The Daily Puppet

RUFFLING FEATHERS AND FAUX FUR

2011-11-04T05:15:00.000-07:00

The Big Bunny jumped on the article and nibbled through it: Where is the outrage that the Easter Puppy story is not yet done?

He was not the only puppet with his nose out of joint.

ALL THE PUPPET NEWS THAT'S FIT TO PRINT

2011-11-03T05:00:00.000-07:00

Kirby, also known as the Easter Puppy, if you recall, was excited to see the Los Angeles Times reporting on important puppet news, and called his colleagues to discuss the article.

A HUG IN TIME

2011-11-02T22:39:00.000-07:00

"Yes, that gives us the strength to go on," they agreed, and started their return to the story of the Easter Puppy, as told by the Yoga Master, and figure a way to awaken him and the storyteller.
While they slept, the newspaper carried a story about them:

REMEMBERING A NIGHTMARE

2011-09-11T22:15:00.000-07:00

"I might envy The Storyteller, still asleep," said The Boss. "Some nightmares are very hard to take."

"Yes, said the other Boss. "It's a very good day to hug your monkeys and let them hug you back."

IT'S A NIGHTMARE

2011-09-06T05:00:00.000-07:00

"Picture the unthinkable, and that's what it's like for me to do something myself."

"That's a catchy phrase," said the Other Boss. "I may have to use it next time I have to do something."

"Like awaken the storyteller?"

WHAT HAPPENS THEN?

2011-09-05T22:15:00.000-07:00

"Oh, I have all kinds of nightmares when I have to do something myself," I told my psychiatrist. "I even coined a phrase for any time I had to do something on my own:

ON DEEPER ANALYSIS

2011-08-25T06:18:00.000-07:00

"I told him that seeing as I was the alpha, I was used to other monkeys grooming me. I didn't have to do much.
It seemed like a good system--at least until I did have to do something myself."

HE ASKED ME TO TALK ABOUT MY DREAMS

2011-08-24T06:12:00.000-07:00

"So I told him my dreams centered primarily on a banana, very ripe and delicious."

"And his reaction?"

"He mostly asked about my relationships with other monkeys."

AND THEN AGAIN, MAYBE THEY WON'T

2011-08-23T06:08:00.000-07:00

"It's like I was saying to my psychiatrist the other day, sometimes I feel I am a prisoner of my own inaction."

"What did he say?"

MAYBE THEY'LL WAKE UP ON THEIR OWN?

2011-08-18T22:58:00.001-07:00

---asked the other Boss, who had become a Big Boss by dint of just such wishful leadership. "Let's give that a chance to work!"

I THINK YOU SHOULD GO FIRST--

2011-08-16T18:44:00.000-07:00

---said the other Boss.

"I went first for the Yoga Instruction.

"That's why you should continue to lead the way."

"I can't hear you, can you speak up?"

SPRINGING INTO ACTION

2011-08-14T09:18:00.000-07:00

"You go first," said the one whose ears had been chewed off.

I SUPPOSE WE COULD GIVE THEM A HAND

2011-08-13T20:58:00.001-07:00

"Shame about those two, said one of the Bosses.

"Who would have slipped them such powerful Mickeys?" asked the other." They did no wrong."

"I don't get it, either, but I think we should spring into action."

THERE'S THE PROBLEM

2011-08-08T23:33:00.000-07:00

Help! Our storyteller and the yoga instructor have been cast into a deep slumber by some mysterious force! Who or what can awaken them so that the Easter Puppy story can finally be put to bed?

HAPPY EASTER!

2011-04-24T18:55:00.001-07:00

From my Easter puppy, my Pookie and the Big Bunny himself!

IT'S THE HAPPIEST TIME OF THE YEAR

2011-04-18T21:42:00.000-07:00

That would be according to Pinocchio, who is busy filling out forms to beat the midnight deadline.

"You leave-a everything-a to me, I take-a good care of the tax-a forms."

Are you entering everything correctly?

"I love-a the tax day, and that's no lie! You can go back to your little-a Easter story now"

THE STORY LINE 169

2011-03-30T19:04:00.000-07:00

' "I shall ask the Magic Egg to transport you back to the place you need to go next," Naomi said.

THE STORY LINE 168

2011-03-29T18:52:00.000-07:00

' "Quite sure--anyway the magic from the egg will wear off."

