This book contains the following stories:
Primrose's Great Escape
Bigwig goes to Efrafa to ask Woundwort if he can join the warren in order to help Primrose and Blackavar escape. Woundwort is taken in by Bigwig's act and allows him not only to become part of the warren, but the Owsla. The other rabbits prepare a boat for the final phase of the escape plan and wait for Bigwig's sign. They manage to bite through the rope just in time, and float off down stream with Bigwig, Primrose and Blackavar safe, leaving Woundwort and his owsla defeated and furious.
Watership Down
This is a story about a group of rabbits in search of a home. Fiver has a gift - he can sense danger. Unable to convince the Chief Rabbit, Fiver leaves the warren with a group of rabbits in search of a safer home. Along the way they are tempted to join another warren - where food is plentiful - but on discovering the catch (food = snares) they leave in search of a better place. At Watership Down they establish their own warren but realise they need some girl rabbits for the colony to survive. A nearby warren has females, but a battle ensues with the established bucks. Eventually all is sorted and the two sides build a third warren between their camps and fill it with rabbits from both warrens.
Bigwig Learns a Lesson
Holly arrives at Watership Down with terrifying tales of the destruction of their old home. He also has news of a fine big warren where there is plenty of food, so a small band of rabbits go and investigate. Cowslip's warren appears perfect and Bigwig is keen to stay, but Fiver has a bad feeling.
