Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
Child1en's Evening Story
Observation-Disclosures
UNCLE WIGGILY AND JIMMIE'S


UNCLE WIGGILY AND JIMMIE's
KITE.
"Oh, Uncle Wiggily, will you come
and help me fly my kite?" asked jim
ME Wibblewobble, the duck boy, one
day, as he saw the old gentleman rab-
bit walking down on the ocean sands
at the seashore where he was spend
ing part Of his summer vacation.
ITO be sure WILL replied Uncle
Wiggily, who always liked children,
especially his little duck nephew and
nieces. w %
"Oh, but maybe Uncle Wiggily's
foot is still sore, where he hurt it the
time the toadfsh chased him." sug-
gested Lulu, one of the duck sisters.
And If it is, he can't help you fly
your kite" said Alice, the other girl
duck
mo, my foot is all we'll now" spoke
Uncle Wiggily, making his two ears
wiggle back and forth like an electric
fan when 1t goes sideways. Where Is
your kite, Jimmie; and where did you
get it?'
Here it u.s." replied the little duck
boy. II bought 1t for five cents on the
ocean boardwalk" and he showed 1t
to his uncle: Showed the kite mean;
for Uncle Wigg1ly could see the board
walk himself >sj.. n't 49," ,
1T isn't very strong remarked
Uncle Wiggily. looking at the kite
carefully. I'm afraid the sticks will
break in a strong wind. Still we will
put it up, and see what happens But
first 1t must have tail to balance 1t.
Some kites are like animals, they
have to have a tail. I like best the
tailless kites. as they don't get tangled
In the wind"
with some string, some bits OF
cloth and some paper, Uncle Wiggily
made tail for Jimmie's kite and soon
he was helping the boy duck sail it up
into the air. It went up quite well, but
just as Uncle Wiggily had feared,
when a strong breeze came, the sticks
snapped and down came the kite, all
broken to pieces.
"Oh, dear" cried Jimmie, quacking
sorrowfully.
"Never mind" spoke Uncle Wiggily
I'll make you better one, without
a tail. It will be sort of guinea pig
kite. guess, for they have no tail"
and he thought of Buddy and Bright
eyes Pigz and wished that he could
see them.
Alice and Lulu wanted Uncle Wig
gily to go to the swimming pool at
Asbury Grove with them, so he could
see how well they could dive, but the
rabbit gentleman said:
mo, think I will make Jimmie's
kite and put it up for him. I can go
swimming with you some other day"
So he began to make the kite. He
built 1t out Of some sticks he found on
the beach and Of an old newspaper but
with all that it was better than the
store kite, for it was stronger and
needed no tail to balance 1t.
There" exclaimed the rabbit gen.
tleman when it was finished. Nov
come down to the sand, where there
are no trees to bother US and we shall
see how it flies, Jimmie.
"Oh, Uncle Wiggily, you are very
kind" cried Jimmie, much delighted.
Well, in a little while they were at
a good place to nv the kite and the
wind was just right. Uncle Wiggily
held the kite and Jimmie ran with the
string, pulling the pasted paper and
sticks up into the air. Higher and
higher the kite went, and then 1t was
In the upper currents, and there was
no need to run, for the kite stayed up
there by itself, pulling on the string
that Jimmie held in his webbed feet.
"Oh, this Is flne!' exclaimed the
duck boy, as he felt the string tug
and pull while the kite swayed from
side to side, as though 1t wanted to
break away and fly up to join the sea-
gulls and flshhawks that were circling
about near the clouds.
(To be contin
Does it pull much, Jimmie?" asked
Uncle Wiggily, quite proud OF himself
for having made such fine kite.
pull! / should say SOL" Jimmie an
swered. Just you take hold of the
string I was just going to tie to
fore. Don't forget to salt and pepper