It’s Gift Day! The holiday where you give gifts, get gifts and just sort of generally celebrate the idea of GIFTS! Featuring two new stories: “The Evil Bunny,” a story about the surprising origins of the Easter Bunny, written by Peter, a 12 year old from Massachusetts, and “20 Eucalyptus Leaves,” about an echidna who learns the value of collaboration from a paddle of Platypuses, written by an 11 year old from Australia named Tamar.
Scroll down for the original stories behind the episode!
Illustration by Camila Franklin
The Evil Bunny
by Peter, age 12, Massachusettss
There once was an evil bunny named Evil Bunny. (In case you were wondering, he is the distant cousin on the left side of the Easter Bunny.) He wanted to rule the world by stealing all the candy the Easter bunny hides. Once he has all the candy, everyone, including gorillas, will worship him as the Candy Master, instead of the Easter Bunny. Two days before Easter, the easter bunny started hiding eggs. The day after, he finished. Then, he got an incoming call from one of his helpers in Africa. It was from a gorilla named Dave. All the eggs have disappeared! He exclaimed. The easter bunny’s eyes narrowed to slits, and he said, It must be the evil bunny. Dave, take the next flight to China. That's where the Evil Bunny’s lair is. So Dave and Easter went to the evil bunny’s lair, but it had a lock on it, with room for 7 letters. Try chicken, suggested Dave. It didn’t work, but no alarm sounded. Evil Bunny’s system isn’t updated, said Easter with a grin. Try Bwa ha ha, a villain’s evil laugh. Said Dave. That time, it worked. When they opened the door, they saw millions of eggs, with a normal sized bunny in the middle. That’s the evil bunny? asked Dave incredulously, looking at Easter, who was just about his size. We can have a long conversation about my size, or we can confiscate these eggs growled the Easter Bunny. I had my chance at candy, and failed. Now, I shall try to become the Carrot Master, of both humans and gorillas. Cried the Evil Bunny as he hopped off into the night.
20 Eucalyptus Leaves
by Tamar, Age 11, Australia
Roll Call Stories
The Big Pineapple’s Head
by Milo, age 4, Wisconsin
There once was a pineapple and he went into a witch's castle. The witch put a potion on him. It was a pineapple potion that turns pineapples into chickens. Then he ran and slipped and got a big booboo. He had a bandaid. He drank another potion and turned back into a pineapple. The End.
The Hamster
by Eden, age 8, UK
The Giant Spider
by Marcos, age 6, Florida
There was a grocery store and people were in it and they loved the food and there was a Knight in there. Then, a giant spider got in the store and broke it apart. He stepped on the food, mashing them, and the knight tried to stop him but he never could. And then he build a trap with the food, the spider ate it, and the knight convinced him to be his friend. He convinced him because he was mashing the food, and that was bad, and told him that he might not live if he mashes the food, or other people might not live if he mashes the food. They spent vacations, and had so much fun, and he realized that being bad is not good. The end.
