One Hare Is as Good as Another,” the Magician Said.
“Place this hat on the table,” said the magician. “Bunny Bright Eyes has a little present for you.”
“What is it?” asked Muffs moving closer to the Bramble Bush Man and wondering if maybe he wasn’t the headless man’s twin brother. He wanted her handkerchief and she gladly gave it to him.
“I hope you don’t mind what happens to it,” he said as he began rolling it into a ball. Soon the handkerchief was gone and in its place was a round white egg!
“My handkerchief!” cried Muffs.
“Perhaps it’s in your pocket,” said the Bramble Bush Man.
“But what became of the egg?” Muffs asked.
He suggested that she look in the hat where Bunny Bright Eyes was. Sure enough. There was the egg!
“Ha! Ha!” laughed the magician. “Now will you believe in the Easter Rabbit? It’s a magic egg too. I’ll break it and show you.”
He gave it three taps on the edge of the long table. It broke and a cage unfolded before the audience. It was the same cage that had disappeared back in the Bramble Bush Man’s house.