One Easter, there was a little boy and girl out in the field looking for some hidden eggs.  When they found the first egg, they saw something running past them.  "Hey, did you see that?  Something is out there." asked the little girl.  "What?", asked the little boy.  "I dunno, let's go see...  It was right here.  I saw it!"

"Hurry!", cried the little girl. "It's really quick!" They zigged and zagged, following the creature. Then they lost sight and sound of it. "What do you think that *was*?" asked the little boy. "It looked kinda furry. But I'm not sure. I hope we didn't scare it. Maybe if we just sit here quietly, it might come back." So that's what they did. They sat down on a sunny patch of grass and waited. Pretty soon......

...a few of the other town children had came looking for hidden eggs. They asked the boy and girl why they were sitting on the grass and if they found any eggs. The children replied no eggs, but we saw this furry creature go by quickly a couple of times. We thought if we sat awhile, we might see it again. The other children thought of different animals it might be like a squirrel or kitten moving fast in the field. The boy and girl said no, it was different and moved strangely. The children looked for eggs and gathered a few. They called to the boy and girl to head back to town with them, because the sun would set soon. As the boy and girl, the Carleton's grandchildren, looked up toward the children, they spotted the creature moving toward the stream by the Old Mill in the distance. They began running toward it quickly, zigging and zagging rapidly following it. They stopped in wonderment as it slipped and slided quickly on stones across the stream. They could not believe what they saw on the stones! They looked at each other questioning if they should follow. Nodding their heads in agreement they gingerly stepped on the slippery stones. They whispered to each other, as they heard the other children calling out from near the field to them, could it be? Is it really?

The two children were so inquisitive that they just had to follow. They knew they really should go back into town with the other children as it was getting late. But their curiosity got the best of them. The other children's voices got fainter and fainter the farther they followed the creature and the farther they got from town. By now, the sun was beginning to set and the two children were miles from home, but the only thing on their minds was the creature that they had seen.

Megan & Mitchell were getting further and further into the woods. It was getting darker and darker the deeper they went. But they just couldn’t turn back; they just had to find out what it was that had taken them so far into the woods. Megan told Mitchell to watch out for the hole but it was too late and he stepped right into it. He felt silly that a silly little hole took him to his knees but he got up right away and said” I’m ok Megan, just a little hole. It did look bigger when I stepped into it.” “I’m glad your ok Mitchell, Mom and Dad would be really mad at us if we were hurt and late getting home.” So off they went into the woods after this ziggin and zaggin little creature. Finally, they came upon a clearing and it didn’t look so dark, almost sunny. When…….

OOOOOHHHHHHHmmph! sounded Megan. "Megan! Are you alright? Are you there?" Mitchell looked down the deep hole his sister just disappeared in. Megan landed on a soft pillowy surface, it happened so fast it took a minute for her to realize what happened. She looked around...she was lying on what appeared to be big fluffy purple marshmallows! She stood up...(with some difficulty...have you ever tried to stand up on big marshmallows? Believe me its not easy!) and looked around...the walls were covered in cute little pink and yellow marshmallow peeps...and they were peeping at her! The sound of Mitchell's voice pierced through her astonishment..."Megan are you okay? I am coming!" and the next minute he was lying at her feet....which made the marshmallows wiggle and she fell next to him as they were being scooted about by him as he tried to stand.

The children romped and played and time meant nothing to them. They played for quite some time and then grew weary. They each slowed and finally ~ giggling from exhaustion, fell asleep on the big, soft, pillowy marshmallows. Sweet dreams came and then, with a start, a bell rang, rousing the sleeping Megan and Mitchell, who wakened sleepily, only to realize that they had been dreaming. "Wake up darlings" called Grammy C. "Your parents will be here soon to get you." The children rose and smelled the aroma of breakfast ~ eggs, bacon, toast and jam ~ yummy!
From the other room Grampy C called "Come in here young 'uns!" "See what was left for you this Easter morn." The children quickly washed their hands and raced into the kitchen. There ~ waiting for them was.....

grampa Carleton dressed in a bunny outfit, motioning them to follow him. With excitement in their eyes, they raced around the yard collecting colored eggs and treats, following the trail Grampy and Grammy C had laid out for them. To their surprise they found at the end of the trail, a big purple basket loaded with candy, games and in the center, 2 little yellow chicks that Megan and Mitchell named "Peeps" and "Peepers". Megan looked at Mitchell and said, "I guess dreams do come true." And they both started giggling and continued to play.