One afternoon Bunny Natalia and Bunny Vika were watching an
interesting TV show about turtles when Natalia said, “Bunny Vika, how does the
Bunny Parliament operate? How are laws made?” Bunny Vika answered, “I don’t
know.” And then she stuck a carrot in Natalia’s mouth and turned her head back
to the TV.
As Bunny Natalia thought about it more, she began to realize
that she had just asked the most interesting question ever, which means she
needed to find the answer. “Bunny Vika, do you want to visit the Bunny
Parliament this afternoon to solve this mystery?” Bunny Vika answered, “Yeah,
great. Visit. Afternoon. Mystery.” And then she shoved a piece of cabbage in
Natalia’s mouth and continued to watch the program. Bunny Natalia just shrugged
and walked out of the house to make her way to the Bunny Parliament building.
When she reached the entrance of the building, the security
guard, Sasha the Dog, asked her what she was up to. She answered, “I want to
see how the Bunny Parliament gets their work done.”
Sasha scratched his chin and said, “Hmm. That sounds like
the most interesting idea ever. Can I join you?”
Bunny Natalia gave
him a puzzled look and answered, “But aren’t you working right now?”
Sasha the Dog replied, “I think it is obvious that I am
not.”
So Natalia and Sasha entered the parliament and watched the
Bunny MPs debate.
“Parliament Resolution 1693 declares that bunnies are the
best ever,” announced the Speaker, Bunny Volodya. “All in favor say, ‘Aye.’” In
unison, all of the MPs answered with an enthusiastic, “Aye!!!” Well, everyone
but Katya the Hamster. Nobody is quiet sure how she got voted into the Bunny
Parliament. Shit happens, I guess.
“Then it is settled!” Speaker Volodya said to loud cheers. “Next.
Parliament Resolution 5387 declares that cabbage is the most delicious
vegetable ever. All in favor shout out, ‘Aye’ in the most obnoxiously loud
voice ever.” About half of the parliament yelled out, “Aye!!!!!” while the
other half remained silent. The Speaker was in a state of complete shock. This
was the first time in history that the Parliament did not have a universal
consensus about resolutions. Well, with the exception of Katya the Hamster, who
only voted with with her fellow MPs that one time when they agreed that
octopuses having eight legs was impractical and, in any event, ridiculous-looking. Things had indeed gotten awkward.
“No!” Bunny Edvard stood up. “Cabbage is not the most
delicious vegetable ever. Carrots are!” There was a loud mumbling from the
Parliament. Bunny Viktor answered, “How dare you say such a thing! Nothing
compares to the tastiness of a fresh cabbage.” And then he punched Edvard in
the face. A huge fight broke out in the parliament, with the bunnies kicking,
scratching, and biting each other. Katya the Hamster just sat back in her chair
and ate some sunflower seeds.
“This is a major political crisis!” cried Speaker Volodya.
“What are we going to do???”
Bunny Natalia ran onto the floor and shouted, “Stop! Stop
it, all of you! Cabbage is delicious and so are carrots. Can we not just agree
that cabbage and carrots are both the best ever?”
The fighting abruptly stopped. Bunny Viktor helped Edvard up
from off the ground and handed him his broken front teeth back. Bunny Oksana
patted Bunny Dennis on the shoulder and placed his hat on top of his head. “But
that’s not my hat…” said Dennis.
“Bunny Natalia’s idea is the best ever,” said Speaker
Volodya, “In fact, her sound logic has saved the entire Bunny Nation! Who
agrees that she should be our next president?” Everybody shouted, “Aye!” Well,
everybody except Katya the Hamster. But that’s okay because she was in the
corner of the room sleeping peacefully.
A group of bunnies lifted Bunny Natalia off the ground and
tossed her into the air in celebration. “Three cheers for Bunny Natalia!”
“But wait,” Bunny Natalia protested, “I’m not sure that this
is how democracy works!” But at this point it was too late. The bunnies had
already sworn her in and had even renamed the capital “Natalochka” in her honor.
