Find hidden Easter-related words in this fun and quirky story puzzle.

Let’s solve this step by step.

The task is to find words in the story that are linked to EASTER. That means we’re looking for words that relate to Easter traditions, symbols, or themes — like eggs, bunnies, spring, church, candy, baskets, etc.

We’ll go through the text line by line and look for any word that could be connected to Easter.

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Here’s the story again:

> I had the strangest dream last night...I was at home feeling a touch icky when my phone started ringing.
> “Mr Eric Rossbunn, yes?” “Yes”, I replied.
> “I need you to make a carbon net. Go to the beach and catch a clam. People will try to buy your clam but you must shun them.”
> I did as he said, but my leg got stuck in the sand. A man offered to help me in return for my clam so I gave it to him. He opened it up and said “A diamond aye? This land is full of treasure...”And then I woke up...

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Now let’s scan for Easter-related words:

1. “Rossbunn” – Hmm… “Bunn” sounds like “bunny”. And “Easter Bunny” is a big part of Easter! So even though it’s spelled “Rossbunn”, it’s clearly meant to hint at “bunny”. → ✔ Bunny (linked to Easter)

2. “clam” – Not really an Easter thing. Clams are seafood. Skip.

3. “sand”, “beach”, “net”, “diamond”, “treasure” – none of these are directly tied to Easter.

4. Wait — what about “egg”? Is there any mention of egg? No direct word “egg”, but sometimes hidden words can be inside other words.

Let’s check if any Easter words are *hidden* inside other words — because the title says “Hidden Words”.

Look at:

- “Rossbunn” → contains “bunn” → which is short for “bunny” → Easter Bunny → ✔

- What about “carbon”? No.

- “catch a clam” — no.

- “shun them” — no.

Wait — let’s look at the name: “Eric Rossbunn”

“Eric” — not related.

But “Rossbunn” — if we break it down: R-O-S-S-B-U-N-N → “bunn” is right there.

Also — is there “egg” hidden anywhere?

Check: “feeling a touch icky” — no.

“phone started ringing” — no.

“make a carbon net” — no.

“Go to the beach” — no.

“catch a clam” — no.

“People will try to buy your clam” — no.

“you must shun them” — no.

“I did as he said” — no.

“my leg got stuck in the sand” — no.

“A man offered to help me” — no.

“He opened it up” — no.

“said ‘A diamond aye?’” — wait! “aye” — that’s not Easter.

“This land is full of treasure” — no.

“And then I woke up” — no.

Hmm… maybe we missed something.

What about “Easter” itself? The word “Easter” isn’t in the text — but we’re supposed to find words *linked* to Easter.

Another idea: Sometimes “hare” is used instead of bunny — but not here.

Wait — what about “spring”? Not mentioned.

What about “basket”? Not here.

What about “chocolate”? No.

Wait — let’s think differently.

Maybe “clam” is a red herring — but what if “clam” sounds like “clambake”? Not Easter.

Another thought: In some cultures, people eat lamb at Easter — but “lamb” isn’t here.

Wait — back to “Rossbunn”. That’s definitely pointing to “bunny”.

Is there another one?

Look at: “I need you to make a carbon net.”

“Carbon” — no.

“Net” — fishing net? Not Easter.

Wait — what about “ringing”? Like bells? Church bells ring on Easter Sunday!

→ “phone started ringing” — “ringing” could link to church bells on Easter.

That’s a stretch, but possible.

But let’s stick to clear links.

Another possibility: “dream” — not really.

Wait — what about “woke up”? Like waking up on Easter morning? Too vague.

Let’s list what we have for sure:

✔ Bunny — from “Rossbunn”

Is there “egg”?

Wait — look at the sentence: “He opened it up and said ‘A diamond aye?’”

“aye” — that’s old English for “yes” — not helpful.

But what if we look at “diamond aye” — rearrange letters? Probably not.

Another idea: “clam” — if you open a clam, you get a pearl — but pearls aren’t Easter.

Wait — what about “sand”? Beach — not Easter.

Hold on — let’s read the first line again:

“I had the strangest dream last night...I was at home feeling a touch icky when my phone started ringing.”

“last night” — Easter Eve? Not really.

