Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-06
Children 5 Evening Story

There's the pie-it's no good!' cried
the porcupine. as he pointed to some
thing on the table. Well, as soon as
Uncle Wiggily saw 1t he laughed 80
hard that his ears waved back and
forth.
Whats the matter? I don't see
anything funny asked Mr.. Hedgehog,
shivering so that more quilts fell out.
why. you've gone and nut the cher
ry pits into the pie instead Of the cher
RES" said the rabbit. That's no way
to do. You must take out the stones
], from inside the cherries and put the
outside part Of them inside the pie.
and throw the inside or stony part OF
the cherries away"
"Oh, good land.' cried the hedge
j hog, no wonder couldn't eat the pie.
You see thought cherries were like
peanuts. For you know you throw
away the outside part Of the peanut,
and eat the inside
yes, and cherries are just the oppo.
! Site" said the rabbit. laughing again.
For you eat the outside Of cherry
and throw away the pit or stone that
II inside, Now, I'll make you q cherry
pie"
81 wish you would" said the porcu-
pine. ''Ill 60 get the cherries"
So he went out in the orchard, and
he shot his sharp stickery quilts, like
little arrows at the cherries on the
tree. and they fell down, SO he could
pick them uD in basket. mean the
cherries fell down. though of course
the quilts did also though the hedge
hog didn't pick them up.
And while he was doing that Uncle
Wiggily was making the pie crust. He
took -four and lard and water. and
mixed them together. and then he put
In other things-Oh, well. you just ask
your mamma or the cook what they
were, for 1 might get 1t wrong land
soon the pie crust was ready. Then
Uncle Wiggily built hot fire in the
stove, and he waited for Mr.. Hedge
hog to come In with the cherries.
And pretty soon the porcupine came
back with his basket full. and he and
Uncle Wiggily shelled the peanuts-
] mean the cherries-taking out the
pits.
Nov I'll put them in the pie, and
put sugar on them. bake it in the oven.
and soon it will be done, and we can
eat It," said the rabbit.
ooh, i~--!" cried the hedgehog.
THAT will be fne."
So Uncle Wiggily put the, cherries
in the pie. and threw the pits away.
and he put the pie in the oven. and
then he and Mr.. Hedgehog sat down to
wait for it to bake. And oh. how de.
licious end scrumptious it did smell!
if Won will excuse me for saying so.
Well. in q little while. the pie was
baked. and Uncle Wiggily took it from
the oven,
II can hardly wait to eat it," cried
the hedgehog and Just then there
came terribly loud knock on the
door.
"Oh. maybe it's that bad fox come
for some OF NV ME-" exclaimed the
hedgehog. IF 1t is. III stick him full
of stickery.stickers.''' But when he
went to the door there stood old Per.
cival. the circus dog. and he was cry.
ing as hard as he could cry.
Come in." invited Uncle Wiggily.
Come in and have some cherry pie.
and you'll feel better So Percival
came In. and they all three sat down.
and ate the cherry Die all up and
sure enough Percival did feel better,
and stopped crying.
3 Then the circus dog and Uncle Wig
gily STAYED all night with Mr. Hedge
hog. and they had more cherry pie
next day, and It was very fine and
sweet.
Now. il our cook makes some nice
watermelon sandwiches. with maple
syrup on them. for supper. I'll tell you
In the next story about Uncle Wiggily
and old dog Percival, and why Percival
cried.