The Most Interesting Bunny in the World

Penmanship, or, the art of writing well, is a lost art. Penmanship is not just writing legibly, where one can merely read what was written, but is instead writing with a personal style and flourish that allows the meaning of the words to flow with ease due to the full concentration of the mind bearing the meaning of the words, not deciphering the letters to spell them.

This art is lost because of the prevalence of computers, smartphones and tablets. Penmanship is no longer taught to the attention it deserves in school, and subsequently neither is cursive.

This is a terrible development, as now children will not be able to read historical documents in their original script, before there were type writers and computers. Vitally important documents, chiefly to the patriot. Documents such as The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution of the United States of America of 1788, and not to mention the letters exchanged by the early patriots of the United States, traitors to the British Crown until the war was won, are all written by cursive hand.

Penmanship is still the mark of a well-educated and thoughtful individual, more so now than ever.

Everyone has feelings. Both boys and girls can feel sad, happy, angry and scared, and that is ok. It’s ok for boys to cry, and for girls to cry, and it’s ok for girls not to cry and for boys not to cry.

Everyone has their own journey they travel, and reacting to emotions is a big part of growing up.

When Stone gets angry, he thinks about why he is angry and what he can do to fix it. It is not nice to throw things or yell at someone only because you are angry. How you react to your emotions is what helps other people understand who you are. Stone knows if he throws a temper tantrum and destroys things when he is angry, no one would want to be friends with him.

Storm gets sad and cries when she is sad. Powder cries when he is sad, even though he is a boy, and that’s ok. It doesn’t matter if you are a boy or a girl, if you need to cry about something really sad, it’s ok to cry.

However, not getting your way is not a good reason to cry. This feeling is called disappointment, and it’s ok to be sad about it, but crying is an extreme reaction that upsets those around you.

Ferric was very upset about something, and wasn’t sure about an appropriate reaction, so he wrote Storm a note about how he felt. Expressing your feelings in drawings and words sometimes helps you feel way better and helps your friends understand better.

Stone Grey is a brother to Storm, Thunder, Powder, Ferric and Blue. He was once considered a sister, due to his inability to express how he felt who he was. Now he is a transgender male, and is the best brother anyone can ask for.

His younger brother, Powder, is very much into sciences and discovering things.

Storm, his twin sister, loves to go shopping and to write and be fashionable.

Thunder enjoys working out and working on cars.

Ferric and Blue like reading, and playing games.

Because of all of these different interests of his siblings, Stone knows how to do many things.

He can cook, read a story, handle tools and carry shopping bags. He is also very good with long ears and keeping them from the face.

Powder Grey, one of the youngest of the Greys, was having trouble making friends. He was shy in that regard, and did not know how to approach someone, or when it was ok to make a friend.

He mentioned his concern to his eldest brother, Thunder Grey. Thunder has a very different personality than Powder, and never had any trouble making friends.

Thunder knew that Powder would make a great friend to a great many people, and so taught him three easy ways to make friends.

"Well Powder, the easiest way, in my opinion, is if you see someone doing something you like to do, like reading a book that you have enjoyed, is to just walk right up and ask about what they are reading and if they like it. Then introduce yourself and start the conversation about the book. Or hobby or playing that they are doing," Thunder said.

"Like if they are playing ninjas?" Powder asked.

"Yes, if they are playing ninjas and you like playing ninjas, then ask if you can join them," Thunder said.

"What is another way to make a friend?" Powder asked.

"Another way to make a friend is if you see someone maybe looking at what you are doing, is to invite them to join you. So if you are playing in the sand, and someone looks like they want to join you, then ask them to join you. They may be more nervous and shy than you are about meeting a new friend," Thunder said.

"Ok. I want to meet that person," Powder pointed to someone across the room, and Thunder gently pushed his hand down.

"It's impolite to point. Just go over and introduce yourself, and tell them why you are here. It's a good way to start a conversation," Thunder said.

Powder nodded, and went off to introduce himself, knowing that this was probably just as exciting and nerve-wracking to the person he wanted to meet.

Powder found out her name was TD, and asked her to join he and Thunder for lunch.

Of course Thunder said yes, and they all enjoyed a vegetable pie, glad to have made new friends.

Remember, it's easy to make friends with a little bit of effort and curiosity.

Misty Grey, cousin to Thunder, Storm, Stone, Ferric, Powder and Blue, had just arrived from Canada. She'd been traveling for a week, and hadn't seen the family since they were all very little, even before Ferric and Blue had been adopted.

They were all settled in and sharing some water after dinner as they talked about all the things that had changed. Misty had albinism, and was much paler than the rest of her cousins for it, but no one seemed to care.

Many questions were on Misty's mind. She wanted to know what happened to their parents, why everyone was living with Grandpa Grey and what life was going to be like, but one question stood out from the rest. She looked at Stone, expressing her confusion.

"Stone, weren't you a girl before?"

Stone smiled, taking a drink of water as everyone dozed after eating their rabbit food.

"Outwardly, I was a girl, but I have always felt like a boy, and now I match on the outside with how I feel on the inside."

Misty smiled and nodded, taking a drink of water herself.

"Ok. You look very handsome."

"And you are quite beautiful yourself Misty. Never hide your pale skin. Always be true to yourself."

Breakfast is short for the phrase, 'breaking fast.' It is the first meal of the day, whether it is eaten just after rousing from sleep or in the afternoon, because it means to break the fast of not eating whilst sleeping.

A hearty breakfast is very important for every day there is planned activity, and there should be planned activity everyday.

Today is a day of learning for Stone, so a hearty breakfast is the perfect start to the day.

Thunder has a few things on his list today, so he has to go out. He's a bit older, and so stops over at one of America's most iconic restaurants.

Eat hearty if you can't eat healthy.

One evening this past week, Stone was honored to be invited to a tea party hosted by Ms. Kylie. He, of course, accepted the invitation. Upon arrival, Ms. Kylie introduced him to her other guests, several of the plush variety as Stone himself, and others were invisible to Stone.

Stone was mildly surprised that he could not see the last of the guests, but said nothing of it to Ms. Kylie. Just because he could not see them, does not mean they weren't there to Ms. Kylie.

Stone mingled with those he could see, and politely listened to Ms. Kylie talk of those he could not, ever the gentleman.

Ms. Kylie gave Stone a seat of honor in her high chair, and at the end of the evening, Stone bid his farewell and told Ms. Kylie of the wonderful evening he'd had.

Ms. Kylie had a wonderful time, as did Stone. He did not ridicule Ms. Kylie, because even though he couldn't see all of Ms. Kylie's friends, didn't mean they weren't actually there for her.

As a Grey, it is respectful to accept the beliefs of others even if they are not your own.