One Rabbit or Many?
Apr. 10th, 2009 10:51 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
One rabbit or many? What do you believe? What do kids believe?
Does the Easter Bunny deliver all those eggs all by itself, in one time-space-continuum-defying night of herculean work, or is there a bevy of bunny helpers, a whole warren full of helpful little paws?
Similarly, is Santa also physics-defying, or does he just have lots of Elf helpers?
If the prevailing societal myth in both cases is actually the Lone Faster Than Light Rabbit/Santa, which of the two myths stays believable longer, for children? If one topples, does the other then automatically fall as well?
These are some thoughts I had today whilst hop-staggering down the hall to deliver only half a dozen small eggs. The bunny has some stamina! (I know I don't.)
Also, P.S., this is the perfect weekend (other than Halloween) for re-watching "The Curse of the Were-Rabbit". I'm just saying.
Does the Easter Bunny deliver all those eggs all by itself, in one time-space-continuum-defying night of herculean work, or is there a bevy of bunny helpers, a whole warren full of helpful little paws?
Similarly, is Santa also physics-defying, or does he just have lots of Elf helpers?
If the prevailing societal myth in both cases is actually the Lone Faster Than Light Rabbit/Santa, which of the two myths stays believable longer, for children? If one topples, does the other then automatically fall as well?
These are some thoughts I had today whilst hop-staggering down the hall to deliver only half a dozen small eggs. The bunny has some stamina! (I know I don't.)
Also, P.S., this is the perfect weekend (other than Halloween) for re-watching "The Curse of the Were-Rabbit". I'm just saying.
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Date: 2009-04-10 02:59 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-04-10 03:04 pm (UTC)Perhaps that guy's mother was also a Methodist, and this is exactly the retribution he ought to expect.
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Date: 2009-04-10 04:43 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-04-10 04:51 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-04-10 07:25 pm (UTC)Easter is still a great holiday, though, because it brings CANDY.
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Date: 2009-04-10 08:29 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-04-10 07:40 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-04-10 08:32 pm (UTC)We are particularly looking forward to this chocolate rabbit and some accompanying Raspberry Cream (dark chocolate) eggs.
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Date: 2009-04-10 08:33 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-04-11 01:09 am (UTC)I'm going for the "warren full of helpful little paws". Spotted one such helper today. A white rabbit happily hopping across the road from house to house. Quite the odd site. Didn't see the basket, but perhaps it was hiding?
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Date: 2009-04-11 03:41 am (UTC)I am so impressed you saw a Helper Rabbit in action!
The basket might be like Hermione's purse in the last Harry Potter book -- extra-dimensional.