It was a beautiful early spring day and Emma and her cousins were hunting for Easter eggs in Aunt Cordelia's garden. When the families had arrived at her house, Aunt Cordelia had handed each girl a pretty silver basket decorated with a ribbon and said, "While the grown-ups chat, why don't you girls go into the garden and find the surprises I've hidden for you?" They skipped off eagerly, glad for any excuse to be outside on such a sunny day.