Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-08
CHILDREN EVENING STORY

while they uncoiled their tongue,
which was almost like an elephants
trunk, only not as large. OF course.
Through their tongue, which Is hol.
low like macaroni stick. the butter
fly sucks up sweet flower juice.
Wizzie went from place to place.
holding the umbrella over her head to
keep OF the warm sun. Pretty soon
she had her basket nearly full and she
began to feel sleepy.
I'll just lie down on the soft moss.
near the little brook, and take mar"
said Wizzie. And SO she did. Soon she
was fast asleep with clump Of ferns
for pillow. In one paw she held the
handle OF the basket and In the other
paw the umbrella.
Soon Wizzie was fast, fast asleep.
And. as she slept, something happen.
ed. Along came flying a big eagle
bird. The eagle looked down out of the
sky where he was flying and saw Wiz
zie asleep.
"Ha" exclaimed the eagle. 81 won.
der what that is down there? 1t looks
like doll. will swoop down, get it.,
and take 1t to my nest In the tall tree
for my little eaglets to play with"
No sooner said than done. Down
Swooped the eagle and very gently, so
as not to harm Wizzie (whom the big
bird thought was only doll, you see)
very gently, the eagle stuck his sharp
claws In the little fox girls dress, and
up into the air he new with her. And
SO gently did he lift her up that Wizzie
never awakened from her nap. She
still slept.
"see what I have brought you. little
ones!" cried the big eagle, as he laid
WiZzie down in the nest in the top Of
the tall tree. TT Is a new big doll for
you. You may play with It,"
Il want the doll" cried one little
eagle girl making grab for Wizxie's
dress.
mo, I'm going to have 1t frst!"
cried the other little eagle, and she.
too made a grab for WHSLE. Well,
those two eagles, most impolitely, just
pulled and pulled on the little fox girls
dress, until, all of sudden, she awak-
ened.
'Oh, my goodness me, sakes alive
and some orange shortcake!" Dried
Wizzie. Where am I? In an eagle's
nest! Oh, must get QUIT"
And, without thinking how high up
from the ground the nest was, Wizzie
pulled away from the little eagles, and
down she fell. She would have been
badly hurt by the fall, only, as she
still had the umbrella. that opened up
as she shot downward.
The umbrella was just like the par
achute which the balloon man holds
over his head when he jumps from the
clouds. The air got under Wfzzie's
umbrella and she came down as gently
Is q. feather from the nest, not being
hurt a bit.
Then she went to where her BASKET
| of flowers was, beside the brook, and,
filling it, she took It to Uncle Wiggily.
And 20 she got away from the eagles,
my! That was . queer doll" said
the one little eagle girl, after Wizzie
had toppled from the nest.
Eyes, I guess I made mistake
bringing It here" said the big eagle.
But, never mind, I'll fly of and get
you something else"
And so the eagle did, taking to his
little ones cOcOanut tree.
Wizzie got safely home with her UNI
brella that had saved her from q hard
fall and Uncle Wiggily was much
pleased with his May basket.
And tomorrow night, If the poodle
dog doesn't take all the raisins out Of
the rice pudding to blow through his
bean shooter, I'll tell you about Woozie
and the kind snake.