“home” — where you might celebrate Easter — too weak.

Perhaps we should consider that “Rossbunn” is the only clear one.

But wait — what about “Eric”? Sounds like “erek” — no.

Another thought: In the phrase “make a carbon net” — “carbon” has “car” — not helpful.

Wait — let’s look at the word “shun”. Shun means avoid — not Easter.

Perhaps there’s more than one.

Let me try to find hidden words within words.

For example:

- “strangest” — contains “range” — no.

- “dream” — contains “ream” — no.

- “night” — contains “ight” — no.

- “home” — contains “ome” — no.

- “feeling” — contains “eel” — no.

- “touch” — contains “ouch” — no.

- “icky” — contains “ick” — no.

- “phone” — contains “hone” — no.

- “started” — contains “tart” — oh! “tart” — like fruit tart? Some people eat tarts at Easter? Maybe, but not strong.

“tart” is in “started” — S-T-A-R-T-E-D → T-A-R-T is not consecutive. Actually, “tart” would be positions 3-6: A-R-T-E — not “tart”.

“started” = s-t-a-r-t-e-d → letters 3-5: a-r-t → “art” — not “tart”.

So no.

What about “ringing” — r-i-n-g-i-n-g → contains “ring” — which we already considered for bells.

But “ring” alone — wedding ring? Not Easter.

Church bell rings — so “ringing” might count.

But let’s see if there’s a better one.

Wait — what about “clam”? If you think of “clam” as in “clam chowder” — no.

Another idea: “beach” — some people go to beach during Easter break — but that’s seasonal, not symbolic.

Perhaps we should consider that “bunny” is the only clear one.

But the puzzle says “how many words”, implying there might be more.

Let’s look at the name again: “Mr Eric Rossbunn”

“Eric” — E-R-I-C — if you take E and C — EC — not helpful.

“Rossbunn” — R-O-S-S-B-U-N-N

If we take “bunn” — that’s 4 letters for “bunny” minus y.

But “bunny” is implied.

Is there “egg” hidden?

Look at “feeling a touch icky” — “icky” — i-c-k-y — no e-g-g.

“phone” — p-h-o-n-e — has “one” — not egg.

“started” — s-t-a-r-t-e-d — has “ate” — not egg.

“ringing” — r-i-n-g-i-n-g — has “in” — no.

“make a carbon net” — “carbon” — c-a-r-b-o-n — has “baron” — no.

“Go to the beach” — “beach” — b-e-a-c-h — has “each” — not egg.

“catch a clam” — “catch” — c-a-t-c-h — has “cat” — no.

“People will try to buy your clam” — “buy” — b-u-y — no.

“shun them” — “shun” — s-h-u-n — no.

“I did as he said” — “said” — s-a-i-d — no.

“but my leg got stuck in the sand” — “leg” — l-e-g — has “eg” — oh! “leg” contains “eg” — which is part of “egg”!

“leg” = l-e-g → so “eg” is in it.

But is “eg” enough? Or do we need the full word “egg”?

The instruction is “words linked to EASTER”, not necessarily the full word.

But typically in these puzzles, they want actual words or clear references.

“eg” is not a word; it’s a fragment.

Similarly, in “Rossbunn”, “bunn” is not a word, but it’s clearly meant to be “bunny”.

So perhaps “bunn” counts as representing “bunny”.

Then “eg” in “leg” might represent “egg”.

Let’s see: “my leg got stuck” — “leg” has “eg” — so if we extract “eg”, it’s like “egg” without the second g.

But “egg” has two g’s.

In “leg”, it’s l-e-g — so only one g.

Not quite.

What about “opened” — o-p-e-n-e-d — has “ene” — no.

“He opened it up” — “up” — u-p — no.

“said ‘A diamond aye?’” — “aye” — a-y-e — has “ye” — not egg.

“This land is full of treasure” — “land” — l-a-n-d — no.

“full” — f-u-l-l — no.

“treasure” — t-r-e-a-s-u-r-e — has “ease” — no.

“And then I woke up” — “woke” — w-o-k-e — has “oke” — no.

“up” — u-p — no.

Perhaps there’s another approach.

