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Can you work out what each of the three animals weigh? Then add the three weights together to get the total weight + = 5kg - = 99kg + + =12kg

(Hint: Think about the Rabbits first in the 3rd line.)

Rabbit Jokes

Q: How do rabbits travel?

A: By hareplane.

Q: What is a bunny's motto?

A: Don't be mad, be hoppy!

Q : What do you call a transformer bunny?

A: Hop - timus Prim e.

Q: What do you call a very rich bunny?

A: A billion - hare.

Q: How do you know carrots are good for your eyes?

A: Because you never see a rabbit wearing glasses!

Q: What is a rabbit's favourite dance style?

A: Hip-Hop!

Q: What’s the difference between a healthy bunn y and a clown bunny?

A: One is a fit bunn y , and the other one is , a bit funny !

The Year of the Rabbit 2023

According to Chinese Astrology, the Rabbit symbolizes beauty, patience, and luck. The Rabbit is the luckiest out of all the twelve animals. People who are born in the Year of the Rabbit are calm and peaceful.

‘These Two Rabbits’ – Author Unknown

These two rabbits, Have ears so tall These two rabbits, Have eyes so small.

These two rabbits, Have whiskers that wiggle.

These two rabbits, Have noses that wriggle.

It’s been a whole three weeks since we returned from our ‘trip abroad’ as Agnes keeps calling it.

I ate too much, talked too much and possibly drank a little too much. Not that I am much of a drinker normally, but they were very tasty and fairly priced. It was all too easy to fall into the habit of grabbing another little refreshing drink at the bar while sitting around in a leisurely manner. Now I know how royalty feels. Garry keeps telling me he will take me out for dinner one evening and we can see if they serve those same nice refreshing drinks that I like. I cannot imagine why he thinks that is of any interest to me. Reflecting back, the trip was not completely awful. In fact, some parts were quite nice. Agnes, Fred and Garry believe it was marvellous, to use their own words.

“We should do it again Merle,” Agnes said to me, which brought me out of my thoughts.

“Do what Agnes?” I asked.

“Another cruise, Merle. You know we all had so much fun,” she replied excitedly.

“Once is more than enough thank you Agnes, let’s just focus on the shopping instead,” I said a little irritably. Our plan had been to head off to the shops but she was taking such a long time to get ready. “Agnes, are you ever going to be ready?” I asked in a pointed tone that suggested she should get hopping.

“They went out yesterday,” she replied, looking somewhat surprised.

“What went out yesterday, Agnes?”

“The bins. You asked about the bins, didn’t you?”

“Oh, good heavens Agnes. I asked if you were ready to go shopping, nothing about the silly bins. What’s happening to your hearing lately?”

Agnes nodded. “Yes, I must say I have been misinterpreting a lot of things lately. I think my batteries might be going flat in my hearing aids. Either that or its time for some new ones.”

“Well let’s get going before the jolly shops shut shall we,” I said as I took her by the arm.

“Yes, yes alright don’t get your nickers in a knot Merle, I’m coming.” I must say I have never heard Agnes say that before and what a peculiar saying anyway. I let it slide so we could get some shopping time in, plus goodness know what she would make of my reply anyway.

We eventually arrived at the shopping centre and Agnes soon found a shop that piqued her interest.

“Oh, let’s go into this one Merle, everything is half price. Fifty percent off everything storewide.

“Indeed, let’s go in there Agnes,” I replied. “Surely they will have something we need.”

We wondered around picking things up here and there and making satisfied noises about the price, now that it was half the original price. For some strange reason, everything is far more appealing when it is cheaper. I was interested in some items near the counter while Agnes wondered off vaguely towards the back of the shop. I heard a young lady go up to the counter and ask the shop assistant if the quilt was half price.

“Oh yes,” she politely replied. “Everything is half price.”

“Oh cool,” the young lady replied excitedly. “So, what about those towels then?”

“Yep, half price too. The sale is storewide,” the shop assistant replied, not quite as politely and with a slightly quizzical look on her face.

How odd I thought to myself, how odd. What can be so difficult about understanding half price storewide? Apparently, it is difficult because only a moment later another older woman went up to the counter and asked if the lamps were also on special.

This time the shop assistant smiled through gritted teeth as she replied, “Yes, everything storewide is half price, everything.”

I was so amused by all of this that I kept looking at all of the items near the counter so I could hear customer after customer ask the same sort of questions.

Once or twice the shop assistant looked up at me with a rather pleading look, hoping perhaps that I might be able to tell her how she might get the message across to all the shoppers that storewide and everything, meant just that. I really had to giggle to myself. I was fascinated and very invested in the whole deal, when another customer came up and said to the shop assistant and said in a rather cross voice, “Isn’t this shirt supposed to be cotton?”

“Yes, it is a cotton shirt, you are right.” Once again, the polite shop assistant did her best to say pleasant.

“Well, why does the tag say one hundred percent recycled plastic then?” huffed the customer as she brandished the shirt in the shop assistant’s face. The shop assistant stepped back and replied in a rather haughty voice. “I believe that is saying that the tag is made from recycled plastic, not the shirt.” I couldn’t help myself. I giggled out loud and hurried off towards Agnes who was slowly making her way back towards me. I simply had to let her know the amusing show that was going on up at the front counter, which I found far more interesting than anything on sale.

“Oh, Agnes, let me tell you about what’s going on at the front counter, it’s an absolute hoot.”

Agnes pushed past me and said, “Tell me about it in a minute Merle. I just need to find out if this coat is half price, because if it is, I am definitely getting it.”

I was gobsmacked. “Don’t you dare ask that question,” I yelled, giving Agnes quite a start.

“Why are you yelling at me Merle?’” replied Agnes, looking quite surprised. “Did you want the jacket? They have more than one you know. But let’s at least find out if they are on sale first.”

I planted myself in front of her and spoke quite slowly, as if to a child. “I don’t care how many coats they have Agnes, everything in this store is half price. Storewide. The entire store. Everything in it. How much clearer can it be?”

“Well, there is no need to be grumpy Merle. I mean I was just going to ask.” I shook my head emphatically. “Well, you must not. You’re an intelligent person Agnes. How on earth can you misconstrue what the sale means?”

“Fine,” replied Agnes as she handed me the coat. “Why don’t you go and ask and I will go and look at what else is down the back. There could be loads more bargains and some of them could be half price.”

Agnes toddled off towards the back of the shop and I was left standing with my mouth agape.

My poor friend Agnes, I never knew she could be so vague. Turning deaf and now becoming woolly minded. I can see I am going to have to carry even more of this friendship moving forward.

The whole shopping experience, while amusing, was also a little confusing. What has happened to people? How can it be difficult to understand that the sale applied to everything storewide? Can someone please explain? Anyone?