The Legend of the Easter Bunny: Part 2

"Dawn came. Loud shouts rang out and the rabbit watched as soldiers came out into the courtyard, pushing the Man roughly in front of them. They were headed right toward the rabbit's hiding spot. The Man staggered under the weight of a wooden beam. Surrounded by shouting soldiers on all sides, he fell to the ground. The rabbit looked deep into the Man's eyes. The Man struggled to get up. Pounding feet all around sent a cloud of dust into the air. The sun climbed higher in the sky. From his hiding spot in the wall, the rabbit could see the Man as he walked on through the streets of the city. The rabbit's heart pounded with fear, but he knew he couldn't leave a Man who was in so much pain.

Overhead, the sun blazed down. The rabbit hopped boldly up the hill where they had taken the man. The Man looked down with a loving gaze. Women were weeping. A young man and an older woman stood together nearby. Suddenly, everything became completely still. for a moment, there was no sound and no movement. Then, rain poured down from the sky and the earth shook. Dripping wet and trembling with fear, the rabbit felt as if the whole world were angry. As suddenly as it began, everything became quiet once more. The Man had died. The rabbit shivered and trembled, but he knew he couldn't leave a Man who had shown such love.

A group of women gathered, crying quietly. Men carefully took the body off the cross. They laid the body in one woman's lap, then carried it to a nearby tomb. Everyone lingered for a moment and then walked quietly out. Almost at one, the men rolled a large rock in front of the entrance to the tomb. There was a small cozy spot just under the curve of the rock in front of the tomb. The rabbit hid there and closed his eyes."