Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-20
Children's Evening Story
UNCLE WIeolLY AND THE PAPER
e- HOUSE.

UNCLE wIeoILy AND THE PAPER
HOUSE.
Bright and early next morning I'm
Gle Wiggily got UP, and he took a
careful look around to see II there
were any, signs Of the burglarfox,
about whom told you in another
story.
II guess he's far enough OFF by this
time" said Billie Goat, as he polished
his horns with q green leaf,
'Yes, indeed spoke Uncle Wiggily.
ut is good thing that Mamie knew
how to make paper lantern.
"Oh, can make lots Of things out
of paper" said the little goat girl.
"Our teacher in school shows us how.
Why can even make 4 paper house. "
Can you, indeed?'' asked the old
gentleman rabbit, as he washed his
paws and face for breakfast. Now I
should dearly like to know how to
make q paper house.
I, Why" asked Billy Goat, curious
like.
$50 that when am travelling about,
looking for my fortune. and night
comes on. and have no place to stay,
then could make me paper house.
and be all nice and dry in case it
ralned,'' replied the rabbit.
"Oh, but the water would soon soak
through the paper" said Billie. |
know, for once made paper boat,
and sailed 1t on the pond. and soon 1t
was soaked through, and sank away
down."
"oh, but il l use that funny. greasy
paper which comes inside cracker
boxes-the kind with wax on it--that
wouldn't wet through spoke the rab.
bit al he went inside the goat house
with the children. for Mrs, Goat had
caife6sthem In to breakfast.
That would be Just fine" ex-
claimed Mamie, as she passed some
apple sauce and oatmeal to Uncle Wig.
gily. after breakfast I'll show you
how to make paper house"
Well, surely enough, as soon al
breakfast was over. and before she
and Billie had gone to school, Mamie
showed the old gentleman rabbit how
to make q paper house. You take
some paper and some scissors, and
you cut out the sides OF the house and
the roof, and you make windows and
doors In these sides, and then you
make chimney and you fasten them
all together. with paste or glue, and
there you are. Isn't it easy?
And il you only make the paper
house large enough. you can get in
side Of 1t and have play party. and
perhaps you can make paper dishes
and knives and forks: but listen! II
you make paper things to eat, like
cake or cookies or anything like that
please only make-believe to eat them
for they are bad for the digestion il
you really chew them.
We'll, think I'll travel along now
and once more seek my fortune said
Uncle Wiggily when Billie and Nan
ME were ready to 60 to school. So
Mrs. Goat packed up for the rabbit a
nice lunch in his valise, and Mamie
gave him some waxed paper. that the
rain wouldn't melt. and Billie gave
his uncle pair Of scissors, and OF
Mr.. Longears started.
Well. he travelled on and on. over
the fields and through the woods, and
across little brooks. and pretty soon II
was coming on dark night, and the
rabbit gentleman hadn't found his for.
tune.
"Now wonder where can stay to
nigkt?" thought Uncle Wiggily, as he
looked about him. He could see moth
ing but an old stump, which was not
hollow, 80 lie couldn't get inside Of it
and the only other thing that. hap
pened to me there was nat stone
and he couldn't get-nnder that
II guess must make me a paper
house." said the old gentleman rabbit
"Then ! can sleep in It in peace and
quietness. and I'll travel on again in
the morning
SO he got out the waxed paper, and
he took the scissors. and sitting down
on the green grass, he cut out the
sides and roof Of the paper house
Then he made the chimney, and put
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