The New French Cook

The French will eat almost anything. A young cook decided¹ that the French would enjoy feasting on rabbits and decided to raise rabbits in Paris and sell them to the finer restaurants in the city. He searched all over Paris seeking a suitable place to raise his rabbits. None could be found. Finally, an old priest² at the cathedral³ said he could have a small area behind the rectory for his rabbits. He successfully raised a number of them, and when he went about Paris selling them, a restaurant owner asked him where he got such fresh rabbits. The young man replied, "I raise them myself, near the cathedral. In fact, I have ... a hutch back of Notre Dame⁴.

rectory: n.教区长老的住宅；教区教师；管区

hutch: n.养小动物的圈栏（尤指兔箱）； 笼； 茅屋； 小舍