"Curious... the similarities between the human and animal worlds: from the mundane... to the miraculous... to the murderous," 
the performer says with obvious fascination. "Back in l892 children sang a little song while at play."

The performer sings with a child-like voice. " 'Lizzie Borden took an axe, and gave her mother forty whacks; when she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one.' Hmmm... busy Lizzie.  A celebrated murder case it enthralled the nation. Celebrities of the press and writers flocked to the trial. Odd creatures we humans. But what of the animal world?"    The performer displays the Hippity Hop Rabbits. The White one is holding an axe in its paws (painted or a picture from a tool catalog pasted on and varnished). "Not so different in the critter world. Perhaps some peculiar
synchronicity."  He indicates the White rabbit, "Who else but the Lizzie Borden Bunny,"  gestures toward the Black one, "and here the nasty stepmother Lizzie pursued to... whack!"

The performer does the usual transposition a few times, "Mother ran and Lizzie chased.  When one was here the other was there, and when one was there the other was here. Exhausting. Whacking is not an easy job."

Finally... after the pursuit there is the usual, sort of, climax. The Black rabbit is turned around. It's head is all bloody. "Lizzie Bunny finally caught up with her stepmom. Rather messy. Oh?  Why did
Lizzie so dislike her? Well... now this is a secret, keep it so. Lizzie Bunny is actually -- The Easter Rabbit! The evil stepmother didn't want to let Lizzie go off to deliver Easter goodies to all the children of the world, and her dad didn't help. Not wanting to disappoint all good little girls and boys Lizzie Easter Rabbit did what had to be done.  See, children, how much the Easter Rabbit loves you. Are YOUR Mom and Dad stopping you from doing something nice for other kids?"

Nodding affirmatively, the performer puts the rabbits away.

METHOD:

Well, you know the method.  If you're the wishy-washy kind you'll probably try to show good judgement in for whom you perform it. You're no fun at all.

Eugene Poinc.

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