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Polite Bunny

There Stood Homeless, Happy, Heedless, and Healthy Bunny 56

They Had Ice Cream and Cake 96

"Here I Am, the Good Luck Bunny." 120

POLITE BUNNY

A LETTER FROM AUNT ETIQUETTE

This is the tale of Pretty Bunny, And though her story is very funny, To read it you will not regret When you meet old Aunt Etiquette!

Pretty Bunny Manners lived with Old Father and Mother Bun, in a little wee house in the woods.

As soon as she woke one morning she called to her brother, Healthy Bunny,

"Pretty Bunny gives fair warning, She will always call, 'Good morning'."

Healthy Bunny often forgot to say "Good morning," and be polite, so Pretty Bunny continued, "I will make up a 'Good Morning Song'," so she wrote on a card some words for Healthy Bunny to learn, and soon they sang to the tune of "Twinkle Little Star,"

"Say 'Good Morning' when you wake, Be polite, make no mistake, And when friends you chance to meet, Say 'Good Morning' on the street."

They took so long learning the song that Old Father Bun cried,

"Hurry your dressing, I don't like to scold, But your coffee will all be cold."

Old Mother Bun said,

"Hurry up, Bunnies, as like as not, Your oat-meal will get too hot."

The Bunnies laughed and,

Hippety-hop with never a care, They came dancing down the stairs.

They said 'Good Morning' to Old Father and Mother Bun and began to eat breakfast.

At this very minute the Postman came "pitter, patter, rap-a-tap," and left some letters in the mail-box; among them was a certain pink envelope addressed to Old Father Bun.

Pretty Bunny went to get the letters and came dancing in, handing them to Old Father Bun.

As luck would have it, Old Father Bun took up the pink envelope first and looked at it closely through his horn-rimmed spectacles.

He said,

"This handwriting I've seen before, Two or four times, six or more."

Old Mother Bun remarked, as he passed her the letter,

"Whom can it be from, how can we tell? I think I know that handwriting well."

Healthy Bunny got up and peeped over her shoulder, saying,

"This letter's addressed to Father Bun; It was not meant for every one."

Pretty Bunny asked politely,

"Let's open the letter, then we'll see What it contains of mystery."

Old Mother Bun said,

"Surely, this little Bunny is wise; The letter may have in it a surprise."

Old Father Bun took a knife, slit open the envelope and looked at once at the end of the sheet to see whom it was from. It was signed, "Bunny Etiquette." The letter read,

"Bunnyville, March 9th, 1921.

Dear Brother Bun:

It is chilly this spring and the wind blows round my cottage, and I need some one to bring in wood and water and cheer me up.

I am writing to ask if you could spare Pretty Bunny to come and make me a visit. I am lonesome and I often think I can hear the "pitter-patter" of little feet on the stairs.

I am sending by express a warm cap and pair of mittens for each of the Bunnies.

Write me soon. With kind regards to Old Mother Bun,

Your affectionate sister,

Edna Etiquette."

Pretty Bunny said, "May I go, Mother? May I go, Father? May I start at once?"

Healthy Bunny said, "May I go, too? May I go, too?"

Pretty Bunny turned to him and said,

"Healthy Bunny, it is not polite Your own self ever to invite."

Healthy Bunny hung his head, for sure enough, Aunt Etiquette had only asked Pretty Bunny to come for a visit.

Pretty Bunny then said again, "Oh Father and Mother, may I please go?"

To this Old Father Bun replied,

"You very seldom need to tease, When you use that small word 'PLEASE.'"

So it was decided that Pretty Bunny should go and visit Aunt Etiquette next week, and such a hurrying and scurrying as there was to get ready!

Up in the garret they went and brought down Old Father Bun's suit case and began to pack it full of clothes for Pretty Bunny. They never once imagined that at that very minute, up in another garret, another Bunny was packing a suit case that looked exactly like this one.

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