“Why did the Easter egg hide?”/“He was a little chicken.”

An Easter egg riddle is:
 
Q: Why did the Easter egg hide?
A: He was a little chicken.
 
The joke was printed in several newspapers in 2002.
 
   
15 March 2002, The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, FL), TGIF sec., pg. 4, col. 3:
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Here’s a hoot: Why dd the Easter egg hide? He was a little chicken.
—Tribune Media Services
 
30 March 2002, Cape Breton (NS) Post, “How many Easter eggs did each searcher find?” by Ron Penny, pg. C8:
And why did the Easter egg hide? Was it because he was a little chicken?
 
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The Easter Punny was here
Liz
4/20/03
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> Q: Why did the Easter egg hide?
> A: He was a little chicken!
 
Southern Maryland Online
101 Easter jokes
jazz lady
04-08-2004, 01:40 PM #1
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Q: Why did the Easter egg hide?
A: He was a little chicken!
   
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feii‏
@sillyfifi
i like reading greeting cards at the grocery store. “why did the Easter egg hide?” “because it was a little chicken. Happy Easter!”
3:46 PM - 7 Mar 2009
 
My Town Tutors
70 Easter Jokes for Families and Teachers!
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7. Why did the Easter egg hide? … He was a little chicken!
 
Google Books
Funny Easter Jokes For Kids
By Peter Crumpton
PeteyRF Creative
2015
Pg. ?:
Why did the Easter egg hide?
He was a little chicken!
 
Google Books
Katie Woo’s Hilarious Holiday Jokes
By Fran Manushkin
North Mankato, MN: Picture Window Books
2017
Pg. 10:
Why did the Easter egg hide?
It was a little chicken.