The Three Lost Bunnies
By Miss Mary Pennynickle
Once there were three little bunnies who got lost in the woods. Their names were Pinky, Winky, and Blinky.
Pinky was very hungry, Winky was very thirsty, and Blinky was very cold.
They came upon a deer in the forest. "Please, Mrs. Deer. We're lost in the woods. Do you have any food?" asked Pinky. "Do you have anything to drink?" asked Winky. "Do you have anything warm to wear?" asked Blinky.
Mrs. Deer said, "No, but the bear in the darker part of the forest might be able to help." She ran away into the forest.
The three little bunnies hopped further into the forest. It was getting darker and Pinky was getting hungrier, Winky was getting thirstier, and Blinky was getting colder. They were all becoming afraid. Pinky was very hungry, Winky was very thirsty, and Blinky was very cold.
The three little bunnies came across the bear. He was sleeping. "Please, Mr. Bear. We're lost in the woods. Do you have any food?" asked Pinky. "Do you have anything to drink?" asked Winky. "Do you have anything warm to wear?" asked Blinky.
"No," roared the bear. "There is a cottage in the darker part of the forest. An old woman lives there. Maybe she can help you." The bear went back to sleep.
The three little bunnies hopped further into the forest. It was getting darker and Pinky was getting hungrier, Winky was getting thirstier, and Blinky was getting colder. They were all becoming more afraid.
The three little bunnies finally found the cottage in the forest. This was the darkest part of the forest. They were very afraid but Pinky was very hungry, Winky was very thirsty, and Blinky was very cold.
They knocked on the door of the cottage. Slowly, the door opened. They could only see darkness in the doorway. The voice of the old woman came from inside and said, "Come inside. The forest creatures told me you were coming," she cackled. "There's plenty of food to eat, lots of apple juice to drink, and a nice warm fire in my stove."
The three little bunnies were scared to hop into the cottage, but they had no choice because Pinky was very hungry, Winky was very thirsty, and Blinky was very cold.
When they entered the cottage they found it wasn't scary at all. The old woman seemed very nice. She was true to her word and provided the bunnies with food, juice, and warmth.
"What brings you this far into the forest where no one can hear you or find you?" asked the old woman.
"We went exploring and got lost," said Pinky, his mouth full of food.
"Oh, that's terrible," said the old woman. "Out all this way where no one can hear you or find you." She smiled and looked at all of the bunnies.
"Oh, dear!" she laughed, looking around her now empty cabinets and at the dying embers of her fire. "It seems I have nothing to eat or drink. I don't have my fire to keep me warm."
"We're sorry," said the three little bunnies. "We were so hungry, thirsty, and cold. Is there anything we can do to help you?"
"There might be something," she said. "I was hoping to tend my garden and get more food. I also wanted to go to my well and get more to drink. I needed to get more firewood to keep my cottage warm. Why don't you spend the night and you can help me in the morning?"
"We would like to stay the night and help you in the morning. But you have no more food to eat, juice to drink, and fire to keep us warm," they said. "You are so deep in the forest where no one can hear you or find you."
They slowly moved towards the old woman.
"What do you want?" cried the old woman.
"I'm still hungry," said Pinky.
"I'm still thirsty," said Winky.
"And I'm still cold," said Blinky.
They set upon the woman and tore her to shreds. All the way out where no one could hear her or find her.
"That's better," said Pinky as he swallowed the ear of the old woman.
"That's better," said Winky as he wiped the blood that he was drinking off of his white fur.
"I'm still cold," said Blinky. "What shall I do?" Then he got an idea. He got a knife and peeled away the flesh from the old woman. He wrapped the flesh around his body like a royal robe. "That's better," he said.
The three little bunnies hopped off into the dark forest, no longer hungry, thirsty, or cold.
THE END
