In the little town of Storybooke Hollow lived Mr. Rabbit, the owner of the finest toy store emporium known to animal kind-- at least the ones that lived within a 50 mile radius.

Next to Mr. Rabbit's Emporium was Mr. Fox's House of Delicacies. Mr. Fox sold any sweet treat anyone could want.

Lately though, business had been a little slow in Storybooke Hollow, for all of the shopkeepers. Customers wanted to try new things, but the shopkeepers just didn't have the funds to invest in the proper materials.

One day, Mr. Rabbit was having a cup of coffee with Mr. Fox after hours when he said, "You know, I think I'll invest in some stocks." "Really now?" said Mr. Fox. "Yes-- I'm tired of seeing the disappointment on the children's faces when they come in expecting new toys. I remember when I used to have new stuff every week."

About a month later business at Mr. Rabbit's Emporium picked up. He was back to selling new toys every week, and had more customers than he had ever had!

One day Mr. Fox decided to pay Mr. Rabbit a visit. "Wow!" he exclaimed. "It's a mad house in here! How'd you do it?" he asked Mr. Rabbit. "It's the stocks!" Mr. Rabbit replied. "All you have to do is invest in a company that does good business. They make money, you make money," he explained. "Hmmm. That sounds very interesting. I'll have to look into it. See you later!" Mr. Fox exclaimed.

Wow! How'd you do it?

Two weeks later, the line at Mr. Fox's stretched out of the door. Mr. Rabbit wandered in, wondering how Mr. Fox had gotten business to pick up so quickly. "Why Mr. Fox," Mr. Rabbit began, "My how business has grown." "Isn't it just wonderful?!" Mr. Fox grinned. "I'll tell you how I did it over coffee."

Later that evening Mr. Rabbit and Mr. Fox met for coffee. "Do tell me how you got business back at its finest so quickly!" Mr. Rabbit said. "Bonds," Mr. Fox smirked. "Bonds?" Mr. Rabbit asked, puzzled. "I applied for a bond from the U.S. Treasury online, and I received the money almost immediately!" Mr. Fox informed him.