Let’s list all possible Easter-linked words that could be hidden:

- Bunny (from Rossbunn)
- Egg (is it hidden?)
- Basket? Not seen.
- Chocolate? No.
- Lamb? No.
- Cross? No.
- Resurrection? Too long, not there.
- Spring? No.
- Flower? No.
- Chick? Not seen.

Wait — what about “clam”? If you think of “clam” as sounding like “clambake”, but not Easter.

Another idea: “net” — fishing net — not Easter.

Perhaps “ringing” for church bells.

But let's count what we have.

From "Rossbunn" -> "bunny" : 1

Is there "egg"?

Look at "feeling a touch icky" — "icky" — i-c-k-y — no.

"phone" — p-h-o-n-e — ends with "e", but not egg.

"started" — s-t-a-r-t-e-d — has "ted" — no.

"ringing" — r-i-n-g-i-n-g — has "ging" — no.

"make" — m-a-k-e — has "ake" — no.

"a" — just a.

"carbon" — c-a-r-b-o-n — has "bon" — no.

"net" — n-e-t — has "et" — no.

"Go" — g-o — no.

"to" — t-o — no.

"the" — t-h-e — no.

"beach" — b-e-a-c-h — has "ea" — like "ea" in "east"? But "east" is not "Easter".

"Easter" comes from "Eastre", a goddess, but that's too advanced.

Perhaps "beach" has "each", and "each" is not related.

Let's try to find "egg" specifically.

Suppose we look for the letters e-g-g together or in sequence.

In the text:

- "feeling" — f-e-e-l-i-n-g — has "ee" and "ing", but not "egg".

- "egg" would require e-g-g.

In "leg" — l-e-g — only one g.

In "opened" — o-p-e-n-e-d — has e, but not followed by g.

In "said" — s-a-i-d — no.

In "gave" — g-a-v-e — has g and e, but not together as "ge" or "eg".

"gave" = g-a-v-e — so g then later e, not adjacent.

In "help" — h-e-l-p — has e, but no g.

In "return" — r-e-t-u-r-n — has e, no g.

In "for" — f-o-r — no.

In "my" — m-y — no.

In "clam" — c-l-a-m — no e or g.

In "so" — s-o — no.

In "I" — i — no.

In "gave" — again, g and e separate.

In "it" — i-t — no.

In "to" — t-o — no.

In "him" — h-i-m — no.

In "He" — H-e — has e, but no g.

In "opened" — o-p-e-n-e-d — has e's, but no g after.

In "it" — i-t — no.

In "up" — u-p — no.

In "and" — a-n-d — no.

In "said" — s-a-i-d — no.

In "A" — a — no.

In "diamond" — d-i-a-m-o-n-d — no e or g.

In "aye" — a-y-e — has e at end, but no g.

In "This" — T-h-i-s — no.

In "land" — l-a-n-d — no.

In "is" — i-s — no.

In "full" — f-u-l-l — no.

In "of" — o-f — no.

In "treasure" — t-r-e-a-s-u-r-e — has e's, but no g.

In "And" — A-n-d — no.

In "then" — t-h-e-n — has e, no g.

In "I" — i — no.

In "woke" — w-o-k-e — has e, no g.

In "up" — u-p — no.

So no "egg" found.

What about "bunny" — we have that from "Rossbunn".

Is there "hare"? No.

Another possibility: "spring" — not in text.

Perhaps "Easter" is hidden in the text as a substring.

Look for "easter" in the text.

Scan: "I had the strangest dream" — no.

"last night" — no.

"I was at home" — no.

"feeling a touch icky" — no.

"when my phone started ringing" — no.

"Mr Eric Rossbunn" — "Eric" has "ric", "Rossbunn" has "ossbunn" — no "easter".

"Yes", I replied. — no.

"I need you to make a carbon net." — no.

"Go to the beach and catch a clam." — "beach" has "each", not "easter".

"People will try to buy your clam" — no.

"but you must shun them." — no.

"I did as he said," — no.

"but my leg got stuck in the sand." — no.

"A man offered to help me in return for my clam" — no.

"so I gave it to him." — no.

"He opened it up and said" — no.

"A diamond aye?" — no.

"This land is full of treasure..." — no.

