Z: Easter is hopping our way.
(He hopped into the room, grinning like the famous Bugs)
A: Bunny reference?
Z: Did you see the movie Hudson
Hawk? Do you remember the dog? Bunny ball, ball. (Plops into his chair, spins around once, and
then opened and closed desk drawers, searching for Ang's stash of goodies, why,
to hide them, needing to joke her, but was unable to find any)
A: You spend too much time
dwelling in your pants. (She looked him
square in his eyes with a rag-eyed stare)
Yea, I said that!
Z: Hardy-har-har. So riddle me this Batbabe... does the Easter
Bunny have techno colored farts after they eat jelly beans? (He stood and pushed out his butt and pointed
as if expecting her to see some color... but did not... why... he was not a
bunny... nor did he eat any jelly beans)
A: (She actually looked, shook
her head cause for an instant, she thought, she saw and hoped she saw a chocolate
bunny egg plopping on the floor.... what could she say, she was Lent-ing on
snacks... empty snack drawers caused her to hallucinate and yes, those drawers,
like granny drawers, were depressing...
she pulled herself back on target) Easter
history. What is famous about April 23?
Z: You bought your first diaphragm. (He gave an I'm-so-smarts look and impressive
body twist like a circus entertainer) Do
you still have it? Is it holier than
thou?
A: (Ang didn't laugh) Ick! Be real.
April 23, 0033 was the day of the very first Easter. Is that interesting?
Z: The story of you losing your
top at the beach is interesting. Come
on... you... without a top... that would be maddening... and from my point of
view... magnanimous... get it? You have
seen yourself naked? The only one in the
room! So you can understand the
attraction... and the humor.
A: (The
you-gotta-be-kidding-me-and-cut-it-out-combo look appeared without words...
words simply were not needed with that particular look)
Z: Ooooookkkkkk... (His glasses
slid down his nose, attempting a scholarly appearance and ditching clown of the
month Howdy Doody day marathon) How do you know that fact about Easter?
A: I could tell you I figured it
out since there were no calendars back then, after all I'm smart enough.
(They both paused to look at each other and chuckle good naturedly, for
they knew Ang was allergic to math) but the truth is I heard in on the
radio. I thought it was a great factoid.
Z: A great factoid would be that
you have a video of you walking from the surf topless.
A: There you go again! Boob-a-holic! Stop!
Z: Boobs are good. They nourish and titillate. Get it?
Tit-illate?
A: Stop!
Z: They bounce and fill out a
dress. (He did the hourglass pantomime
hand gesture)
A: Stop!
Z: They make fast dancing more
fun. (Zi took two melons from the
counter and bobbed them rhythmically)
A: Please stop!
Z: They cause men and women to
stop and stare. (He did the whites all
around the pupil stare) Especially big
ones!
A: Stop being a boob. We're talking Easter, bunnies, chicks, candy,
bonnets. Subject change in order. I have to make a bonnet. We are going to have an Easter parade at
church. Friday.
Z: We?
A: If ya wanna....
Z: I will help. The key word is make not buy? I have ideas.
A: (He looked a little too eager
but she could use his unique, special, out of the box... ahhh...she faced the
truth... crazy talent) Make. No weirdly
grown fantasy from your convoluted brain.
Z: We can do that. Now.
Ribbons and bows. Ribbons and bows. (He plucked at the air as if he'd find them
right there)
A: I will gather all the
stuff. It is in the car.
Z: (Zi started a drawing of a
hat with a hippo as the crowning ornament... knowing she would like it)
A: (Returned and saw and
rebuffed his idea as gently as she could.... she wanted out of the box not
zippidity do-da down the lane into squirrels-ville) Just sit... and talk to me.
Z: Fine. I'll tell you a story.
EASTER NICENESS
Hello, I’m your very own Easter Bunny and I would like to tell you a
story. Listen carefully. Thank you.
Once upon a time when there was very few houses and very few people and
very few mouses for those very few houses there lived a very poor family. This was a very long time ago. This very poor family lived in one of those
very few houses and was very grateful to do so.
They had very little money to buy extra things. The mother said that they got by day to day,
week to week, month to month, and so on and so on. Fancy was a word they only dreamt and all their
things were home-handmade not store bought.
This family was named Diverster and they were very kind and very nice
and liked by all.
One day near Easter one of their friends came over to visit. What was special about this you ask? That is a very good question. This visit was about their very special
Easter need. The visitors were as
equally poor as the Diversters and felt that they would be unable to provide
any Easter gifts for their children. The
two sets of parents discussed their sadness over these matters.
The Diversters had very little of value. They did, however, have a very old china
plate trimmed with gold that was valuable.
They sold the plate and took the money and bought gifts for their
neighbor’s children. On Easter morning
the Diversters showed up at the friend’s door and helped bring an unexpected
happy Easter to a family who did not know their friends could care that much
about them.
A: (She smiled a happy smile) That
was nice.
Z: (Moved closer to her finished
product and handed her a stuffed hippo)
You can sew it on.
A: I could but I won't. (Double eyebrow lift)
Z: For me. Poleeesee.
It is Easter. The Hippo has no
holiday to call his own. Look at his
eyes. You can almost see him wanting to
cry.
A: Fine give me the damn thing.
Z: The hippowesome!
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