The Easter Lamb Mark Conte Author

On the morning of Good Friday Papa Vianello and his three sons go to the Italian market to buy a live lamb. It is a tradition for the Vianello family to buy a live lamb on Good /Friday, fatten it up all day Friday and Saturday, they it is slaughtered by Papa Vianello, skinned and prepared for their Easter. The children of Juniper street are amazed at having a live lamb on their very street in the Vianello basement. The favored friends are allowed to come into the cellar and pet the lamb and feed it lettuce, but the majority of the children are stationed at the basement’s two windows looking at the wonder of a live animal.. The boys name her Delilah and all afternoon there are cries of DelilahThat night, Carlo, the youngest son at five years old begs his brothers to save the lamb from being their Easter dinner and together with Skipper, the little Irish girl next door, Dante, Johnny and Skipper divise a plan to try to save Delilah. The plan is almost perfect.