Most studentsı jobs consist of being a cashier at a local deli or ice cream
shop. However, our job involves something a little more out of the
ordinary. Our job is dressing up as the Easter Bunny at Westroads Mall.
Bunny 1 (Grace):
Hey Cara! How was work last night?
Bunny 2 (Cara):
Ummit was good. It got really hot though, and this little girl attempted
to pull my tail off.
B1: That is so
funny! Whatıd you say to her?
B2: I canıt
talk, silly! Iım the Easter Bunny!
B1: Well, I talk
when Iım the Easter Bunny.
B2: Well, if I
talk, then the kids will know Iım a girl.
B1: So?
The Easter Bunny doesnıt have to be a boy. Why is it always assumed that
the Easter Bunny is a 40 year-old man? Why canıt it be a 17 year-old
girl?
B2: (Gasp)
Seriously, youıre right. Every time a kid comes up to me, the parents
always say, ³Donıt be scared of him. The Easter Bunny is nice.² But little do they know,
that the eyes peering through the screened mouth are those of a 17 year-old
Marian girl!
B1: Yeah, I just
love waving to random people I donıt know. They get all excited and wave
back, begging their mom or dad to get their picture taken with the Easter
Bunny.
B2: But do you know
what is really funny? When older people get their picture taken. I
have had people anywhere from their teenage years all the way to 60 year-olds.
B1: Yeah, but it
makes me sad when some people canıt afford to take their picture with me
because itıs so expensive. The cheapest picture you can get is $12.99 and
itıs only a 5x7 in a decorated paper frame.
B2: Wow, that is
really sad. The only reason they charge so much is because they have to
pay for all the material.
B1: And they
have to pay all the employees for working, which is $7.25 per hour. And I
donıt think they could find anyone else who would sit in a hot, claustraphobic
bunny costume while screaming children sit on your lap and get paid less than
that.
B2: Thank
Goodness there is a fan that blows cool air into the mouth.
Otherwise, I
think I would die from heat stroke.
B1: Well I
better get going. The oversized bunny head is calling my name.
B2: Alright, see
ya later. Have a Hoppy Easter!
Yes, this is true. Juniors Cara Smith and Grace
Rudersdorf along with Megan and Katie McLeay are all Easter Bunnies at
Westroads Mall. Many may ask why they would want to be the Easter
Bunny. ³Its not as bad as you think. Itıs pretty good money and all
you do is sit there and wave,² says Katie McLeay.
Junior Kylie Talacko is the Easter Bunny photographer.
She says, ³Itıs so funny to see my friends dress up in a huge Easter Bunny
costume.² Kylie was also one of Santaıs helper in the holiday season and
helped the girls get the Easter Bunny job. Although Easter is over, these
girls still carry on the Bunny spirit. They will never forget the funny
memories they had dressing up as the Easter Bunny.