An Apologetic Cranky Bunny
“Let’s go to the park,” suggested Cranky Bunny.
“That is a great idea,” said Aunt Sarah. “We should invite your friend, Julie.”
“I don’t think so,” said Cranky Bunny.
“Why not?” asked Mother, overhearing the conversation.
“She always apologizes to everyone,” explained Cranky Bunny. “Even when I am right.”
“True,” said Aunt Sarah. “However, I don’t think she apologizes about who is right or who is wrong. She apologizes because of the depth of your anger. It is okay for others to have an opinion as to whether they like Easter or not. What isn’t right is how angry you get when people express their opinions.”
“You know,” said Mother. “Your Aunt Sarah is right. Something just crossed my mind. Instead of getting so angry, have you tried to figure out why people are saying that they don’t like Easter?”
“No,” said Cranky Bunny. “Why would that matter?”
“If you were to find out why they don’t like Easter,” continued Mother. “Then maybe you could help them like Easter again.”
“That is genius,” said Cranky Bunny, thinking about what Aunt Sarah and Mother had just told him. “I will meet you at the park. I am going to go and invite Julie.”
Cranky Bunny hopped through Storyland to Julie’s house. He saw her standing in the driveway talking to her father. He didn’t want to interrupt but then he heard Julie apologizing to him about the argument he had with her father the day before. The argument was, of course, about how Julie’s father mentioned to Cranky Bunny that he didn’t like Easter.
“I’m sorry, Daddy,” apologized Julie. “Cranky Bunny didn’t mean to get so angry.”
Cranky Bunny felt the anger starting to rise in him but then, he remembered what his Aunt Sarah and Mother had told him.
“It’s okay,” said Cranky Bunny, approaching Julie and her father. “You don’t need to apologize for me. I can do that on my own.”
Julie was surprised to see Cranky Bunny and was a little fearful of what Cranky Bunny was going to do. However, she felt a wash of relief and also pride at what Cranky Bunny said next.
“I would like to apologize for getting so angry with you,” said Cranky Bunny to Julie’s father. “However, may I ask why you don’t like Easter?”
“Times are tough,” said Julie’s father, bashfully. “It isn’t so much that I don’t like Easter. It is more that I can’t afford it.”
“Oh Daddy!” cried Julie. “Why didn’t you just tell me that. I would understand.”
“Pride,” said Julie’s father.
“You don’t have to get me anything for Easter,” cried Julie, giving her father a big hug. “All I want is to spend the day with you and Mommy.”
“I take back what I said about not liking Easter,” said Julie’s father, wiping a tear from his eye.
Cranky Bunny felt good about himself. He was able to control his anger and also help Julie and her father.
Julie agreed to go to the park with Cranky Bunny and his family. They had a lot of fun.
“You didn’t have anything to do with this?” Julie asked Cranky Bunny on Easter day when he came for a visit.
Julie showed Cranky Bunny all of the beautiful Easter gifts she had received.
“I may have had a talk with Easter Bunny,” said Cranky Bunny, bashfully.
“Thank you,” said Julie, giving Cranky Bunny a kiss on his cheek.
“You are welcome,” said Cranky Bunny, knowing that his cheeks were bright red. “Happy Easter!”
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