"Is there any way to get an extension?"

Naomi laughed. "We can always try for next Easter."

THE STORY LINE 167

2011-03-28T18:47:00.000-07:00

' "As soon as we're back to the Box, you go back to being a puppy."

"I do? Are you sure you won't need me as a bunny?"

THE STORY LINE 166

2011-03-27T18:30:00.000-07:00

' "All delivered, all happy!"

"Great jobs, thanks to everyone, let's line up and and head back to the box," said Kirby.

"Oh, and by the way--" Naomi whispered to Kirby.

"Yes?"

THE STORY LINE 165

2011-03-26T18:18:00.000-07:00

' "Calling all Eggs!" Kirby commanded. "Please report in!"

The Accordion Egg rolled right in. "Brrrr!" Man, it was cold down there. Not too many baskets, luckily."

"Glad to see you back," said Kirby.

Naomi smiled approval. "How did the rest of you make out?"

THE STORY LINE 164

2011-03-25T18:17:00.000-07:00

' "Very good," said Naomi. "Now let's call in all the eggs and make sure we've taken care of every basket."

THE STORY LINE 163

2011-03-24T17:54:00.000-07:00

' "Just as I'm holding you, just as you gave me magic, to separate friends would only be tragic."

THE STORY LINE 162

2011-03-23T17:40:00.000-07:00

' Weak and strong, Kirby thought. Do natural disasters separate them? Seemed logical, but what was wrong?

Then he knew.

"No, he said, firmly. They bring both together."

THE STORY LINE 161

2011-03-22T17:30:00.000-07:00

' "Will you two stop quibbling and get on with it?" Naomi said, impatiently.

"I hate to quibble," said Kirby, "but I don't think we were really quibbling as much as we were trying to explore the scope of the question."

"Let's just assume for now that disasters work on all levels," Naomi said.

THE STORY LINE 160

2011-03-21T17:09:00.000-07:00

' "What has your experience been?" Tamaki asked back, preferring to answer a question with a question.

"Hm!" Kirby thought, recalling that most of his own disasters were personal, a result of being too trusting in the wrong puppets. "Can a personality be considered a natural disaster?" he asked, again answering with a question.

THE STORY LINE 159

2011-03-20T15:56:00.000-07:00

' "It's natural," said Tamaki.

"But disasters are natural, too," Naomi reminded.

"Some say natural disasters separate the weak from the strong," said Tamaki.

"Are they right?" Kirby asked.

THE STORY LINE 158

2011-03-19T15:24:00.000-07:00

' "Maybe I was wrong to think just of myself when so many people have trouble," said Kirby.

THE STORY LINE 157

2011-03-18T05:00:00.000-07:00

' "--It's drifting winds carrying Japanese plume."

"That was not the rhyme I was hoping for," Kirby said.

"It's the rhyme you're getting," said Tamaki.

THE STORY LINE 156

2011-03-17T22:25:00.001-07:00

' There was a great rumbling and cracking and then loud explosions and flashes of light. "Help us!" called Naomi and Tamaki. Kirby bounded across continents to snatch them up and hold them safely in his paws. "I have the rest of that rhyme for you," said Tamaki.

"What is it?" Kirby asked.

THE STORY LINE 155

2011-03-16T22:05:00.000-07:00

' It's not just the eggs and the candy and treats, it's not just the marshmallow, chocolate and sweets--it's daffodils knowing it's their time to bloom, and----and----

He reached for the next line, but his thoughts were overtaken by terrible sounds coming from the Earth.

THE STORY LINE 154

2011-03-15T21:54:00.000-07:00

'As Kirby roiled in self-doubt about his own motives and character, his thoughts came more and more in bits of doggerel:

THE STORY LINE 153

2011-03-14T21:01:00.000-07:00

' Is it possible that I'm no better than those I've criticized? I could be like Spike, which I truly don't like, or the bitter brown bunny--wouldn't that be so funny? It's a matter of timing.

Why I am rhyming?

THE STORY LINE 152

2011-03-13T19:38:00.000-07:00

'As Kirby sped around the Globe, he wondered about himself: I am really thinking of leaving that guy at the South Pole because I'm jealous. What kind of bunny or puppy am I?

