Answer and Explanation:
1. The wisest was the little rabbit because he questioned the reason for the terrible things to be happening and tried to call attention to something that would save him and the other animals, because he understood that one day, the terrible things they would go after the rabbits, if nobody did anything.
2. Animals were very afraid of terrible things and didn't care about them if they weren't happening to them, however, when those terrible things worked on a small group of animals, they didn't have the strength to fight them alone.