El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-24
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
Mary Caw-Caw and the Tangled Curls ="
By HOWARD B. GARIS.

~ USE LITTLETAIL- the rabbit girl
Jennie Chipmunk. her cousin, and
- Lulu and Alice WibbIewobble, the
two duck girls. were going TO have a
little picnic in the woods. They had put
up their lunch in baskets, and as there
was no school in the afternoon, on &C
count Of there having been eZamina-
tons in the morning, they had the rest
Of the day to themselves.
Wen take a little trip to the woods
near crOwland, and see Uncle Wiggily
LOngears,' proposed Susie
.Oh. yes, letsr' cried Lulu. who had
passed with a nice, high mark in her
Quacking lesson at the examination
And perhaps Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy viii give US some ginger cake %
suggested Jennie Chipmunk. as she
looked at a flat stump they were PASS
ing. TO see If it had any dust on It.
Jennie was always looking for some
thing TO dust, as she was learning 10
be housekeeper, like Miss Fuzzy
Wuzzy.
But this time the wind had busted
the stump. so there was nothing for
Jennie 10 DO. On she hurried with the
other animal and duck girls They We're
talking about what a nice time they
would have on their woodland picnic,
playing with their dolls, and all that,
when along came Prancy StrutabouL
a very proud and stylish little peacock
girl
oh, where are you going?" she
asked in a very fastidiOus voice.
To a picnic in the woods" answered
Susie Don't you want to come alonS2'"
''Oh. the woods are such = common,
ordinary sort Of place" said Prancy-
I really don't know I'm afraid I
might soil my feathers But yes, I'll
come this cucei"
Now the other girls did not much
care whether or not Prancy StrutabO
the peacock, came, but, Of course. they
were too polite TO say so; so Prancy
inc
her ian Of a tail spread out so all the
other folk OF animal land might see it
She hasn't any lunch with her." said
Lulu Wibblewobble, who. was very
plainly colored in her feathers What
can she eat on the picnic2"
NO, she's too proud to carry lunch
basket" said Susie
Never mind III give her some Of my
lunch" spoke Jennie Chipmunk, who
was very kind hearted indeed
on, we won't let you do that" said
Alice. the duck girl. Wen all give her
some" for Ppancy was walking on
ahead and did not hear what was said.
Soon they came TO a place in me
woods where they were to have the pic
mic Susie Littletail laid her doll.
Helena Applepie Chocolatecake, down
on a soft bed OF leaves and set the
table. which was a big, fiat stump.
While the animal girls were getting
out the good things to eat, and Prancy
StrutabOut there was more OF an su-
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Caw-Caw, the crow girl
-Oh. a picnic" she crOaked. May I
Gomez
-Of course" said Susie. and the 9th
ers- That is all but Prancy Strait
about said Susie could come.
What, YOU a common crow girl come
to a picnic where 1 ann" cried the
peacock girl Indeed, you cannot
] don't associate with crows Why,
some OF the feathers OF my ancestors
were used TO fan kings and queens. Ard
as for you crows, why. they put ragged
scare images up in the corn fields, to
drive you away. No, indeed, you can't
come to our picnic"
Mary Caw-Caw flew sadly away.
Come back Come back" quaclzed
Lulu Wibblewobble. we want you,
Mary"
NO" answered the crow girl I'll
not come where I'm not wanted" and
away she flew.
Good riddancel" said Prancy. "The
idea Of a crow girl coming to picnic
where I ami and she spread out her
tail larger than ever
Well the picnic wasn't at all as nice
as Susie and her friends had hoped
Prancy was so proud and stylish that
she would only eat rose leaf pudding