Chapter 7, A Very Happy UnChristmas, UnChanukah, and UnQwanza
Rosie continued to walk through the forrest towards the music. Before she knew it, the music was quite loud, and she spotted a party going on. She went closer to investigate, when she met a mad hatter named Bassum, a march hare named Hunter, and a dormouse named Kimi, each appearing similar to the characters from the original Alice in Wonderland movie, but having the faces of Bassum, Hunter and Kimi. After everybody introduced themselves to Rosie, she asked her burning question.
"So, what are we celebrating?" Rosie asked.
"Well, we are celebrating three Unholidays." Said Bassem the mad hatter.
"Unholidays? Whatever do you mean?" Rosie asked in confusion.
"Well, let me explain. You see, we are celebrating UnChristmas, UnChanukah, and UnQwanza." Said Hunter the march hare.
"Huh?" Asked Rosie, still confused.
"Let me explain it to you Rosie. Well, as you know, there are twelve days of Christmas, eight days of Chanukah, and seven days of Qwanza, but when none of those holidays are going on, we celebrate an unholiday, and in this case, we're celebrating UnChristmas, UnChanukah, and UnQwanza." Explained Kimi the dormouse.
"Oh, I see, very interesting!" Said Rosie.
"Now do you get it?" Kimi the dormouse asked.
Rosie nodded in approval.
"So, wanna help us decorate the unChristmas tree?" Bassum the mad hatter asked.
"Sure!" Said Rosie, as she was led over to a table, filled with an aray of ornaments, which she picked up, and Hunter the march hare led her over to a palm tree, that was already strung with pink and purple lights, and balls of popcorn.
As Rosie, Bassum the mad hatter, Hunter the march hare and Kimi the dormouse decorated their UnChristmas tree, they sang the following song.
We wish you a happy UnChristmas,
We wish you a Happy UnChristmas
We wish you a Happy UnChristmas, and a Happy UnNew Year.
No sooner had they finished up their take on a holiday classic, when Tommy the dust bunny, finally showed up.
"Hey guys, sorry I'm running late." Said Tommy the dust bunny.
"You're always late Tommy, your apology doesn't mean much anymore." Said Bassum the mad hatter with a scowl.
"Sorry guys, I just, get involved with exploring and lose track of time." Said Tommy the dust bunny.
"Well, you're not welcome here no more, so get out." Snapped Hunter the march hare.
"That goes double from me." Added Kimi the dormouse.
"Hey! I happen to think Tommy the dust bunny is quite nice, and he did apologize, can't you give him a chance?" Rosie asked.
"We're sorry Rosie, but Tommy has been late to every UnChristmas party thus far this year, which, I should add, there are 153 of them in a single year, along with 157 UnChanukah parties, and 158 UnQwanza parties." Explained Hunter the march hare.
"Well fine, come to think of it, while I think your Unholiday idea is very interesting, it kind of takes away from celebrating the actual holidays when they come around." Said Rosie.
"Whatever do you mean Rosie? Isn't it fun knowing every day, you can light candles, decorate trees, and even get presents?" Kimi the dormouse asked, as she pointed to a stack of presents, then over to an oversized manora that had several of its candles burning, and a kanari, which like the oversized manora, had several of its candles burning.
"Not really. I mean, it's fun to do one, seven, or eight days out of the year, but to do it everyday? It sort of makes such holidays, grow old." Said Rosie.
"Fine, why don't you go join your little dust bunny friend then. Shew! Shew!" Said Bassum the mad hatter, as he chased Rosie away from their party, until she came to a sandy beach, with a sandy pathway, that led towards the ocean, where waves were coming up, and in the sky, Rosie spotted a beautiful rainbow, with a pot of gold at one end.
As Rosie sat down on the beach, she couldn't help but realize that while this journey through Make Believe Land was loads of fun, she just, wanted to go home, and so, she was going to find a way to go home, where people celebrate the holidays the way in which they were intended to be celebrated, and animals were just animals, not talking critters, some of which, were friendly, while others, she could care less for, like in the case with those three folks she recently encountered.
So, will the beach Rosie has landed on help her get home? We'll find out in the next chapter.
