Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-10
Children $ Evening Story

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We crossed over the bridge we might
fall off and be drowned Well 60
back, but you go ahead, and we wish
you good luck, Uncle Wiggily."
Indeed we do" said white ant
with gold buckles on her shoes.
Well, after little while Uncle Wig
gily found himself right inside the
good giants house. And oh! what a
big place it was. Why. even the door
mat was SO big that it took the rabbit
three hops to get to the top Of it. And
that front door. wish you could
have seen it! 1t was as large as one
Of your whole houses, and it was only
a door, mind you.
Hello! hello!" cried Uncle Wiggily,
as he pounded with his crutch on the
floor. is any one at homer"
! But no one answered, and there
wasn't sound except the ticking of
the clock, and that made as much
noise as railroad train going over a
bridge, for the clock was as big as a
church steeple.
Hum! No one is home" said I'm.
Gle Wiggily. ''Tll just sit down and
make myself comfortable" So he sat
down on the floor by the table that
was away over his head and waited
for the giant to come back
And, all Of sudden. the rabbit
heard a noise like a steam engine go
ing, and he was quite surprised, until
he happened to look up, and there
stood pussy cat as big as COW, and
1.-THE cat was purring, which made the
noise like steam engine.
my, if that's the size Of the cat,
what must the giant be-" thought the
rabbit. Il do hope he's good natured
when he comes home"
| Well pretty soon, in little while
as Uncle Wiggily was sitting there,
listening to the big cat purr, he felt
: sleepy, and he was just going to sleep.
+ when he heard gentle voice singing
Lob, see the blackbird, sitting in the
tree,
Hear him singing, jolly as can be-
Now he'll whistle a pretty little tune,
| Isn't 1t delicious in the month of June.
Hear the bees a-buzEing hour by hour.
Gathering the honey from every little
| flower.
(; The Katydid is singing by his, own
front door
Now I'll have to stop singing don't
know any more"
We'll, whoever that is. he's jolly
chap" said the rabbit, and with that
who should come in but the giant him.
self.
| "Ho' Ho! Whom have we here?'
the giant asked looking at Uncle Wig.
gily What do you want. my little
furry friend with the log ears? You
must be able to hear very well with
| Them
81 can hear pretty we'll" said the
rabbit But came to seek my for
tune"
Fine cried the good giant, for he
| it was. "I'll do all can for you" and
he laughed so long and hard that part
of the ceiling and the gas chandelier
fell down, but the giant caught them
in his strong hands, and not even the
pussy cat was hurt. Then the giant
sang another song, like the first, only
different, and he fixed the broken CELL
ing. and said:
Now for something to eat, Then
We'll talk about your fortune. I'll get
you some carrots" So he went out.
and pretty soon he came back. carry
ing ten barrels of carrots in one hand
and seventeen bushels of cabbage in
the other.
Here's a light lunch for you,' he
said to Uncle Wiggily. Eat this, and
I'll get you some more. when we have
a regular neal
ooh, why this is more than could
eat in year." said the rabbit, but
thank you very much" so he nibbled
al one carrot. while the good giant ate
fifteen thousand seven hundred and
eight loaves of bread. and two million
bushels of jam. Then he felt better.
$50 you want to find your fortune,
eh?" the giant said to the rabbit.
We'll, now I'll help you all can.
How would you like to stay here and
work for me? You have good ears,
and you could listen for burglars in
the night when l.. am asleep. Will
your
II think will" said Uncle Wiggily.
And he was just reaching for another
carrot. when suddenly from outside
sounded terrible racket.
Where is he? Let me get at him.
i want him right away-that rabbit l
mean. CTleu Volcs, anu UHCle WIZ
gily jumped up in great fright. and
looked for some place TO hide. The
giant jumped up too. and grabbed his
big club.
But don't be alarmed Nothing bad
is going to happen to our Uncle Wig
gily-in fact he is going to have lots
of fun soon.
So if my motorboat doesn't turn up.
side down and spill out the pink lem.
onade. I'll tell you in the next story
about Uncle Wiggily and the giants
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