Eggs and a Bunny
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="Easter">Easter</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cloudy">cloudy</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="festive">festive</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Memorial">Memorial</span> <span word="Park">Park</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> 100 <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="orphanages">orphanages</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="Easter">Easter</span> <span word="egg">egg</span> <span word="hunt">hunt</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="at">at</span> 10 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="blasted">blasted</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="horn">horn</span>. <span word="Boys">Boys</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="girls">girls</span>, <span word="ranging">ranging</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2 <span word="to">to</span> 6, <span word="dashed">dashed</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="park">park</span>, <span word="yelling">yelling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="screaming">screaming</span>, <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="running">running</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="often">often</span>, <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>, <span word="Amanda">Amanda</span>, <span word="found">found</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="egg">egg</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horn">horn</span> <span word="blew">blew</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="basket">basket</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> 10 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="examining">examining</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="unwrapping">unwrapping</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="piece">piece</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="finished">finished</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrapper">wrapper</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="basket">basket</span>, <span word="wiped">wiped</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="dress">dress</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hunt">hunt</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="egg">egg</span>.</p><p> <span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span> <span word="Jeff">Jeff</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="boys">boys</span>, <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="basket">basket</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overflowing">overflowing</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firemen">firemen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="candy">candy</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="some">some</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basket">basket</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="closest">closest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="toddlers">toddlers</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candy">candy</span> <span word="egg">egg</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="bent">bent</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="banged">banged</span> <span word="heads">heads</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="bawling">bawling</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="volunteer">volunteer</span> <span word="nurses">nurses</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="right">right</span>.</p><p> <span word="By">By</span> 11 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>., <span word="the">the</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="over">over</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="candy">candy</span>, <span word="exchanging">exchanging</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="horn">horn</span> <span word="blasted">blasted</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Jenny">Jenny</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cry">cry</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="fireman">fireman</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bullhorn">bullhorn</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="around">around</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="guest">guest</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>.</p>
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