Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-15
Children's Evening Story


they want to catch YOU" replied the
rabbit. You can't fool me, l think
I'd better be going away. Good-by!"
But I'm not snake-Tm only a
land TURTLE said the voice. See, I'll
show you," and with that land turtle
walked out in plain view and what
Uncle Wiggily had thought was a
stone was the turtles she'll The queer
head and neck, which looked some
thing like snakes, stuck out.
And of course the turtle could pull
his head and legs and tail all inside
his shell if he liked, so no one could
hurt him. But he did not do it now,
because he knew Uncle Wiggily was
his friend. ~
ooh, I am very glad to see you,"
spoke the old gentleman rabbit when
he found that the turtle was no snake
Where are you going?"
Down to the beach. l would ask
you to walk along with me-" went on
the land turtle, only / know you can
go SO much faster than l can that I'd
only delay you. I just wanted to ask
LII you have any Of your friends stop
ping at your bungalow now" .
! We'll, the Wibblewobble duck fam.
lily has bungalow next to mine," said
the rabbit gentleman as he chewed
on a brown leaf for a toothpick, and
I expect Sammie and Susie Little.
, tail, the rabbit children, down soon"
II shall be glad to meet Them"
, spoke the turtle politely, making the
! kissing noise again, like a snake, for
turtles do that, sometimes, to scare
some of their enemies, l think. !
know we had a turtle in our yard at
the seashore beach and he Kissed
whenever came close to him, or pick.
ed him up.
We'll, when Sammie comes I'll bring
him to see you" promised Uncle Wig.
gily, and then he hoped toward the
beach, while the turtle craWled on
very slowly, looking around every now
! and then to see that there was no
danger.
Uncle Wiggily was soon down on the
beach, and he was sitting watching the
sands being washed nice and clean by
the waves, when, all of sudden the
rabbit gentleman heard some one call
ing: .-..- .... e.,
Help! Help Oh, something is chas-
ing me! Oh, will no one help me?
Help! Wow! Oh, WOW! Help!'
"Well, WE'LL" exclaimed the rabbit
gentleman, making his two ears go
| around like an electric fan in a mo.
lasses barrel. 81 wonder if that can
be my friend, the turtle, in trouble?
must help him if he is" T. s..t. (
So he looked down the beach, and he
saw cloud of sand being kicked up,
as if some one were running very fast.
And the sand was so thick that Uncle
Wiggily could not see~who had kicked
1T up into dust. =, -e.
But whoever it is I'll help HIM"
the rabbit gentleman said, and he. look
ed about until he found big clam
shell. And he made up his mind that
if it were the Bad Sand Hoppers chas-
ing any one he would completely as
tonish the unpleasant creatures. ,rs..
/ But it can't be. the turtle trying to-
get away thought Uncle Wiggily, "for
he could never go as fast as that
never And some hammock: favored
ice cream cones BESIDES"
Then the voice called again: a. ..
Help! Help! Oh, some one please
help me-" 81 e#,~ +
BY this time the cloud Of dust was
close to Uncle Wiggily and then he
could see that it was his own little
nephew Sammie Littletail, the rabbit
boy, who was running and kicking up
the sand.
Whats the matter, Sammie?' ask
ed Uncle Wiggily, quickly. A. ..-.
ooh. bad sea urchin Is chasing
me- the rabbit boy replied. Il was
walking along the beach, coming down
to- see you, when all of sudden the
urchin sprang out of the water, and
said he was going to duck me! don't
want to be ducked with my good
clothes on Save mel"
"Of course. will" cried Uncle Wig.
gily. And then he saw the bad little
sea urchin,l who is: the troublesome
| boy of the ocean, chasing Sammie.
| ""You let ~Sammie alone!' demanded
the rabbit gentleman. <s,.
mo! No! A thousand times no."
cried the sea urchin. who was shaped
like a clam only differently and he
had wings on his toes. >
Eyes, you will. or I'll put hot salt on
YOUR tails went on Uncle Wiggily,
pretending to be angry, only he wasn't.
"Oh, please don't. I'll be good! I'll
never chase Sammie again. / was only
! going to duck him for fun" cried the