Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-13
Chldren's Evening Story

storm on land to have some fun. Oh,
isn't this JOLLY" he cried and all the
other little sea urchins shouted and
laughed and said it was very jolly in
deed. " ..
DO you mean to say you live under
the water?" asked Uncle Wlggily.
"Oh. ves,' answered. the biggest OF
the sea urchins.
"But isn't 1t wet there?" asked the
rabbit gentleman, and doesn't the sea
lion catch your"
Its wet but we like it," replied the
smallest sea urchin, 'and as for the
sea lion, we are so small that he never
bothers US. Come on now" he cried
to the others, lets make US some
sleds on; of sea shells and have nice
ride"
And I will pull you!" exclaimed
Uncle Wiggily, for he just loved child
rem, you know. Il will pull you
along
"Oh, that will be more jolly than
than ever!" cried the sea urchins. so
the little creatures, who looked almost
like little fairies, found number OF
smooth clam and osyter shells. Uncle
Wiggily took some strands OF sea
weed for ropes, and fastened them to
the shells. Then the sea urchins sat
down on the shells and Uncle Wiggily
pulled them over the snow along tho
beach, as fast as anything.
Oh! it was fine fun! and the sea
urchins laughed, and sang jolly songs.
and cut up all sorts of funny capers.
such as standing on their heads, and
turning somersaults, while Uncle Wig
gily rode them along the beach, over
the snow, which was coming down
faster and faster.
Then, all Of a sudden, the fog bell
near the light house rang, and all the
sea urchins jumped back into the
ocean.
why, where are you going?' asked
the rabbit gentleman.
ITO school! To SCHOOL," cried the
sea urchins. THAT is our school bell
ringing for us. Good bye! Thank
you for the nice ride, dear Uncle
Wiggily!" And down under the salty
waves they popped, to go study their
lessons, leaving the rabbit alone on
the beach.
"Oh, wish I had some one to give
me a nice ride" Uncle Wiggily said,
and at that, up from the water popped
a big, white fish, as fiat as platter or
a sheet Of paper.
II will give you a ride" said the
fish. IT will be sled for you, and you
can hold up big clam shell for
sail, and we will be a regular ice boat
that will skim across the snow" Then
the fiat ash Topped over close beside
Uncle Wiggily.
But, who are your" asked the
rabbit.
II am the big fiat founder" was
the answer, and l can slide across
the snow or ice as good as II were
a plate. Just you sit down on me,
hold up a shell for sail, and away
we'll go.
So Uncle Wiggily sat down on the
fiat founder, who was shaped almost
like an old fashioned bob sled, and
the rabbit held up a hollow shell, so
the wind would blow in it and carry
them along.
And, as true as I'm telling you,
that's just what happened. The wind
blew Uncle Wiggily along over the
snow as he sat on the fiat founder,
and he had just as good sled ride as
i
Arabella Chick
And then, all Of a sudden, the fog
horn blew, and the fish said:
You will have to excuse me now.
That is my dinner horn, and it is time
to eat will give you another ride
tomorrow"
Thank you very much" said Uncle
Wiggily to the fish. Can I do any
! thing for your"
you might give me bit Of snuff, y
said the fiat founder. That will make
me sneeze, and l can always flop back
into the ocean much easier when l
sneeze, than when don't"
So Uncle Wiggily took out some
snuff from his pocket, gave it to the
| fish, and the fiat founder sneezed
forty-'leven times, and at once Topped
back into the ocean, waving his tail
good bye.
Then Uncle Wiggily went back to
the hollow stump hotel for his dinner,
and that's all to this story, If you
please But in case the cook doesn't
put chocolate icing on the fish cakes,
and make them look like an orange
pie, so they scare the milkman, I'll
tell you next about Uncle Wiggily ard
the fiddler crab.