crazy!”

But the fox was very curious and went along. “Just reading a paper will cost me nothing.”

But fox was never seen again….

Several days later, the rabbit came out again. A wolf sprang out of the bush, caught him and was about to eat him.

“Wait!” said the rabbit, “You can’t eat me now!”

“How come? My fluffy appetizer!”

“I have almost finished my thesis—Rabbits are Superior to Foxes and Wolves.”

The wolf burst into laughter so badly that he had to let go of his prey.

“Maybe I shouldn’t eat you. You are so crazy and perhaps you have some contagious disease!”

“You can read my paper yourself. If you don’t agree with me, then eat me.”

Then the wolf went into the rabbit’s hole. Again, he made no appearance just like the fox did.

The rabbit finally finished his thesis and was celebrating in a lettuce garden.

Another rabbit came over, “What’s up? You look so happy!”

“Of course, I have finished my thesis—Rabbits are Superior to Foxes and Wolves.”

“Do you think so?” It sounds so ridiculous.”

They went into the hole together, and a messy room that is typical of postgraduates came into their sight. The computer in which this controversial paper was saved was sitting in a corner, with two big piles of bones on both sides, and a big lion licking his lips in the middle.

The rabbit introduced the lion to his friend. “This is my supervisor