History and Lore / The Tale of White Rabbit

As we sit around the campfire, know that we are always in the presence of the spirits - one we know for sure is here, is the spirit of White Rabbit.

Long ago there was a young boy, who constantly bounced around in camp, and every day he would ask the adults to come and play. The adults saw this boy full of energy and innocence, and decided to call the boy White Rabbit.

when the whole tribe came together and sat around the fire, White Rabbit was fascinated with everyone's stories, and would dart from one family member to the next, asking them to play ball, or tell him a story. The adults, who often had more important matters to attend to, would scold him and say "White Rabbit! Go Away!"

One day, when all the tribes from all the lands came together, White Rabbit got so excited, running around the fire making sure he didn't miss a single word anyone said.

But there were so many people sitting around the fire, and he couldn't run fast enough to each person - he was missing out on everyone's stories!

White Rabbit decided the fastest way to get from person to person was through the middle of the circle, not around the outside... and so White Rabbit readied himself to take a great leap over the fire to the other side. He ran forwards... but just as his feet left the ground, something caught his eye off to the side - distracted from his task, White Rabbit tried to turn mid jump... and fell into the fire.

White Rabbit still flits around the fire to this day, trying to listen to our stories. When the smoke of the fire annoys us, we say "White Rabbit!" to tell him off.

But White Rabbit teaches us a valuable lesson... never get distracted in the middle of a task.