- Time goes by and the Rabbit just ends up looking more and more raggedy.
- But that's cool because it just means he's loved. The Rabbit knows he's Real and when you're Real it doesn't matter how you look. The Rabbit will always be beautiful to the Boy. That's true love.
- But one day, the Boy gets sick. Really, really sick.
- The Boy has a pretty bad fever and people keep coming in an out of the nursery but the Rabbit stays with him the whole time.
- Finally, the Boy's fever breaks and he's able to get dressed again and go outside.
- The Rabbit overhears the grown-ups talking about the Boy. He's going to head for the seaside to recover there. Sweet. The Rabbit has always wanted check out the sea and build sand castles.
- Of course, Nana and the doctor also mention something about disinfecting the Boy's entire room. All the toys and books the Boy had played with while he was sick have to be burned so that they won't spread any germs. Hmm…
- Nana notices the Rabbit and asks if he has to go, too.
- Oh, yeah, says the doctor. He's loaded with scarlet fever germs. Toss that thing right in the incineration pile.
- Uh-oh.