Madison Rabbit in "The Strange Tracks In The Old Pasture"

Ryder hopped up close to it. Then he sat up very straight and stretched himself as tall as he could, but he wisely took care not to rub against the tree. You see, he didn't want to leave his own mark there. So he stretched and stretched, but stretch as he would, he couldn't make his wobbly little nose reach the mark made by the other Rabbit.
"My sakes, he is a big fellow!" exclaimed Ryder. "I guess I don't want to meet him until I feel better and stronger than I do now."