by Michael Rupp

Created on: April 06, 2009

HOW PETER BUNNY ALMOST GOT FIRED

"You did what!"

Peter Bunny tried hard not to look at the eyes of his boss, the head dispatcher for Bunny Express delivery service. Peter gulped.

"But boss," said Peter, "It's kind of like, wellnowellactually, I took the candy and egg order and delivered it to the kids, just like Danny Duck told me to do when he dispatched me with the order yesterday."

Peter saw the boss lower his face into his open hands and shake his head back and forth.

"Peter," said the boss, "Danny gave you the easiest job on the easiest route, and still you managed to mix it up. What am I going to tell Mr. Big Hopper upstairs?"

"But boss, I don't understand," said Peter. "I made the delivery just like Danny said. What could have gone wrong?"

The boss threw his hands up in the air.

"Peter, you're my best delivery man!" said the boss. "We deliver orders to chickens, to bunnies, to pigs, to ducks, to all kinds of animals. We deliver fast and on time all over the farm. Tell me, Peter, since when do we deliver to humans? This has to be a first!"

The boss slumped back a little into his chair.

"Let's get Danny Duck in here and try to figure out what happened," said the boss.

"Danny Duck," he yelled into the intercom microphone, "get in here pronto."

Danny opened the door and strutted into the office.

"Hiya boss, hey there Peter," said Danny. "What's up boss?" he added.

Danny sat in the chair next to Peter in front of the boss's desk.

"Danny," said the boss, "tell me about the delivery you gave Peter to do yesterday."

"Sure boss," said Danny. "It was an easy run. I sent Pete with the candy and eggs for the kids. I told him to hide some of the stuff for the kids to find, just like the mothers specified in the order."

"And that's exactly what I did," added Peter. "I left some of the stuff in their houses. I put most of it in baskets. You know how humans are; they have bread baskets, egg baskets, even baskets for fruit. I figured they would like the delivery left in baskets. I hid the rest outside so the children could have fun finding it."

"QUAAAAAAACCCKK." Danny Duck was speechless, but not quackless, and not flapless. His wings beat and feathers flew.

"Peter," said Danny, "that order was for kids, you know, baby goats! I give you an order for little goats, and you take it to little humans? Since when does Bunny Express deliver anything to humans, big or little!"

"RIINNNNGG"

The boss picked up his phone.

"Hello," said the boss. "Oh, Mr. Big Hopper, you heard about

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