Leo the Lop

In a warm, gentle corner of the island of Serendipity lived a big bunch of bunnies. The bunnies were all the same. They had cute little noses, a fluffy puffed tails, and two perky ears that stood straight up. All of the rabbits, that is, except Leo the Lop. Now it wasn’t that Leo didn’t have a cute little nose or a fluffy puff of a tail. What made him different was that he didn’t have ears that stood straight up. Instead his ears hung straight down. The other bunnies began to notice that Leo was different. Somehow the difference seemed very funny, indeed. Whenever Leo hopped by the other bunnies would grab their sides and giggle. They just couldn’t stop themselves from laughing. Leo didn’t see anything funny about the way he looked. His fur was the same. His tail was the same. As far as Leo could tell he was just as normal as normal could be. Finally he asked, “How come you always laugh at me?” “It’s your ears,” they laughed. “They go down, not up. You aren’t normal.” Not being normal made Leo feel very sad. With the help of crotchety old possum all of the rabbits learn that normal is just whoever and whatever you are. Ages 5-9