"Let My People Go!"
By Genipher
@Genipher (5405)
United States
May 3, 2016 9:54pm CST
"I got a call from the Easter Bunny today, kids."
Dad looked gravely at us as he crossed his arms across his chest.
The five of us looked up at daddy with worried faces.
"He said," dad continued, "that he wouldn't visit our house this year unless we let his people go. I'll leave the decision up to you."
My brother glanced outside to the rabbit cages, where our two New Zealand Whites calmly sat chewing their hay.
It didn't take long for us kids to consult and come to our conclusion.
"Let them go, daddy."
We didn't want to miss out on our Easter Baskets. It seemed like a fair trade.
I'm not sure when he did it, but at some point dad set our rabbits free to join their Master, the Easter Bunny...
...or so we were told.
A couple nights later, we had a delicious chicken dinner. It wasn't until years later that dad revealed it wasn't chicken that we ate that night.
We ATE the Easter Bunny's minions!
And they tasted gooooood!
Did your parents ever trick you, when you were a kid, to get you to comply with their wishes?
Have you ever pulled a fast one on your child?
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@sulynsi (2669)
• Canada
5 May 16
I've seen this discussion languishing, unanswered for a couple of days and decided to see if it could be rescued from obscurity.
then I actually READ it!!
I have a little story you might enjoy
I dont' know if its true or not, but my mum told it to me like it were true.
A little girl had become quite enamoured with the rabbits that were destined for the cooking pot, and as she was a sensitive child, she was more than a little outraged when told that the bunnies she had become so attached to were supposed to feed people.
So the budding animal rights activist declared she would NOT eat bunnies. Forget it.
The family sat down to dinner and was told one evening that we were having 'chicken' and everyone declared what a delicious 'chicken' dinner it was and how it will be nice to have 'chicken' soup with the leftovers.
Not easily fooled, when the plate was passed her way, she said, "I want a wing!"
I have a little story you might enjoy
I dont' know if its true or not, but my mum told it to me like it were true.
A little girl had become quite enamoured with the rabbits that were destined for the cooking pot, and as she was a sensitive child, she was more than a little outraged when told that the bunnies she had become so attached to were supposed to feed people.
So the budding animal rights activist declared she would NOT eat bunnies. Forget it.
The family sat down to dinner and was told one evening that we were having 'chicken' and everyone declared what a delicious 'chicken' dinner it was and how it will be nice to have 'chicken' soup with the leftovers.
Not easily fooled, when the plate was passed her way, she said, "I want a wing!"
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