El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-30
Bedti94s Story For the IGttle Ones
SInde wiggny and Maple Sugar"
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IT Uncle WIGGILT Oh you Uncle
Wiggly!" called some voices
in the green wood.
The old gentleman rabbit, who was
5pping along on his way TO the house
Grandfather Goosey Gander 10 play
same of Scotch checkers with MIN,
1rned around
VINO IS calling meg Uncle wiggily
inquired
1t first he thought it might be an
other little lost puppy dog, like Sunday.
"Oh. Uncle Wiggilyi Here I ann a
voice called and looking around, the
rabbit gentleman saw Neddle Stubtail,
thc little boy bear
oh, good morning. Neddiei- D." Uncle
Wiggily said What can DO for your
Uncle Wiggily. have YOU any
honey. asked the little bear boy
-'HOney2 Goodness me sakes alive.
no." replied the rabbit gentleman.
what put such an idea in your head?"
wei, ] am very hungry for honey
just now went on Neddie Stubtail
and I thought perhaps you might have
some. or perhaps a lollypOp, or some
thing like that"
An bears like sweet things. you
know
Cant you find a beehive. and get
The busy, buzzing bees to give you some
honey27 Uncle Wiggily asked.
Well mother told me to keep away
from beehives," Neddie said, Wrinkling
Ut his nose in a queer way. The last
was badly stung."
yes. there is that danger" Uncle
Wiggily admitted. sort Of careful like.
-Oh- DO wish I had something
sweetr Neddie went on DO you think
Uncle Wiggily. that you could
-Ha, Hold on I have itr' cried the
rabbit gentleman, before Neddie had
finished
What have your asked the little
bear boy Have you some honey
No but I can make you some maple
sugar
ooh joym cried Neddie, wagging his
little stub Of tail, from which he gOl
his name
1T is little late 10 make maple
sugar" went on the old gentleman rab-
bit -fOr il should be made in March.
But perhaps there is still some sap LEFT
in the maple trees. We will tap one
and see. I shall need your sharp claws
Tor this, Neddie. so come along"
Tow do you make maple sugar,
Uncle Wiggily2" asked the little bear
boy whose claws were long and sharp,
ike ice picks
In the maple trees" Uncle Wiggily
explained is a sweet sap, or juice. IN
the winter the juice dries up, but in the
spring there is much Of it, so that it
overfICws-
Now. II we make a hole in a mqCle
tree. this sweet juice viii drip out. drop
by drop. When you have a pail fun you
boil il over q fire. The sap, or juice,
gets thicker and thicker and finally
when 1t cOols, it is maple sugar. That
is what we are going TO make"
ooh, JOY and happiness. exclaimed
Neddie, sticking out his tongue He did
not do that 10 be impolite, you under
stand. Oh, my, mol And a basket of
soap bubbles besidesi Neddie Just put
out his tongue, making believe he could
already taste the sweet maple sugar.
and, as told you, bears are very fond
Of honey and other sweetsA
soon Uncle Wiggily found a maple
tree IN which the sap was stin run
ming.
Lore me a little hole in the trunk Of
sharp claws, Neddie.' Uncle Wiggiiy
said, and Neddie did so. Then. in some
little cups. made from big acorns, the
rabbit gentleman and the little bear boy
gathered the sap as it dripped from the
tree through a hollow reed
New, Wen build a fire and boil the
sap Until il turns to maple sugar said
Uncle Wiggily. And he and Neddie did,
using an old tin tomato can to hold the
sweet maple tree juice so il would boil
wheE the flames heated 1t.
Uncle Wiggily and Neddie sat on a
log near the fire, watching the sap boil
rs il done YETI" Neddie would ask
every one in a while.
No. but 1t will be pretty soon" Uncle
would answer. The boiling sap
became thicker and thicker. The rabbit
gentleman pinned some leaves together
10 make shallow candy pans, into which
10 pour the hot sweet sticky syrup, so (