The Southern Standard received a letter to the Easter Bunny. It’s adorable.

While we are the distribution center for letters to Santa Claus every year, this is my first Easter Bunny correspondence.

It says, “Dear Easter Bunny. All I want for Easter is gnr lies. I relly want it please.”

The letter was from Devin Scott and it was sent through the United States Postal Service – no stamp and no envelope – and hand delivered to us.

I’m assuming our awesome postal employees took a hop of faith that we might have ties to the famous furry little critter because of our longstanding relationship with Santa. In legend, the Easter Bunny carries colored eggs in his basket, candy, and sometimes also toys to the homes of children, and as such shows similarities to Santa Claus, who brings gifts to children on Dec. 25.

Next to Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny is probably the most exciting holiday icon our children know. It was for me. To children, the Easter Bunny means plastic eggs and candy. It's also a symbol of the beginning of spring and the entire Easter season and of course a reason to be very excited.

Easter falls on the same day as April Fools this year. That’s so wrong.

I would probably reply to Devin with “Hippity hop! Guess who? It’s me, the Easter Bunny! I’m so egg-cited that Easter is here, aren’t you? It’s such a magical time of year. A little Easter chick told me that you’ve been egg-stremely good since Christmas so I’ll leave you a little Easter treat. Now I must hippity hop on my way. I’ve got lots more to do before Easter and I want to make sure everyone gets their special Easter treat. The Easter Bunny.”
Sadly, that reply is not to be. The correspondence did not include an address or enough information for me to figure out who Devin Scott actually is. My investigative powers have limits – albeit very few.

Case in point: My friend told me she had been looking for a song for years. If memory serves correctly, she had been searching approximately 30 or more years. All her attempts to figure out who sung it and find the video ended unsuccessfully. I asked her to tell me the lyrics. Within a few minutes, I placed my cellphone to her ear and stated “Is that it?” It was. She was amazed that she looked for that song for years and I found it within a few minutes with an online search.

It appears Devin wants the Easter Bunny to bring him the Guns N’ Roses album "Lies." It is the second album by the band and was released in 1988.

After checking out the CD, I’m going to go out on a limb here and assume Devin is asking the Easter Bunny because his parents won’t let him have it. My answer would be "absolutely no" if my children had asked for it. Even the Easter Bunny has limitations.

Good luck, Devin.

Standard reporter Lisa Hobbs can be reached at 473-2191.