There were Easter eggs on the table and Easter eggs on the floor, Easter eggs on the window-sill and Easter eggs in baskets! They were painted in gay colors—red, blue, and gold.
Old Mother Give-Away said:
“A messenger I thought I’d borrow;
You may help me take the eggs to-morrow.”
“Painting piles and piles of Easter eggs”
Then she told him how she and Father Give-Away had spent many days painting piles and piles of Easter eggs.
She said she wanted every Rabbit in the world to have an Easter egg on Easter morning. She wanted the eggs well hidden, so it would be fun to hunt for them.
“Splashing the colors upon them”