Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-12
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ooh. how lovely!' cried the bad
dog, shifting the air again. MAY
have one?"
NO" said sammie, very decidedly.
these are for the little children"
Then that dog got angry. Oh, you
should have seen how angry he got.
No. on second thoughts / am glad you
did not see how unpleasant he was,
for 1t might spoil your Easter. Any
how, he was dreadfully angry, dread
fully! He showed his teeth, and he
made his hair stand up straight, and
he growled: "Give me all those eggs,
or I'll take them right away from
you! am an egg dog, and must
have eggs. Give them to me, l. say!"
Well, maybe poor Sammie wasn't
frightened! He trembled so that the
eggs ratified together and very nearly
were broken. Then he started to run
away, but the bad dog ran after him,
and what do you think? Just as the
horrid creature was about to take
those lovely Easter eggs out Of the
basket and eat them up, who should
come flying through the woods but
Mrs. Cluck- Cluck, the fairy hen! She
dashed at that dog, with her feathers
sticking out, and made him run of.
Then how glad Sammie was! He hur-
ried and caught up to his papa and
mamma and soon all the Easter eggs
we've hidden.
Oh. what fun Sammie and Susie had
running back through the woods after
the eggs were all put in the secret
places! Susie found a turnip in a
field. and Sammie a carrot, and they
ate them as they hoped along. Uncle
Wiggily walked quite slowly, for his
rheumatism was bothering him, and
when those rabbits got home to the
burrow. what do you think they found?
Why, there were invitations for them
all to come to party that was going
to be given by Lulu and Alice W1bble-
wobble. Alice and Lunlu were little
duck girls, and they lived with their
papa and mamma. Mr.. and Mrs. Wib-
blewobble, in pen, not far from the
rabbit burrow. They had a brother
named Jimmie, but 1t wasn't his birth
day, for he was day older than his
sisters who were twins. That is their
birthdays came at the same time.
Some day am going to tell you
lot Of stories about these same ducks.
MAY we go to the party, mammal"
asked Susie,
"Of course" answered Mamma Lit
tletail, and they all went, even Nurse
Jane FuzzyWuzzy. They had fine
time. which l will tell you about in
another book that has lot OF duck
stories init. But just want to men
ton one thing that occurred
Just as the party was over, and
every one was coming home, Uncle
Wiggily couldn't find his crutch. which
out Of cornstalk for him. Finally
he did find 1t behind the door. Then
he and Sammie and Susie, and Mr..
and Mrs. Littletail started for the
burrow.
Then all at once, when they were in
the front yard Of the Wibblewobble
home, II silver trumpet didn't sound
in the woods: "Ta-ra-ta-ra-ta-ra!" just
like that, and up came riding little
boy, all in silver and gold, on white
horse. He wanted to know If he was
too late for the party, the little boy
did. and when Uncle Wiggily said yes,
the little boy was much disappointed.
Then Uncle Wiggily asked him who
he was, and the little boy said:
81 am the fairy prince! used to be
a mud turtle, and live in pond where
Lulu and Alice and Jimmie W1bble-
wobble swim. But got tired Of be-
ing a mud turtle, though I was fairy
prince, so l changed myself into lit
tie boy"
But. do you know, Uncle Wiggily
didn't believe him. and, what's more,
he said so. Oh, yes, indeed he did!
Then what did that little boy-fairy-
prince do but up and say:
well. you soon will believe me,
Uncle Wiggily. You come back to the
woods little later, and something
wonderful will happen I'll make you
believe in fairies; that's what I will, |
for you will see red fairy very short
ly."
But still Uncle Wiggily didn't be-
lieve, and he went home, moving his
nose and ears at the same time. But
you just wait, for II should happen
to find penny rolling up hill, will
tell you, tomorrow night, about Uncle
W1ggily and the red fairy.
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