Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-24
CHILDREN'S EVENING STORY
WIGGiLY AND THE LITTLE
DUCKS.
(By Howard r. Garis.)
pauet Newspaper Service,


(By Howard r. Garis.)
Paget Newspaper Service.
Copyright by Evening News Publish
ing Co. OF Newark, N. j., 1879
Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit
gentleman, was very busy feeding the
little chickens, which were kept in a
warm basket behind the stove In the
hollow stump bungalow.
For" said Uncle Wiggily to Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady
housekeeper, ~ don't want the little
chicks to take cold"
mo, indeed agreed Nurse Jane.
THAT would be too bad. But what
are you going to do with them?"
ooh, they will do for Easter pres.
ents to some of my friends" the rab-
bit gentleman said.
Then he chopped up some yellow
boiled carrots with some fine popcorn
and gave the little chicks their din
ner. The chicks had Matched out OF
some Easter eggs that Uncle Wiggily
was going to color, II you will kindly
remember. The rabbit gentleman left
the eggs behind the stove, where it
was warm, and that Is why the little
chickens came out of the shells.
Heat makes eggs hatch, you know,
whether 1t be the heat of steve, an
incubator, oh the heat of the warm
feathers of the mother hen.
Soon the little chickens had eaten
their dinner, and went soundly to
sleep in the warm basket, murmuring
over and over again:
"Cheep! Cheep! Chip-cheep!"
to his room and when he came down
he had something in his paws.
What have you there, Uncle Wig
gily?" asked Nurse Jane, as she came
in from the kitchen, where she was
baking q lettuce cake, with straw
berry frosting on for her Easter party.
why, I am bringing down some of
the duck eggs Mrs W1bblewobble
gave me-" answered the rabbit gentle
man.
why, you aren't going to color
them now, are you?" Nurse Jane ask
ed, for Mrs. Chick. the hen lady,
mother of Charlie and Arabella, and
Mrs. Wlbblewobble, the duck lady,
mother of Lulu, Alice and Jimmie, had
given the rabbit gentleman some eggs
to paint with pretty colors for his little
animal friends for Easter.
mo. I'm not going to color these,
said Uncle Wiggily. But l have SO
many that thought would put these
duck eggs behind the stove, where IL
is warm, as l did the chicken eggs"
"Do you think they, too, will hatch
out?' asked the muskrat lady house
keeper.
perhaps" Uncle Wiggily answered.
"You never can tell"
| So he put the duck eggs, which were
larger than hens eggs, down behind
the stove in pan lined with red nan.
mel and some silk from the inside OF
milkweed pod. to keep the eggs
warm. :,
IT the ducks hatch out We shall
see what happens" Uncle Wiggily
said.
Well. some time after this, and q
few days before Easter, Uncle Wiggily
went over the fields and through the
wood to call on Grandfther Goosey
Gander the old goose gentleman.
IT will play a game Of Scotch check
ers with Grandpa Goosey,' Uncle
Wiggily said to himself. And l Will
ask him what he would like for his
Easter-a live chicken, or maybe a
live duckling, or just colored egg."
i Well, the rabbit gentleman and his
goose gentleman friend were having a
fine time together, playing the check
ar game and talking about the wealth
er-not making any but nice remarks
about it, though, when. all at once
there came knock on Grandpa COOS
ey's door.
| "Rat-a.tat-tat! Rat-a-tat-tat! Rata
tat-tat!' some one raped.
"My. wonder who that can be,
said Grandpa Goosey.
Probably some one to see you,
! Uncle Wiggily answered. Its your
move, Grandpa
| But Grandpa sGoosey, instead Of
! moving his checker, moved his chair
back from the board and got up.
"I'll see who's at the door," he said
Opening it, on the steps, Grandfath
er Goosey Gander saw little chlckei
boy-one of those who had hatchea
from the eggs behind Uncle W1gg1ly's
stove in the hollow stump bungalow.
Hello said Grandpa Goosey, kindly
What do you want, little chicken
chap"
"ig Uncle Wiggily here?" asked the
little chicken.
EYES," replied the goose gentleman
! HE u.s."
Then please tell him to come home
right away cheeped the chicken. "He
is wanted at once. Something dread
full has happened"
whats that? You don't say so