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Remembering Peter Cottontail
Contributed by: Connie Massa on 3/13/2008

He's been around since before I can remember. I'm not sure how he came to be or got his name, but he's the best magical icon. Compared to all the others, Peter Cottontail is the most laid back and least demanding.

Take Santa Claus, for instance. There's a lot of strict rules in order to get a visit from him. Foremost, you have to be good. No talking back to your parents, no fighting with your brothers and sisters, no lying, no stealing or no scaring the neighbor girl with worms.

Then throw into the mix that you have to behave this well for a whole year! If you've managed to do that, you still have to put out milk and cookies for him on Christmas Eve and go to bed early. Santa's rules are nearly impossible for anyone to follow religiously. It's a wonder he has so many stops on Christmas Eve.

Next, you've got Cupid. Now he doesn't have too many demands, but he tends to get a lot of people in tight spots. He recklessly flits around shooting his arrows of love into unsuspecting victims. Once smitten, people become irrational.

They fret over what to give as a gift, how they should give it and to whom. There's always that underlying fear of rejection. Did I spend enough money? What if they don't like it? What if they don't get me something?

The brain damage registers on the ricter scale. In the overall, a half-naked cherub flying around playing matchmaker isn't a goodwill ambassador. He sometimes can cause a lot of havoc.

Another well known icon is the Tooth Fairy. The pixie-like little nymph that showers you with money when you lose a tooth. Aside from the fact that's its a perfectly natural occurence, it's really a ploy to get kids to pull their own teeth when they're loose.

Every parent in the world hates to pull a loose tooth from a kid's mouth.Once there is a reward offered for it, it becomes a trophy. No kid in the world is going to pass up the opportunity to yank his own tooth and display it proudly. It's even better if the Tooth Fairy forgets to come by during the night and take the carefully wrapped tooth from under the pillow. When that happens, it usually costs double.

Then there's Peter Cottontail. He doesn't care if you've been naughty or nice. He doesn't need you to write him a list. He doesn't make you buy him a gift in return. He doesn't ask you to extract parts from your body in return for the favor.There's no strings attached. He's just an all around great guy.

Peter Cottontail should be the example that all the other icons should follow. Everyone gets something no matter who they are or what they've done. Just on the safe side though, I'd recommend putting out a fresh carrot for him by the door. A little bribery never hurt.


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Connie Massa

Castle Rock , CO

Connie Massa has posted 23 stories and 3 comments since joining on 10/2/2007. Connie Massa 's average story rating is 5.
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