PARTY POOPER
“Shhe,” Belle whispered.
“Are you sure she can't see?” Duster asked.
“Mom? Can you see me?” Zoomer hopped around his cage.
“No, I can't see anything,” Mom assured the bunnies.
Dad had made sure she put a blindfold on when she walked from the bedroom to the living room. The bunnies had a big surprise for her.
“Ready?” Dad asked Belle, Zoomer and Duster.
The three bunnies nodded and Mom was allowed to uncover her eyes.
“Oh, wow,” Mom said.
There was a “Happy Birthday” banner across the wall behind the cages and a few balloons.
Dad put a party hat on her head.
“Thanks, but my birthday isn't for a few more months,” Mom said.
“We know!” Belle binkied. “We wanted to have a surprise early birthday for you.”
“I think they just want a way to get extra treats,” Dad whispered.
“No, we really want to celebrate early,” Duster said. “But extra treats are always welcomed.”
Zoomer persicoped. “Show her the cake we made.”
“A cake?” Mom asked.
Dad smiled and presented Mom with a small bowl.
Inside the bowl was a mixture of pellets and timothy hay and carrot slices were sprinkled on top.
“It's a carrot cake,” Belle exclaimed proudly.
“It looks bunny treat yummy,” Mom replied. “Thank you. I think I'll save it for later.”
“Good idea,” Dad said.
Mom was confused.
“Tell Mom what her early birthday present is,” Dad suggested.
“Oh we can just show her,” Duster replied.
Mom looked around.
“No, no, in their cage,” Dad was trying not to laugh.
Mom looked, not exactly sure what she was looking for.
“Our poop!” Belle exclaimed. “We pooped extra for you today!”
“It took a lot of work,” Zoomer said.
Then the three bunnies sang:
“Happy early birthday to you,
We pooped lots for you,
Happy early birthday, dear Mom,
We pooped lots for you.”
Mom looked, the bunnies had definitely done a good job filling their respective litter areas and box.
“Well maybe since it is my early birthday, Dad could help me clean,” Mom suggested.
The three bunnies frowned
“We worked really hard to make all this poop for you,” Duster said.
“Ya it's our gift to you,” Zoomer said. “We'll do something just as thoughtful for Dad on his early birthday.”
“Really?” Dad asked.
The bunnies nodded.
“Maybe poop even more than we did for Mom,” Belle binkied.
Mom and Dad had to laugh.
“Something to look forward to,” Dad said.
HIDE AND GO SPOT
Belle was binkying around the living room, hopping like baby bunnies do.
“Let’s play! I want to play!” Belle hopped in front of Mom.
“Alright, let’s play hide and go seek,” Mom suggested.
“How?” Belle asked.
“You and The Spots find a place to hide and I have to find you,” Mom explained.
Belle binkied. “Fun!”
Mom covered her eyes, starting to count and off Belle hopped.
Belle hopped into the bedroom and saw the blankets. “Perfect!”
She snuggled into the blankets. “Ready!”
Mom looked in the kitchen and then the bathroom and made her way into the bedroom. She stifled a laugh when she saw Belle’s tail sticking out from underneath the blanket.
“I wonder if Belle is in here,” Mom wondered.
Belle’s tail moved up and down.
“Maybe she’s in the closet,” Mom said.
Mom looked in the closet and then turned around. “Oh my gosh, I think I see The Spots under the blanket!”
Belle hopped out. “Good work! Again?”
Mom smile. “Sure.”
Belle bee-lined it for the living room, heading for the shelf where Mom kept her collection of rabbit lawn ornaments. Some of them were as big as Belle. She found a place between two and called out that she was ready.
Mom came out of the bedroom, she saw Belle right away, but pretended not to. Mom wandered around the apartment, with no luck in finding Belle.
“Wow, where did my Belle and The Spots go?” Mom wondered out loud.
Belle covered her mouth with her paws, trying to remain quiet.
“What will I do if I can’t find my Belle?” Mom asked.
Zoomer and Duster sat up, Mom winked at them.
Belle hopped out from the shelf. “I’m right here and so are The Spots! We had the best hiding place ever.”
“You were sitting with my statues!” Mom said.
“Yes! Me and The Spots like this Hide and Go Spots game,” Belle binkied.
Mom smiled. “You’re very good at it.
“I bet I can help hide some treats in my belly too,” Belle suggested.
That made Mom laugh. “And I bet Duster and Zoomer could help.”
“Definitely,” Belle agreed, leading Mom to the kitchen for some treats.
THE BOOGEYBUNNY
“Oh my gosh! How do you bunnies stand the noise?” Dad asked, coming out of the bedroom.
“What noise?” Duster asked.
Dad stared at the grey lop.
“Seriously?” Dad questioned.
Dad pointed to Mom napping on the couch, snoring. “She sounds like a lawnmower.”
“What’s a lawnmower?” Belle wondered.
“Shhh,” Zoomer said. “You’ll wake Mommy up.”
“That’s the plan,” Dad said, moving towards the couch.
“NO!” the three bunnies insisted.
“That’s not noise, that’s the most wonderful sound we hear at night,” Belle said.
Poor Dad was confused.
“That noise keeps the Boogeybunny away,” Zoomer whispered.
Duster nodded. “We don’t want to see the Boogeybunny.”
Dad sat at the computer desk, while Mom continued to snore.
“The who?” Dad asked.
“The Boogeybunny,” the rabbits chorused.
“OK, I’m sure Mom knows all about this but you’ll have to fill me in,” Dad said.
“The Boogeybunny lives in the front closet – with your coats and boots – if given the chance he’ll sneak out and steal our treats,” Duster explained.
“Have you ever seen this Boogeybunny?” Dad asked. “Or has he ever stolen your treats?”
“Um, no, but we don’t want him to have the chance,” Zoomer said.
“As long as Mom snores, our treats are safe,” Belle said.
“And I don’t sleep,” Dad replied.
“But our treats will be safe,” Duster added.
Mom stretched and rolled over. “That was a good nap.”
“Thank goodness, a break from the noise,” Dad sighed.
“Was I snoring?” Mom asked.
“No, you were protecting us from the Boogeybunny,” Zoomer defended Mom.
Mom went to the kitchen to get the bunnies their bedtime breakfast before she turned in for the night.
Mom smiled, “Well I think if the Boogeybunny hasn’t shown up yet tonight, he won’t. Treats are safe for another night.”
“And I can get some sleep!” Dad said happily as the three bunnies settled in for the night.
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