Hope and Greenwood

From: The Easter Bunny
Sent: 03 April 2009 09:39
To: Miss Hope’s Grandchildren
Subject: Easter Bunny

Dear Jane and Jamie,

I was hopping around in the field outside your house admiring your new slide tunnels and wondering what you would like for Easter. I know Daddy likes orange chocolate buttons, the Naughty Pixie told me. 

The very same Naughty Pixie whispered in my ear that you and Jamie hate chocolate! He is such a fibber, you never know if he is telling the truth or not.

So is it true that when you eat chocolate a big spotty rash appears on your bottom and even your princess knickers don’t help to hide it? Your ears wiggle about like socks on a washing line and then you sneeze 100 times and then fall over?

If this is true I must not send you chocolate, it would be too awful. Perhaps you would like an old hankie full of green bogies or some yellow pants instead?

I have no idea what to give you for Easter, can you give me any clues?

Fluffy love,

The Easter Bunny,

PS Stop getting prickles in your fingers or your arm will drop off.

The Easter Bunny
Carrot Cottage
Hoppy lane
Goudhurst

The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes by Du Bose Heyward, illustrated by Marjorie Flack