El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-15
Bedtime Story For the Little One
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE OLD LADY GOAT
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. boys and girls take turns carrying her
things TO eat We have basket tuh
That's lust fine cried Uncle Wig
gily. Have you taken her any loiiy-
No. because she Is such an old lady
we thought she wouldn't care Tor them,
said Jackie.
An that's where on may bt ma klus
a mistake went on the bunny uncle
old ladies. whether they are goats or
not sometimes like things that chill
dren like. III take her some louypops-
So Mr. Longears did and the goat
lady. who was very poor. was glad 10
get them, as she was also glad 10 set
the things the animal children bruug L
You are all very kind 10 poor
old goat" she said
rs there anything else We could get
YOU asked Uncle WigSily.
Yes" said the lady goat, 4 would
like TO see the Seashore before winter
sets in 7 have never been on the sandy
beach OF the ocean and know I would
just love IT,"
Uncle WiGgily sort of looked at the
animal children in a funny way and
bhnked his eyes as well as tvinkling
his pink nose, and when they were out
side he told them this
III take the old lady goat TO the
seashOre in INV airsnip- She can stay
there all dav with Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy and have a good time Il may
be her last chance. for old lady goats
do not live a long while. III take her
10 the seashOre-"
But when Uncle Wiggily spoke Of il
to DR.. Possum. the animal doctor said:
No. that would hardly do. She is too
old to ride in your airship. Uncle Wig
Sily-~
Then how can we ever get her to
the beach
Well said Dr. Postum slowly. as
he twirled his glasses on the end Of his
tail. IF you cant bring a person 10
place. the next best thing is TO bring
the place 10 the person In other
words. bring the seashore TO the old
lady goat"
But how could ~ asked the bunny.
Obi you are smart. I think YOU
viii easily find a way" said Dr. Pos
sum.
thought. Then he called together all
the animal boys and girls he knew and
told them what Dr. Possum had said
Why, of course we can bring the
seashore TO her. If she can't 90 to it."
said Jackie Bow Wow. All we have
to do. Uncle Wiggily. viii be TO dig
deep hole in front OF the goat lady's
house Then well fill il with salt
water"
And we can build a tiny little board
walk" said one OF the squirrel brothers.
And put up ice cream. lemonade
and other places TO sell good things to
eat" spoke the other squirrel
And then we could take an electric
fan 10 make the cool breezes.' cried
Uncle Wiggily- Good, Wen do it,"
They began the wark of making a
sesshore for the goat lady that very
night. 50 she would have IL all ready
for next morning They made q big
salt water pool, Uncle Wiggily brought
sand in his new wheelbarrow and the
electric fan was set going.
Then the candy and lemonade stands
and popcorn booths were opened the
animal children selling things in them
Then sand was sprinzled all about and
the board walk built
Then. just before the old goat lady
was TO awaken. Old Dog Percival
jumped into the water. and keeping his
head down out Of sight he Hurried
around. making waves almost as biz as
on the real ocean.
And then the goat lady came to the
window and looked out She saw the
make-believe ocean. the sand on the
shore the board walk. and Lulu and /
Alice Wibblewooble the duck girls. in !
swimming. and the goat lady said:
on, now I am happy, At last have
seen the ocean And its real salt I
water, too, just as I've read about and /
she tasted little bit OF it, for Uncle
Wigsily had sailed the make believe
ocean
Then the goat lady was happy and :
so were those who made her so. And /
she sat and looked at the make-beIieve (
ocean for many day
So you see ii is good to pretend once
in a while, if it makes US or any one J
else a little happier. and the goat lady ,
was certainly happy. for she said she I
was just crazy to see salt water
I hope you will like the next story
better than you did this one. and If the l
ice cream lollypop doesn't fall off the I
stick and splash all over the French /
fried potatoes I'll tell you next about |
Uncle Wiggily and the big fire cracker. !
Copyright. 1916, by Mcclure News 1
paper Syndicate
GEO. D. KENDALL,