THE STORY LINE 151

2011-03-12T06:58:00.000-08:00

' "You don't mind handling Antarctica by yourself, do you?" Kirby said, not really asking at all. There are not that many children there."

"Huh. The cold weather is not so good for my instrument," said the Accordion Egg.

"That's great, thanks for doing that, I'll pick you up on my way back," said Kirby.

THE STORY LINE 150

2011-03-11T22:49:00.000-08:00

' "Hey--is there something going on between you two?" Kirby asked.

"I just make music," said the Accordion Egg.

Naomi giggled.

Kirby looked out over the Atlantic. There was a lot of candy still to deliver. He decided to rise above his feelings.

THE STORY LINE 149

2011-03-10T11:41:00.000-08:00

' "He's a musician," said Naomi.

"A musician?! What's that advice that Lucy Van Pelt's Aunt Marion had for her about musicians?" Kirby warned.

"That they are the most wonderful people?" Naomi said, winking at the Accordion Egg.

THE STORY LINE 148

2011-03-09T08:27:00.001-08:00

' "Can you tell me who?" Kirby asked.

"Can I tell him, Squeezy?" she asked the Accordion Egg.

"Don't know if that's a good idea right now," he chuckled.

"Maybe when we're done delivering all the Easter goodies," Naomi said.

"OK, OK, " said Kirby, "I can work fast. Not a problem."

He paused over Brazil. "What kind of work does he do?"

THE STORY LINE 147

2011-03-08T11:56:00.000-08:00

' "I'm sorry, it's just ever since I became a big bunny, I can't help noticing how cute you are."

"Hey, Kirby, keep in mind you're a puppy, bud, and she may already be dating someone," warned the Accordion Egg, as they distributed Easter candy across the Americas.

"Are you?" Kirby asked.

"Maybe," said Naomi.

THE STORY LINE 146

2011-03-07T11:46:00.000-08:00

' "It's one side of the globe," said Naomi.

"What's a globe?" asked Kirby.

"It's like a very large egg, but rounder and soft boiled. There's a molten core in the center, not as tasty as a yolk."

"Gosh, you know so much," said Kirby. "But if they're like an egg already, will they need more eggs? I mean, we could just hang out and get to know each other better."

"Let's just call it the Americas and bring them some candy, shall we?" scolded Naomi.

THE STORY LINE 145

2011-03-06T11:39:00.000-08:00

' "She's in charge of chocolate bunnies, of course, and Tamaki will handle the jelly beans. The rest of the eggs will handle anything with marshmallow ."
"Good thinking," said Naomi, snuggling in Kirby's right shoulder. Let's cover the western hemisphere first, shall we?"

"What's a hemisphere?" asked Kirby.

THE STORY LINE 144

2011-03-05T11:38:00.000-08:00

' "You got it, Big guy! What's Naomi's job?"

THE STORY LINE 143

2011-03-04T11:31:00.000-08:00

' "I'm ready," said Kirby. "Hop on my left shoulder and we'll cover the world in candy. You're in charge of handing me the eggs, OK?"

THE STORY LINE 142

2011-03-03T21:37:00.001-08:00

' "Let's Roll!" said the Egg.

THE STORY LINE 141

2011-03-02T05:00:00.000-08:00

'"No, you turn back into a puppy," said Naomi.

"Can't I spend my hours as a bunny with you?"

"Some other time, perhaps, but now we have a mission." She called to the Accordion Player Egg: "Squeezy, are you ready?"

THE STORY LINE 140

2011-03-01T22:42:00.000-08:00

' "Oh, don't worry, I am so focused--so very focused," said Kirby, staring deeply into Naomi's long and lovely red ears. Why did I not notice them before? he wondered.

"The magic will last only so long," she said. "Like Cinderella and the clock at midnight."

"So next I turn into a pumpkin?"

THE STORY LINE 139

2011-02-28T21:55:00.000-08:00

'Kirby chewed on this information and on his carrot for a moment. Feelings of determination and new-found strength pulsed through his spine, plus a new appreciation of the comeliness of Naomi and the other girl bunnies.

"What are you doing the day after Easter?" he asked Naomi.

"Stay focused," she warned.

OSCAR PREDICTIONS

2011-02-27T10:41:00.000-08:00

Oh, excuse me, hold on, we have a special guest appearance from a celebrity puppet who has inside-the-can information on who will win Oscars tonight. Please go ahead, Mister Oscar:

"Sure, OK, for best garbage, the winner will be "Black Swan!"

