Sprawled out all over the floor of the burrow were the pieces that went to what was being built. The pieces belonged to the large playset that a lucky bunny had gotten for his sixth birthday on this particular afternoon.

The birthday presents had been opened, and the cake had been eaten some time ago. Now it was time to put the playset that Alex Hopps had received together. While assembly instructions were being read and parts of it were being put together by Bonnie and Stu, another young buck, who was one year older than Alex, came strolling by.

He walked passed the huge box that what was being assembled came in, which was laying on its side, and he saw his younger brother Alex emerge from it.

Alex held out a paw. "Halt!" he remarked playfully. "Who goes there?"

The buck giggled at his brother. "Hey, Alex," he replied. "Whatcha doin'?"

"I am Alex Hopps, King of the Burrows! Will you join me on my quest?"

"Sure. Sir Adam at your service." The buck took bowed before sliding into the large box with his brother.

What followed was Alex imitating the sound of fanfare, as well as the two brothers pretending they were making a trek despite remaining in the box.

"Oh no!" Alex exclaimed. "There's a dragon up ahead!"

"No need to fear, Your Highness. I'll use my magic to scare it away."

"You know magic?"

"Yep, I'm a magic knight!"

The two of them broke into laughter as they continued the imaginary adventure they were having.

Meanwhile, from the couch on the opposite side of the room, Judy grinned as she watched her younger siblings play.

It was a known fact to those who were parents or had younger siblings, and it rung true once again: Sometimes the box that a toy came in was just as fun as the toy itself.

Author's Note: Hey there, everyone! Haven't wrote anything for a little bit, but I'm back into the writing spirit. With everything that's going on right now, I felt the need to come up with some stories that'll hopefully bring readers a much-needed smile. :)

This was a pretty short story this time around, but hope y'all like it anyhow. This one was just a little play on the whole "children playing with the box instead" trope that I thought would be cute to write. As always, your thoughts, good and bad, are always appreciated.

'Til next time, everybody! :)