Barbie™ (Reputedly) May Have Everything But In Our House Rabbit Got The Car by Carol WellsA pet Polish rabbit that taught Barbie™ a thing or two about how to look 'cool'. Give a rabbit a pink Corvette and a nifty dog sweater then watch Barbie™ grit her perfect-yet-plastic teeth in jealousy! A monetarily limiting budget, in my past, placed some frivolous thoughts, such as film and photo processing, on the "few and far between" list. A fact that later had me regretting not sparing a few dollars toward that particular thought once in awhile so I now tell fellow parents to take pictures even if they have to wait several months before developing that roll of film, the period in time never comes back. I truly wish I had taken pictures of the girls with a pet rabbit they once had. Not only to capture images of them sitting around and talking to the loveable little ball of fur but because they had created an elaborate routine for taking the bunny out on a walk. The other notable thing about the afternoon walk ritual is that, to everyone else's eyes, that the rabbit enjoyed it! First off, on cool days the girls would slip a small dog sweater onto the rabbit while on warmer days this sweater remained hanging on the coat rack. This step taken care of allowed the children to proceed to the more important parts of getting things ready for the rabbit's excursion around the neighborhood. A dog's leash was hooked onto the windshield of a BarbieTM Corvette, which happened to be a fashionable shade of Mary Kay® pink that helps all rabbits to look snazzy. Due to our neighborhood lacking sidewalks, safety was a factor to consider so the girls used masking tape to strap an old walkie-talkie onto the pink hood. This way when pushing the Morse code button the walkie-talkie emitted a sound that, in the children's mind, could pass for a petite-sized car horn. (Yes, the older two girls would periodically pause so their younger two siblings could take turns 'honking the horn' for the rabbit.) Since this was a Corvette, the rabbit deserved side options so a small AM/FM radio was turned on then slipped into the plastic car's trunk. If you would ask the girls why, they would roll their eyes in disbelief that you asked such a silly question. One has to have "tunes while cruisin' town," don'cha know. The rabbit, originally named Rabbit by the girls, happily sat behind the steering wheel as, finally, everything was ready. Off he and children went for their afternoon jaunt around the neighborhood, or to Mom & Pop's store, while the older two girls took turns holding the dog's leash (that allowed the car to be pulled along). One may think a rabbit would become tempted to hop out of the car but not once did Rabbit fall prey to temptation. Rabbit contentedly enjoyed the view while the pink Corvette traveled up and down the small streets of the neighborhood. It got to the point when noticing the Barbie™ car was being hooked up to the leash, the bunny would hop over as if saying "Ok, I'm ready for my cruise around town!" This also meant that the girls could not use this pink car for their BarbieTM dolls as Rabbit had let be known he didn't like to have 'passengers', even one of celebrity stature like Barbie™ or one of her friends, in his car. It would appear that, in our house at least, BarbieTMdid not 'have everything' as the old joke goes. Besides, in my personal opinion, the rabbit looked 'cooler' than any fashion doll while behind the wheel of that little pink Corvette. About This Story's Author:© 1999-2006 Carol Wells Humor Is Relative's Top 12 Popular Stories:
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