"Hey, it ain't my fault the goddamn rabbit bit your kid. If the brat hadn't been poking him, the rabbit wouldn't have bit him."

The magician was tired of these calls. Why did every rabbit have to turn out mean. He'd learned that the best defense was to take a firm stand. By the time the parents could do anything more, the kid had forgotten all about it and they backed off.

"Okay, Sebastian, it's okay." He scratched the rabbit's chin and tweaked his ears.