"And then I woke up..." — no.

So "Easter" itself is not hidden.

Perhaps "resurrection" — too long.

Another idea: "cross" — not there.

Or "tomb" — no.

Perhaps we should consider that "clam" is a play on "clam" as in "clam up", but not Easter.

Let's think outside the box.

The story is a dream, and dreams can be silly, but the Easter link might be only "bunny".

But the puzzle says "how many words", plural, so probably more than one.

Let's look at "Rossbunn" again. It's "Ross" + "bunn". "Ross" might be a surname, but "bunn" is for bunny.

Is there "egg" in "Eric"? E-r-i-c — no g.

What about "phone"? P-h-o-n-e — no g.

"started" — s-t-a-r-t-e-d — has "ted", not egg.

"ringing" — r-i-n-g-i-n-g — has "ging", which has "g", but not "egg".

"make" — m-a-k-e — no g.

"a" — no.

"carbon" — c-a-r-b-o-n — has "bon", not egg.

"net" — n-e-t — has "et", not egg.

"Go" — g-o — has g, but no e after.

"to" — no.

"the" — no.

"beach" — b-e-a-c-h — has "ea", which is like "ea" in "east", and "Easter" starts with "East", so perhaps "beach" contains "ea" which is part of "Easter".

But that's very stretched.

"catch" — c-a-t-c-h — no.

"a" — no.

"clam" — c-l-a-m — no.

"People" — P-e-o-p-l-e — has "e" at start and end, but not "egg".

"will" — w-i-l-l — no.

"try" — t-r-y — no.

"to" — no.

"buy" — b-u-y — no.

"your" — y-o-u-r — no.

"clam" — again.

"but" — b-u-t — no.

"you" — y-o-u — no.

"must" — m-u-s-t — no.

"shun" — s-h-u-n — no.

"them" — t-h-e-m — has "he", not egg.

"I" — no.

"did" — d-i-d — no.

"as" — a-s — no.

"he" — h-e — has e, no g.

"said" — s-a-i-d — no.

"but" — no.

"my" — m-y — no.

"leg" — l-e-g — has "eg", as before.

"got" — g-o-t — has g, but no e after.

"stuck" — s-t-u-c-k — no e or g.

"in" — i-n — no.

"the" — no.

"sand" — s-a-n-d — no.

"A" — no.

"man" — m-a-n — no.

"offered" — o-f-f-e-r-e-d — has "ere", not egg.

"to" — no.

"help" — h-e-l-p — has e, no g.

"me" — m-e — has e, no g.

"in" — no.

"return" — r-e-t-u-r-n — has e, no g.

"for" — no.

"my" — no.

"clam" — no.

"so" — no.

"I" — no.

"gave" — g-a-v-e — has g and e, but not together.

"it" — no.

"to" — no.

"him" — no.

"He" — H-e — has e, no g.

"opened" — o-p-e-n-e-d — has e's, no g.

"it" — no.

"up" — no.

"and" — no.

"said" — no.

"A" — no.

"diamond" — d-i-a-m-o-n-d — no e or g.

"aye" — a-y-e — has e, no g.

"This" — no.

"land" — no.

"is" — no.

"full" — no.

"of" — no.

"treasure" — t-r-e-a-s-u-r-e — has e's, no g.

"And" — no.

"then" — t-h-e-n — has e, no g.

"I" — no.

"woke" — w-o-k-e — has e, no g.

"up" — no.

So no "egg" found.

Perhaps "bunny" is the only one.

But let's consider that "Rossbunn" might be intended to be "Ross bunny", so "bunny" is one word.

Is there "egg" in the context? For example, when he opens the clam, he finds a diamond, but diamonds are not eggs.

Unless "diamond aye" is a pun on "diamond eye", but not Easter.

Another idea: "aye" sounds like "I", but not helpful.

Perhaps "treasure" — like Easter egg hunt treasure? But that's indirect.

I think we have to conclude that the only clear Easter-linked word is "bunny" from "Rossbunn".

But let's double-check the beginning: "I had the strangest dream last night" — "dream" — not Easter.

"last night" — Easter Eve? Not really.

"home" — where you celebrate Easter — too vague.