You're kidding, right? A lot of people loved that movie. And Natalie Portman, look at the great job she did, don't trash her performance.

"Do not talk to me about trash, she is not trash, but she can never compare to the incomparable Miss Piggy in Swine Lake. Now, scram!"

THE STORY LINE 138

2011-02-26T05:00:00.000-08:00

' "I feel like I need a carrot first, if that's OK?"

"Then a carrot you shall have," said Naomi, and provided one. "It will protect you against Bunny Kryptonite, too," she said.

THE STORY LINE 137

2011-02-25T05:00:00.000-08:00

' "What do you feel like?" asked his eagerly awaiting Eggs.

THE STORY LINE 136

2011-02-24T18:05:00.000-08:00

' "Indeed, yes, it does," Naomi affirmed. "And your hindquarters are more powerful than a locomotive."

"That's what they feel like!" Kirby exclaimed. "I can do this! I feel like--I feel like---"

THE STORY LINE 135

2011-02-23T05:00:00.000-08:00

' "The Egg has turned you into SuperBunny," said Naomi.

Kirby flexed his new long limbs. "Does this mean I can leap tall baskets in a simple bound?"

THE STORY LINE 134

2011-02-22T21:55:00.000-08:00

' Then Kirby's ears were deafened for a moment by what seemed to be the sound of a giant egg cracking. "Hey! What's up with this?" he asked.

THE STORY LINE 133

2011-02-21T17:35:00.000-08:00

' "Your ears are growing," said the Flute Egg.

"I can hear you perfectly well without YOU shouting either," Kirby wailed.

"No one is shouting, it's your ears," said the Flute Egg.

"I can't hear you when you talk so loud," said Kirby.

"Deaf if you do, deaf if you don't," muttered the Flute.

"Hey, my paws!" Kirby cried. "My paws are getting bigger!"

"It's all right," said Naomi. "It's the magic egg working."

THE STORY LINE 132

2011-02-20T22:05:00.000-08:00

' "I'm not shouting--really I'm not!" said the Accordion Player Egg.

"Maybe it's me," Kirby said. "I don't feel like myself."

"You don't look like yourself, either," said the Flute Egg.

"What's different?" Kirby asked.

THE STORY LINE 131

2011-02-19T21:57:00.000-08:00

' The Accordion Player Egg tapped nervously at his keys.
"Do you have to drum so loud on those?" Kirby cried.
"I'm not drumming, I'm barely touching them," he replied, softly.
"Now, why are you shouting at me?" Kirby accused. "there is no need to shout!"

THE STORY LINE 130

2011-02-18T13:01:00.000-08:00

' "What's the matter?" asked the Band of Eggs.

"I feel as if my head will explode!" said Kirby. "It's like--it's like--" he tried to find something to compare it to, which is hard when your head is splitting.

"It's like my head is an egg that is cracking itself!"

"Dog's gone crazy," muttered one Roadie to another. "Did you give him any bad kibble?"

"I'm not crazy!" said Kirby, whose hearing had suddenly become much more acute. "Something is happening to me!"

THE STORY LINE 129

2011-02-17T21:11:00.001-08:00

' Just as he said that, Kirby felt something akin to a jolt of lightening through his head. "Ow," he said. He rubbed his muzzle. It felt worse.

THE STORY LINE 170

2011-01-31T19:06:00.000-08:00

' 'Where is that?" asked Kirby.

Naomi did not answer. She concentrated, and whispered something to the Egg that Kirby could not quite hear.

THE STORY LINE 128

2011-01-06T23:54:00.000-08:00

' "Then let's get cracking!" said Kirby.

THE STORY LINE 127

2011-01-05T23:46:00.000-08:00

' We are rootin' tootin' ready! said the band eggs, who had brought along a cute future chick to help deliver.

THE STORY LINE 126

2011-01-04T23:43:00.000-08:00

'I feel ready to go out and do the work of a hundred bunnies!" Kirby cried.

"That's a good boy!" said Naomi. "Is everyone else ready, too?"

THE STORY LINE 125

2011-01-03T23:36:00.000-08:00

'Kirby felt the magic first at the tip of his muzzle, and then it spread swiftly to his paws.

