10 GROUNDCOVER NEWS EASTER Benny the bully Easter Bunny Benny was a troublesome, spoiled child who always wanted things his way. He bullied everyone he could. He would cheat during all games that were not adult-supervised. The children were afraid of him and would let him win; everyone thought he was a natural at all the games and sports. It was the last day before spring break and Benny was threatening the only friends he had left. Jane and Charles were the only kids who played with him. He wanted them to visit after school, hoping to persuade them to vote for him to be the town’s Easter Bunny. Benny always wanted to play this role; he was finally tall enough this year. However, Jacob, who always played the role, was not giving in to Benny. Benny used his usual threat of not letting their parents purchase any toys at all of the locations his dad's factory supplied. Jacob was a polite, well-mannered young man who wanted to become a teacher. Jacob was tired and frustrated with Benny’s rude, overbearing, bullying behavior. His plan was to remind the kids how much fun they had without the bully. He talked with everyone he could during recess, hoping they would stand up to the bully. During spring break he posted posters all over FELICIA WILBERT Groundcover vendor No. 234 town saying, “Remember when the fun never ends, vote for Jacob.” “What? No way!” Benny said as he ripped down his opponent's posters. He laughed out loud, hollering for everyone to hear, saying, “You won't win this year!” He pushed down anyone standing near a poster before destroying it. Jane asked him to stop tearing down the posters. Benny shoved her and said, “What a little baby girl,” teasing her. She got real upset with him and walked off, leaving him and Charles. “You should not have treated her that way,” Charles said. Benny got up in his face and asked, “What are you going to do about it?” He then put Charles in a headlock, nuggying his head saying, “You whiner … always whining.” Charles was embarrassed and walked off upset, wanting to punch Benny. The next morning Charles awoke early riding his bicycle to everyone's house. He invited them to a secret meeting at the old zoo. Everyone agreed to arrive early; they knew Benny did not like to wake up early when school was out. At the meeting everyone vented their frustrations about Benny. They swore a secret pact not to tell Benny about their plans or the meeting. The morning of the vote was upon them, everyone was in attendance. Benny spoke first, stating his plans to have a big egg hunt and ice cream party. Jacob spoke and reminded them how much fun they had playing the games and all the treats in years past. This year the golden egg would contain $5.00. The children were amazed — where would he would get that kind of money? It was time for the vote, everyone placed it into the bunny basket. The vote was counted and it read Benny 28 and Jacob 7. Benny shouted, “I knew I would win, nah-nah, in your face loser!” He then announced that the APRIL 7, 2023 party would be on Friday not Saturday as usual. Everyone turned and looked at him thinking he was too much. Now he’s changing the day of the party. They all agreed to Friday’s party then dispersed leaving upset. The morning of the party Benny arose early, excited about playing the Easter Bunny. He put on his suit and hurried to greet everyone. One hour passed and no one was there. He thought, “Oh everyone’s just late because of the new time of the party.” Three hours had passed still no one showed — not even his two friends. Six hours had passed and his mother was cleaning up wondering why no one had showed. Benny ran to his room crying see BUNNY next page -
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