[pic] The First Easter Bunny

  ...THE FIRST EASTER BUNNY... by Francine M. O'Connor
                               (ASCII Art by joan stark)

      __            /^\        This is the story of a long-eared rabbit
    .'  \          / :.\       who couldn't learn to do the bunny hop.
   /     \         | :: \      His ears were floppy, 
  /   /.  \       / ::: |         his feet were sloppy,
 |    |::. \     / :::'/       he'd hippity hop, then he'd trip and plop.   
 |   / \::. |   / :::'/
 `--`   \'  `~~~ ':'/`
         /         (           So this little rabbit developed the habit
        /   0 _ 0   \          of staying awake when the sun went down.
      \/     \_/     \/        He'd stay up all night, 
    -== '.'   |   '.' ==-         till the morning light, and 
      /\    '-^-'    /\        practice his hopping just outside of town.
        \   _   _   /             
       .-`-((\o/))-`-.   
  _   /     //^\\     \   _    On the first Easter morn, 
."o".(    , .:::. ,    )."o".     just before dawn,
|o  o\\    \:::::/    //o  o|  He was startled by a bright
 \    \\   |:::::|   //    /      and blinding light.
  \    \\__/:::::\__//    /    And Jesus was there in the 
   \ .:.\  `':::'`  /.:. /        shimmering glare,
    \':: |_       _| ::'/      smiling at that funny bunny's plight.
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    Don't worry, little lad, and don't be so sad,           .-"-.
    for humankind will celebrate this special day.        .'=^=^='.
    You must bring the word to every beast and bird      /=^=^=^=^=\
    that I have risen and am in the world to stay.      :^= HAPPY =^;
                                                        |^ EASTER! ^|
    You should've seen that cottontail hop away,        :^=^=^=^=^=^:
    feeling mighty proud to be the chosen one.           \=^=^=^=^=/
    Though this story is quite old, it can now be retold  `.=^=^=.'
    to make little children smile on Easter morn.           `~~~`

-joan
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    //` '---./`  joan stark
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