Show the hare and easter the 0 origin of the easter ea ster rabbit Is unknown there Is a german legend to the effect that the hare was nilly nally a bird and was changed into a quadruped bythe by jhc thc goddess ostara and in gratitude to ostara or the hake hae ha e ex egeris exercises erIs s its original bird f function to lay eggs tor for the goddess on her festal day the children among the pennsylvania germans are told on easter morning that this oils has 11 laid the colored eggs that are div given en to them or er which are placed in seats at some convenient place for or UM children to gild find them |