Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-14
UNCLE WiGGiLY AND DADDY
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LoN0LEGS.
EsS Uncle Wiggiiy got up early the
H5ncrning after the good giant had
s@shown him that there wasn't any gold
Sssf the end of the rainbow. The old
ax3Iace had been set for him at the
Hable, but alas and alack-a-day, the
able was almost as high from the
bhe ground, and Uncle W1ggily could
&Ssot reach.
Hum, let's see what we will do"
aSipoke the papa giant. II know. I'll
Hsyet spool Of thread from the lady
tgiant next door, and that will answer
sS3or . table for you. Uncle Wiggily,
Ind you can use another toothpick for
Esl chair"
IA No while the boy giant went for the
spool Of thread, the papa giant served
Uncle Wiggily's breakfast First he
brought in q washtub full of milk and
Hsl ;bushel basket full of oatmeal.
What is that for?" asked the rab-
DIT In surprise.
III THAT Is for your breakfast" was
me answer isn't 1t enough? Be-
E:ause can get more in jiffy, If you
want it."
M SS "Oh, 1t is entirely too much" said
aJncle Wiggily. II can only take lit
lie OF that oatmeal"
s"Oh, very we'll then, will take this
myself, and get you small dish full, T"
Mapoke the papa giant and he ate all
That oatmeal and milk at one mouth
@ssul, but even then it was hardly
enough to fill his hollow tooth.
Ea Then the boy giant came back with
The spool which was as big as the din
ing room table in a rabbits house. Up
ESat this new table the travelling uncle
Nyat and he ate a very good breakfast
indeed.
Now must. start of again to seek
Emy fortune" he said, as he took his
acfutch, striped red, green and yellow,
Ike Z cows horn. Oh, excuse mel!
VAS thinking Of, circus balloons,
guess. Anyhow Uncle Wiggily took
ghis crutch and valise, and, as he was
about to start of, the boy giant said:
81 will walk along short distance
ENith you, and in case any bad animals
INV to hurt you I'll drive them away"
"Oh; + don't believe any one will
harm me-" spoke the rabbit, but never
theless something did happen to him.
ssiAs he and the boy giant were walk
Ing along, all of sudden there was a
Noise from behind big, black stump,
and out jumped big, black bear. He
sfushed right at the rabbit, and called
nut:
TIA! Now I have you! rye been
waiting a long while for you, and
Thought you'd never come. But better
late than never Now for my dinner!
I've had IRE made for some time to
cook you, and the kettle is boiling for
Eoa." He was Just going to grab our
Uncle Wiggily when the giants little
hoy called out:
IA Here you let that rabbit alone!
He's friend of mine!" But listen
Ito this, the bear never thought a
thing about a boy giant being with
sgUhcle Wfggily, and he never even
hooked up at him. Only when the
bear heard the giants boy speaking he
K thought II was distant thunder, and
~ said:
rs "Oh, must hurry home with that
rabbit before 1t rains. l don't like to
4 ct wet"
Eyes. guess you will hurry home!"
cried the giants boy, and with that
he reached over and grabbed that
black, ugly bear by his short, stumpy
tail and flung him away over the tree
tops. like skyrocker, and it was
some time before that bear came
down And when he did, he didn't
u feel like bothering Uncle Wiggily any
more
II ~ Nov 1 guess you'll be all right for
awhile on your travels" said the boy
giant as he called gooy-by to the
old gentleman rabbit. "Send me a
Ssouvenir postal when you find your
fortune, and if any bad animals bother
you just telephone for me, and I'll
come and serve them as did the
bear
Then the old gentleman rabbit
thanked the boy giant. and started off
again. He travelled on and on, over
hills and down in little valleys. and
across brooks that flowed over green
!. messy stones in the meadow, and pref
ty soon Uncle Wiggily came to big
gray stone in the middle of field.
And, as he looked at the stone, the old
gentleman rabbit saw something red
fiuttering behind it. and he heard
noise like some one crying
"Ha. Here is where / must be care
full" exclaimed the rabbit to him
self. Perhaps that is red fox be-
hind the stone. and he is making be-
lieve cry, so as to bring me up close,
and then he'll jump out and grab me.
No. indeed. I'm going to run back"
Well, Uncle Wiggily was Just going
to run back, when he happened to look
again, and there, instead of a fox be-