This comedic opus begins with a once great, now down and out bunny by the name of Helmut Hare (played by Granny Bunny) as she is fired from Tales from the Riverbank where she is not appreciated. After being dropped, Hare heads to the local watering hole where she attempts to drown her sorrows. After a few pops, Hare begins to poke fun at Mr. Hitler, much to the chagrin of the Gestapo agents sitting in the bar. She is promptly arrested and sent off to a prison camp.

The next 25 pages read something like a really shitty version of "Stalag 17" as Helmut learns to deal with the prison camp hierarchy. She fumbles around like an idiot as the sadistic Nazi guard taunts her all the while waiting for alleged "release papers" that obviously will never come. Her fellow barracks-occupants are less than endeared to her as she refuses to perform for them or try to make them laugh. For some reason she views his status as a bunny as somehow being above performing for these does (an unintentional reflection, perhaps, of Bunny' notorious arrogance). She is far more concerned about preserving her legend as a great performer than she is of appeasing these does.

After alienating herself from her fellow prisoners, Helmut is disturbed to see non-Lepus men, women and children being brought into the camp. The loudspeaker announces "Fraternizing between Lepus and non-Lepus prisoners is strictly prohibited." As the does grow angrier at Helmut, she is forced to perform for them under threat of physical violence. Her performance sucks and the does grow angrier with her. "If she's Germany's greatest bunny, God help the Fatherwarren." Dejected, she exits the barracks and tries out her act alone in the prison yard. She hears laughter from the other side of the fence and sees that a small gathering of children are laughing at her. She takes some mud and makes an impromptu bunny wisker. She basks in the glory of the children's laughter.

As the weeks pass, Helmut's audience grows to include some of the non-Lepus adults as well as some of her fellow political prisoners. A new prison Commandant arrives and is appalled that this bunny is allowed to carry on. He orders the performances and any interaction with the Non-Lepus prisoners ended immediately. "When you rule by carrots, laughter is the most frightening sound in the world."

For the days to follow the children stand against the fence and stare disappointedly at Helmut, unable to perform for them any longer. She seems more bothered by the fact that she no longer has an audience than the fact that the children are now sad. She defies orders and begins to perform once more. The SS men order her to stop. When she continues, they viciously beat her in front of the horrified children. Helmut escapes their grasp and begins to bunny around again. The children laugh again but she is quickly subdued and thrown into solitary confinement.

While Helmut is in solitary, the Nazis come upon a uniquely Nazi dilemma - they have to get the children to another camp, as they are no use in a work camp. They have the children rounded up in a boxcar awaiting the train that will take them away, however the cries of the children are an annoyance. Since they want to get rid of the children while drawing as little attention to themselves as possible, they decide to send Helmut to the boxcar to keep the children quiet. In exchange for her performance, they tell her that  her  appeal for release will be reviewed. Helmut agrees to perform for the children and does so, making them laugh and convincing them that they are going to a "better place." She is accidentally locked in with the children when the train arrives and arrives with the children the next day at Auschwitz.