Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-10
Children's EveninR Story
wIGelLv AND PERc,vAL.

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| Now, I'm going to tell you, before
forget why old dog Percival was cry
ing that time when he came to the
little stone house where the hedgehog
lived. and where Uncle Wiggily gave
him some cherry pie. And the reason
Percival was crying, was because he
had stepped on sharp stone, and
;.:ast his loot.
I! But don't in the least mind now,
said Percival. after he had eaten about
iisixty-'leyen pieces of the pie. my
foot Is all better"
II should think that cherry pie
would make almost any one better
said the hedgehog. laughing with Joy,
for he felt better. too II know some
bad boys to whom I'm going to give
some cherry pie. And to think !
threw away the good part of the cher.
ries and cooked the stones in the pie.
oh. excuse me while laugh again.
And the hedgehog laughed SO hard
that he spilled some of the red cherry
pie juice on his shirt front. but he
didn't care, for he had another shirt.
Well, Uncle Wiggily and Percival,
the old circus dog. stayed for some
days at the home Of the hedgehog, and
they had cherry pie, or fritters with
maple syrup at almost every meal.
Then finally. Uncle Wiggily said:
We'll, guess must travel on.
can't find my fortune here. must
start of tomorrow"
And I'll go with you spoke Per
cival We'll go together, and see
what we can find"
Well, he and Uncle Wigsily went on
together for some time. and nothing
happened, except that they met poor
pussy cat without any tail. and Uncle
Wiggily gave her some Of the pie.
And the next day they met cat with
seven little kittens, and they all had
tails, so they had to have some pie,
too.
But one night after Percival and
Uncle Wiggily had been travelling all
day. they came to deep, dark, dis.
NAL woods.
"Oh. have we got to go through that
forest?" asked the old gentleman rab,
bit wrinkling up his ears-I mean his
nose.
Il guess we have" replied the circus
dog. I'VE may find our fortunes In
there
TT is pretty dark spot to look for
money, or fortunes" said the rabbit.
The best thing we can do 10 to look
for place to sleep, and in the morn
ing we will hurry out of the woods"
Well, the two animal friends start.
ed into the grove of trees, and they
hadn't gone very far before 1t got so
dark that they couldn't see to 60 any
farther Oh, but 1t was black and
lonesome and sort Of scary-like! and
Uncle Wiggily said:
Let's stay here Perciyal. Well
make q little bed under the trees to
sleep in. and we'll build fre to keep
us warm. and cook a little supper"
So Percival thought that would be
nice, and soon he and the rabbit had
a cheerful little IRE blazing. and then
1t wasn't quite so lonely. Only there
was big owl in tree, and he kept
Who? Who? Who? and
Percival thought it meant him. and
Uncle Wiggily thought II meant him
and they we're rather frightened, SO
they didn't either of them answer the
owl who kept ON calling who? Who!
Who?" sW'
They were just cooking their sup
per. and cutting up the cherry pie. and
putting it ON some oak leaves for
plates. and they had picked out nice
stump for table. when all OF
4 sudden. they heard voice saying:
Nov you make jump and grab
the rabbit and I'll take the dog. Then
We can carry them on to our dens,