Naomi asked again: "Is the magic taking?"

"Yes," said Kirby, "It's like--it's like a squeaky ball and a pupcake all rolled into one. Maybe better."

THE STORY LINE 124

2011-01-02T23:25:00.000-08:00

'Naomi placed the magical egg around Kirby's neck. "How does that feel, little lost doggie?" she asked.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2011-01-01T23:11:00.000-08:00

Hope you will enjoy the best toys ever this year.

SANTA HAS HIS WORK CUT OUT FOR HIM

2010-12-31T23:28:00.000-08:00

I'm beginning to see a trend.

"Yes. So I must be on my way. Toys to good girls and boys, because toys are your first friends. It gets more complicated from there."

Thank you Santa. Before we return to the story, may we just have a word from a Faithful Friend?

AND TALKIN'

2010-12-30T21:55:00.000-08:00

"To the Harried Friend who thought no friends were with them any more--I gave them back their friends.

"To the Suspicious Friend who believed, against reason, that their Friends has betrayed them in one way or another, I gave them back their reason. They found their friends again.

"To the Friend who became infirm, and thought that only strangers would look after them, I gave them reassurance. And friends were there."

AND TALKIN'

2010-12-29T21:55:00.000-08:00

"You know, I am bound by certain rules of confidentiality when it comes to delicate list decisions," Santa intoned, without any hint of a ho-ho-ho in his voice. "But I can tell you that the best presents I ever gave were these:

SANTA KEEPS ON TALKIN'

2010-12-28T21:55:00.000-08:00

"That happens when you start mixing with the Royals, sorry," said Santa. "You would think, being a Saint and all, it wouldn't affect me, but it does. Start to feel superior."

I know, even the best of us succumb sometimes.

"Pardon me for correcting you," said Santa, "however it is not that the best of us succumb to feelings of superiority sometimes; it is the rule that the best of us succumb to feelings of superiority frequently. That makes it very hard to find the right present."

Is is naughty to feel superior if someone is superior?

"Again, let's look at the larger context," said Santa, side-stepping the question like a seasoned pol. "One cannot land firmly on the Nice List with such feelings, but it does not automatically make you Naughty, either."

Is there a Limbo List?

"There is no Limbo List, that would make my job so much easier. I wish," Santa said, in a wistful way. "I have to scrutinize the behaviour of the year and evaluate the extent to which superior feelings have led the otherwise Nice astray. I take it on a case-by case basis."

Are there cases you can discuss?

SANTA KEEPS TALKIN'

2010-12-27T22:10:00.000-08:00

"Why yes, not that I wish to spoil any surprises, but since the Royals live such public lives, they won't hold it against Santa if he spills the beans mostly on them."

Can you tell about Prince William and his bride-to-be?

"Oh yes, of course--they are each giving the other five servants."

I thought they were going to do without servants?

"For them, that is doing without. I must remind you that Santa looks at things in the larger context."

All right, so any other larger contexts that you can discuss without referring to yourself in the third person?

SANTA HAS MORE TO SAY

2010-12-26T05:15:00.000-08:00

"There is the Princess of Mavridou, and her Prince, they will receive some very good news, and with other Royals, the Countess of Chartres will receive the gift of undivided attention, which is all she really wanted."

I thought she was incredibly naughty this year?

"Yes, but you have to look at the naughtiness in the larger context. It does no good to be petty at Christmastime, does it?"

Ah, if only more people thought like Santa. Any other gifts you can share with us?

SANTA SAYS:

2010-12-25T05:00:00.000-08:00

"Merry Christmas, Little Helper! Are these readers giving you trouble?"

It does say The Daily Puppet, not the occasional puppet, so I understand. I did apologize.

"If there's one thing I've learned in all my years of telling Naughty from Nice," said Santa, "it's that people don't really want apologies."

They don't?

"Nah. They may say they want apologies, but they really prefer to be mad or feel superior."

Or both?

"Sometime both. That's when they didn't deserve an apology in the first place."

Thank you for clarifying. Is that naughty or nice?

"It's not nice, but it's not naughty, either," Santa sighed. "Its human nature."

So they still get presents?

"Everyone gets presents. Everyone gets really great presents."

No lumps of coal?

"I ought to sue the creep who came up with that lie--no, never a lump of coal. Not in the stocking, not under the tree, nowhere."

