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Sondermagazin Keksstory: Ostern in der Glitzerwelt - Ausgabe #003

Special magazine Cookie Story: Easter in the Glitter World - Issue #003

Special magazine Cookie Story: Easter in the Glitter World - Issue #003

Here the whole article is read by the author:

Easter is just around the corner! Here in Glitter World, too, the festival has a long tradition, albeit with a different background. The residents bake delicious braids and wreaths, and then look forward to the big rainbow egg hunt around the Shimmer Lake! But the holidays were not always so happy - at least not for everyone. A look back.

For most people, Pummelomi is a "veteran" of the glitter world. She's always been there, always wise, and always knew what she was doing. But no, she's not just that for most people, but for everyone - after all, Omi is the oldest resident of the glitter world!

But that's only half the story. I, reporter and amateur biscuit historian Albert Ross, have travelled the glitter world again to have the whole story told to me. From many small interviews, including with the Pummeleinhorn, the Pummelfee, Omi herself and even with some of the residents of Lolliwood, I was able to recreate at least a small part of Omi's backstory.

As many people already know, unicorns hatch from rainbow eggs that form where a rainbow hits the ground. This was also the case with the Pummel Unicorn and the Pummel Fairy. However, a rainbow egg needs a lot of love to hatch, and Pummelomi was all alone when she had to take care of two rainbow eggs at once.

For the first few months, she did everything she could to look after them: every morning she would put them next to the oven to warm them up while she baked cookies, at lunchtime she would paint them with fresh icing, and in the evening she would read them a story. But she was so busy with all of this that she could no longer take care of herself or her Bundt cake. She cancelled meetings with her friends, let her beautiful garden fall into disrepair, and eventually she just stayed in the castle all day long and looked after her unhatched grandchildren.

Word of her strange behavior spread throughout Glitterglimmer Town, and eventually beyond the town. No one knew how to help her - until the message reached the dense forest of Lolliwood. The little blue rabbit Conjo was already living there at the time. He recognized a lot of himself in Pummelomi: his friends could always rely on him - so it was difficult for him to ask for help himself when he needed it.

But Conjo knew that he couldn't help on his own. He had to think of something to motivate everyone... so he gathered the necessary tools and went to the Bundt Cake Castle to tell Pummelomi about his plan.

The next day, the time had come! Conjo had painted the rainbow eggs with fresh sugar icing and had really let his creativity run wild. Both eggs were covered in colorful patterns, and he had put a delicious marzipan bow on Pummelfee's egg. He asked Pummelomi for permission one last time - and then hopped deep into the bushes by the Shimmer Lake. Afterwards, the two went to the village square and hung up posters they had written themselves: "The Great Egg Hunt! Whoever finds the two hidden, rare rainbow eggs becomes their keeper for a day. They warm them, glaze them freshly, and hide them again!"
The plan worked: the whole city happily went searching every day, took care of the rainbow eggs, and the breeding season passed in a flash.

Pummelomi visited the eggs of each one that was found and thus reconnected with her friends - and with herself. But the best thing was: every single townsperson felt responsible for the Pummeleinhorn and the Pummelfee. When they hatched, the whole Glitterglimmer Town was there to welcome them!

Since then, the big rainbow egg hunt has been held every year, of course with many more and much smaller colored eggs, just like in the rest of the world. The hunt is meant to remind everyone to always be on the lookout for people who need help. That's not only nice, it can even be great fun!

This research has helped me find a much closer connection to Easter. Now I'm even more excited about the celebration!

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