The Tale of a Princess and her Baby Servant

How Neroli trained her first Baby Servant

Some excerpts from 2002-3

Screenshot from 2002

 

In the first couple of years of Bunnymad, we focussed on the relationship developing between Neroli and our new baby – ‘Baby Servant’. Here are some excerpts:

“My servants had a baby...
At first, I wasn't very pleased and refused to look at my lady servant for two days.
But then I realised that there was ANOTHER servant in the house,
and this one was young enough to train to my specification!
So, I forgave my lady servant.” - Neroli

* * *

“Baby Servant is currently being trained to be a good and proper bunny slave,
unlike my current adult servants.”- Neroli

* * *

“Now that there is a baby in the house, I have many more
opportunities to get up to mischief;
my servants can no longer watch my every movement...
One week after the baby arrived, I discovered how to get out of the living room.
I am a very brave bunny!” - Neroli

 * * *

“Baby loves to watch The Princess and doesn’t mind if she grooms him.”

 * * *

“Neroli and Baby Servant have an excellent relationship. Neroli teases him by jumping over him, honking at him, and then sitting just out of his reach. And he squeals with delight whenever he sees her and looks for her when he hears her name.”

 * * *

“Baby Servant has started to walk, and he has developed a handy Warning System: whenever The Princess is doing something naughty, he lets out little yelps and squeals
until we deal with her.
Of course, she takes no notice of him, whatsoever...”

 * * *

“There is a danger of war! Baby Servant has discovered a number of Neroli's Special Places and is claiming them as his own; in turn she is staking a claim on the space beneath his Big Boy’s Bed (not yet in use)”

* * *

“The threat of war has been averted... Neroli and Baby Servant have a common goal: Escape from the Living Room! A stairgate has been affixed to the living room doorway and it's causing tantrums all round.”

 * * *

“Forget about wanting to be like Daddy, Baby Servant wants to be like Neroli...”

 * * *

“Eating wallpaper is a protest at Baby Servant using her escape route for his own amusement; gnawing the CD rack is just her way of playing with the CDs
just like Baby Servant does.”

 * * *

“Baby Servant has a new-found passion for Neroli’s water bottle.”

 * * *

“It looks as though Baby Servant may be promoted from Servant to Head of Staff...”- Neroli

 * * *

‘Baby Servant’ is now in his 20s!