So will you share with our readers what are some of the great presents they're getting this year?

"Certainly. Let's start with those who have been Really Nice."

You mean like The Tokenblogger?

"Of course I mean The Tokenblogger. She gets a big basket of lovin' from her family, her friends and her fans. The ones who like her acting style. Oh, and her furry friends, too. Then also, there may be a warm sweater for her coming, knit by the Great Magnetic Wife."

What about The Great Magnetic Husband?

"He gets licks from his puppy, Rango. And Karl Strauss beer."

Ooooooh, he must have been nice. Who else?

THE SQUEEK SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH

2010-12-24T23:29:00.001-08:00

Here it is, Christmas Eve, and the Yoga Master's Easter Puppy story still isn't done, let alone the end of Little Red Riding Hood's adventures with her treacherous family.

Sorry.

I was helping Santa prepare Christmas presents.

You don't believe me? Excuse me, Santa and I are like that. In fact, I made the list that he checked twice for this year.

I can't tell you what's on there, but maybe he can:

THE STORY LINE 123

2010-11-25T08:25:00.000-08:00

' "Allow your good puppy Kirby to have, for a day, the abilities we rabbits enjoy--not just the ability to decimate a garden in two shakes of a cotton tail, but to send delicious eggs to all for Easter Day!" Naomi asked the magical egg.

THE STORY LINE 122

2010-11-24T21:55:00.000-08:00

' So Little Naomi closed her eyes and incanted:

"O Great Egg Maker Above, Mother Hen to all that is Ovoid, send me a fresh Magic Egg to help our friend Kirby the Puppy in his time of need!"

And a lovely sapphire and pearl egg with gold trim descended from The Great Nest into Naomi's waiting arms.

THE STORY LINE 121

2010-11-23T05:00:00.000-08:00

' "You do? Let's hear it," said Kirby.

"My sister and I, we both have magic eggs that can help you."

"You have magic eggs you will give me?"

"No, we cannot give them to you. The magic is exclusive to bunnies. We can use them to help you do the work of the real Easter Bunny. We'll show you."

THE STORY LINE 120

2010-11-22T21:55:00.000-08:00

' Yes, of course you may," Kirby said. "Now, let's get you some baskets."

"Excuse me, Mister Easter Puppy," said Naomi. "I have a better idea."

THE STORY LINE 119

2010-11-21T21:55:00.000-08:00

' Kirby had to admit the little bunny dolls were adorable, especially dressed in their little kimonos, and also looked a lot more like a bunny than he ever could. "What are your names?" he asked them.

"I am Naomi and my sister is Tamaki. Can we come along?"

THE STORY LINE 118

2010-11-20T21:55:00.000-08:00

' "Will ya look at this doll?" said the piper. She's a bunny, too, and she's got a sister just as cute. "They're our groupies."

THE STORY LINE 117

2010-11-19T21:55:00.000-08:00

' Last one out is a rotten egg!" Kirby said.

"That is just so not funny," said the eggs. "Just wait til you see the last ones out!"

THE STORY LINE 116

2010-11-18T21:55:00.000-08:00

' No, really, we're going," Kirby insisted.

"Don't you want to see who else we can get to help?"

"We're fine, I'm closing the egg box now."

THE STORY LINE 115

2010-11-17T21:55:00.000-08:00

' "This little fella is mighty quick with the candy, does a fast refill, too."

"Fine, bring him, let's go already," Kirby said.

"Oh, maybe one more request?" asked the eggs.

THE STORY LINE 114

2010-11-16T21:55:00.000-08:00

' "Hang on, one quick sec, we got to get a few more of the gang with us," said the eggs.

"Hurry up! said Kirby. Next thing you know it'll be Thanksgiving!"

THE STORY LINE 113

2010-11-15T14:36:00.000-08:00

' "No, I can't say as I have," Kirby admitted. "But I imagine it's a situation that shows real mettle."

"We can play Metal, sure," said the eggs.

"O.K., then let's go!" said Kirby.

THE STORY LINE 112

2010-11-14T14:27:00.000-08:00

' "Then we'll need our roadies to help," said the lead singer.

"Can they work fast?" Kirby asked.

The Piper sighed. "You've never needed a piccolo switched out last minute before going on, have you?"

