According to Richard Adams's Lapine mythology, the world was created by a sun god called Frith. When the rabbits begin multiplying out of control, Frith created predators in order to hunt them down. However, he bestowed great swiftness upon the rabbits to ensure their survival. In the present day, in a warren called Sandleford Down in Hampshire, England, a rabbit named Fiver has a vision of machines coming to destroy the warren. He and his elder brother Hazel convince some rabbits to leave the warren with them, but they are overrun by soldiers, led by captain Holly. Bigwig, a strong fighter, helps them escape. A strange rabbit named Cowslip visits the group, offering to let them stay in his warren. Although it is full of well-fed rabbits, morale and numbers are strangely low. Bigwig is caught by a snare and starts to suffocate. When Fiver asks for help, Cowslip reveals that those snared are given to a farmer in exchange for food and protection. The rabbits free Bigwig and leave, with a doe named Strawberry joining them. Soon after they choose to settle in a new warren, naming it Watership Down, an injured Holly arrives and confirms Fiver's vision.
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