"feeling a touch icky" — "icky" — not related.

"phone started ringing" — "ringing" — church bells on Easter Sunday — so perhaps "ringing" is linked to Easter.

In many churches, bells ring on Easter morning to celebrate the resurrection.

So "ringing" could be associated with Easter.

That would be a second word.

So now we have:

1. Bunny (from Rossbunn)
2. Ringing (associated with church bells on Easter)

Are there any others?

What about "woke up"? Waking up on Easter morning? Weak.

"treasure" — like finding Easter eggs? Possible, but "treasure" is general.

In the context, he finds a diamond in the clam, which is like finding a prize, similar to finding an Easter egg.

So "treasure" might be linked to Easter egg hunts.

That could be a third.

But let's see how strict we should be.

Perhaps the puzzle expects only obvious ones.

Another thought: "clam" — if you think of "clam" as in "clam shell", and some people decorate shells, but not specifically Easter.

I think "bunny" and "ringing" are the strongest.

Let's see if there's "egg" hidden in plain sight.

Look at "leg got stuck" — "leg" has "eg", and if we consider that "eg" is the start of "egg", and since "egg" is a key Easter symbol, perhaps it counts.

In some puzzles, they accept partial words if they're clear.

For example, in "leg", the "eg" can be seen as representing "egg".

Similarly, in "Rossbunn", "bunn" represents "bunny".

So perhaps:

- From "Rossbunn": "bunn" -> "bunny"
- From "leg": "eg" -> "egg"

That would be two.

And "ringing" for bells.

But "ringing" is a bit weaker.

Perhaps only "bunny" and "egg" are intended.

Let's count the letters.

In "leg", it's l-e-g, so the "e" and "g" are consecutive, forming "eg", which is the first two letters of "egg".

In "Rossbunn", "bunn" is four letters of "bunny".

So both are fragments that represent the full Easter words.

Moreover, in the story, when he opens the clam, he finds a diamond, which is like a surprise, similar to an Easter egg surprise.

But the word "egg" isn't there, but "eg" is in "leg".

Perhaps the puzzle has "bunny" and "egg" as the answers.

Let's see if there's a third.

What about "spring"? Not there.

Or "flower"? No.

Another idea: "beach" — b-e-a-c-h — has "ea", and "Easter" has "ea", but that's not sufficient.

I think for a student, the expected answers are "bunny" and "egg".

Perhaps "clam" is a distractor.

Let's search online or think of common hidden word puzzles.

Upon second thought, in the name "Eric Rossbunn", "Eric" might be ignored, but "Rossbunn" is clearly "Ross" + "bunn", and "bunn" is for bunny.

For "egg", in "my leg got stuck", "leg" contains "eg", and since "egg" is a major Easter symbol, it's likely intended.

Additionally, in the phrase "He opened it up", "opened" might imply opening an Easter egg, but the word "opened" itself isn't Easter-linked.

I think we should go with two words: "bunny" and "egg".

To confirm, let's see if there's any other.

What about "net"? Fishing net — not Easter.

"carbon" — no.

I think two is reasonable.

Perhaps "ringing" is also accepted, but let's stick to the most direct.

Another possibility: "dream" — not really.

Or "night" — Easter vigil? Too advanced.

I think for a school student, the answer is likely "bunny" and "egg".

So final answer: 2 words.

But let's make sure.

Perhaps "Easter" is hidden in the text as a whole.

Let's write out the text and look for "easter" as a substring.

Text: "I had the strangest dream last night...I was at home feeling a touch icky when my phone started ringing. “Mr Eric Rossbunn, yes?” “Yes”, I replied. “I need you to make a carbon net. Go to the beach and catch a clam. People will try to buy your clam but you must shun them.” I did as he said, but my leg got stuck in the sand. A man offered to help me in return for my clam so I gave it to him. He opened it up and said “A diamond aye? This land is full of treasure...”And then I woke up..."

Search for "easter": not found.

Search for "bunny": not found, but "bunn" is in "Rossbunn".

Search for "egg": not found, but "eg" is in "leg".

So probably, the hidden words are "bunny" and "egg", extracted from "Rossbunn" and "leg".

Therefore, the number is 2.

Final Answer: 2