THE STORY LINE 111

2010-11-13T14:19:00.000-08:00

' Two more eggs jumped up. "What's the gig?" asked the lead singer.

"Delivering Easter goodies all over the world."

"A tour! How rad!" said the Piper.

"Yes, but we have just a few hours," said Kirby.

THE STORY LINE 110

2010-11-12T14:14:00.000-08:00

' "That's great!" Kirby said. "You're sure now? You don't mind that it's a little weird?'

"It's very weird, everyone knows that. But I don't mind as long as my band buddies can come, too."

"Where are your band buddies?" Kirby asked.

THE STORY LINE 109

2010-11-11T05:00:00.000-08:00

' A young musician egg with an accordion jumped up. "I'll go with you, little pup!"

THE STORY LINE 108

2010-11-10T20:33:00.000-08:00

' And with that insult--not just to Kirby, but to the knishes at Liebmann's, which are always fresh and hot--they hopped back into the box.

"Are there no eggs willing to have a little faith in me?" Kirby asked.

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2010-11-09T20:04:00.000-08:00

' "You are asking me to prove that something will not happen in the future," Kirby argued. "I can tell you that I'm not the same little lost puppy I was when this all started."

"No, you're a little lost puppy with bunny ears," crowed the rooster egg.

"Give it up," said the bunny egg. "You are as much about Easter as a cold knish at Liebmann's deli."

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2010-11-08T05:00:00.000-08:00

' The rooster egg jumped up to the ledge.

"You're with me?" said Kirby.

"No, I'm with the bunny," he crowed. "We're going nowhere once you reconnect with the folks."

"I'm not like that," Kirby explained.

"Prove it," said the rooster.

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2010-11-07T20:33:00.000-08:00

' "Come clean," said an egg decorated with a bunny. "You're just using the holiday to go and find your family."

"That's how this all started," said Kirby. "Now I have an obligation to take over the Easter Bunny's rounds."

"Rounds, schmounds, as soon as you find your family, you're putting down the basket and begging for treats yourself."

"No, that won't happen!" Kirby insisted. "But don't come with me if that's what you think. There are other eggs who will come with me--aren't there?"

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2010-11-06T20:09:00.000-07:00

' "Where are you going?" asked the eggs.

"Where am I going?!" Kirby cried. "I'm going all over to bring the message of Easter."

"We don't think so," said the eggs.

"What do you mean?"

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2010-11-05T21:29:00.000-07:00

'Kirby tiptoed into the box carefully, as if walking on--well, eggshells. So many great eggs. "Who wants to come with me?' he asked.

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2010-11-04T00:03:00.000-07:00

' "These eggs are extraordinary--too good for me to take from you," Kirby said to the Bunny.

"Nonsense," said the Bunny. "Eggs are meant to be shared. Have a look and take whichever ones you need."

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2010-11-03T23:45:00.001-07:00

'Inside were the most wonderful eggs Kirby had ever seen, not just Easter Eggs, but Christmas Eggs, New Year's Eggs, Mid-Summer Eggs, too. Eggs even for Pagans and Druids, for Muslim and Jew.

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2010-11-02T15:21:00.000-07:00

' "It smells like eggs," said Kirby. "Really good eggs. But it's not a basket."

"I told you I don't like to keep all my eggs in one basket--that means I also don't like to keep them all in baskets. Have a look inside."

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2010-11-01T15:08:00.000-07:00

'Kirby entered the Bunny's house and saw a large box with festive decoration.
"What a pretty box," he said.

"Isn't it?' said the Bunny. "What do you think is inside?"

THE PIRATE COMMANDEERS THE STORY!

2010-10-31T20:41:00.001-07:00

"Arrrrrgh! I heard there were eggs, and cupcakes and all manner of delectables, so of course I wanted samples for my crew. The puppy was a pushover.

Since it's Halloween, we got our fill of fresh candy by going door to door dressed as children who were pretending to be pirates." The Pirate sighed. "It's the most wonderful time of the year. Now we can sail on."

So it's The Pirate's fault! No wonder the Easter Puppy story is still not done.
Can we please just get this puppy some eggs?

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2010-06-14T23:10:00.000-07:00

"Would you be willing to share a basket of them with me?" asked Kirby?

"No, I'm just teasing you, because everyone knows how much fun it is to tease a puppy. Yes, you can have some eggs!"