David Bruce

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This book contains 250 anecdotes, including this one: When Fanny Brice's husband, Nicky Arnstein, went to jail, Fanny kept the truth from their children, telling them that their father was working in Paris. For Christmas, the children wrote their father, telling him that they wanted a pair of rabbits for Christmas. Fanny therefore arranged to have two rabbits shipped from Paris to their home, along with lots of food and water to keep the rabbits healthy. However, when the crate was opened in the United States, many more than two rabbits hopped out-the journey had been long, and the rabbits had been doing what rabbits do. The children thought that their father had been especially generous that Christmas.