The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-28

20 thought you could stop At Grand.
father Goosey Gander's house or"
w,s.,,v %0f course ours, ! can do that" unch
not Ike me 20. stay home and help you
with the clothes'''
"Nor thank you. can do IL better
alone. and have everything | need Bs-
sides. you might splash water ON your
tall silk hat"
That's so" agreed Uncle wiseIly
Well. then I'll 30 look for an adven.
ture
on through the woods and over the
snow covered fields went the bunny
uncle. lie had not gone very far before
he met Uncle Butter, the goat gentle
Have YOU seen any adventures for
seAsksd Uncle Wigeiy "Ive been
.>a'' over but ! can't find any
fhaven't .een any adventures" an.
swerfd the goat gentleman, but I can
give you a riddle TO guess. What Is the
difference between a stick ana a lolly-
pop? Think that over and II will be as
good as AN adventure"
Thank you, will promised the
bunny bunny man That win siye m. SONG
ihintins and thinking and nSP'ea thinsinss asGns
what was the difference between a
| lollypop and n stick. and he was think
Ing so hard that he, Jumped when he
suddenly heard voices speaking TO him.
En- What's thntt" asked the bunny
aud saw sammis Lenstali. the rabbit
boy. Jackie and PeetIe Bow Wow, tho
puppy dog chsps. and johnnie ana
BILLIE Bnshytsil. the squirrels. What is
'clothe, poles" they answered. We're
want he clothes poles to help US Jump
far. DO you think 4kurss Jane would
care II wA took her polesf"
Not In the least. II you put them
sssk s.ua ,S ssaln', said Uncle wisgily "You'li
Good luck 10 youl' And then hem GneI. eI
w,sgiiy. not thinking at all about Nurse
James washing. which she was doing
that day, puailed his head over the rid.
die unek Butter had asked him.
Wen. III have 70 give II up" said
.Il 90 home and tell Il to Nurse Jane.
Shell be sure 10 know; shea good At
| riddles"
But when Uneb wigxily reached his
hollow stump bungalow he found the
musNrat lady 90 excited that ne didn't
what DO You think she cried
Those animal boy friends OF yours
came while ago and ran off with
every one OF my clothes poles that ! hold
w the line with 30 the clothes won't
drss on q. Ground! oh. dear! wha,
mo. they weren't" said Uncle wissily
kindly. "It vas my fault | was think
| ms 30 much about Uncle Buffers riddle
that i forgot all about your washing.
,oS.y, SIS.,t think you'd need 'h' Clothes po'''
but what am to do.' Nurss Jane
wanted TO know. 'Iiere / am. al ready
~,sonss Ss wScu.n ~: ST.. eSs so hod tS: aS
line, I, viii sag, or bend down. and the
clothea win eet muddy"
"well, AZ !, w.s my f.uh," said thc
for you bs,vesn the po.ts. Then II viii
hold ths elbthss up nicely,
I'm afraid II won't, without the lona
poles," niA the n,uskrat lady. And y
didn't, No matter how tightly Uncle
w wS!ssly A pulled I'D II. line; !, bent S,r down. and
''i'n hold the afe up for you with m,
paws until, iae 'siothes dry" said the
bunny.
''Bu, you can only hold ono line "
spoke Nurse Jane, and | have clothes OF
five lines. I need five lines"
He did not Know what TO do. Then h,
looked up. and from the roof of his hol'
low stamp bungalow hs saw, hanging
down. lot OF long. thin icicles. Just th'
shape Of clothes poles. only round In
'iIa'" criSd tho bunny gentleman. ''
have ~ lcicles Tor clothes po,esl vii
they do, Nurse Jans'"
well, you can try them" said tn,
muskrat lady sort OF doubtful like
uncle Wlgeily broke of the long icicic'
five Of them. lie put one under cacl
Of the clothee lines, the sharp and on th'
ground. and the icicle clothes poles hel'
up the lines a. well as the wooden pole
the animal boys were using to PIN
their jumping game.
No Nurse James clothes were nlcel!
dried. and that night the animal boy
brought back ihA wooden clothes poles
which was . rood thing. ~ the icic
Uncle Wieeily guessed the riddle
The difference hstween a stick and
lollypop 10 that you put n stick In
loliypop, hut YOU stick the lollypop II