El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08

golden bird I read about" said the rab-
bit gentleman, and away he started
over the fields and through the woods
TO have an adventure.
He had not gone very far before, all
at once, ne saw a queer looking young
man walking through the trees ahead
of him The young man was dressed
in very stylish. golden clothes, with
diamond buttons on his shoes, and he
kept saying over and over again to
himself
oh. dear. I'm sure I'll never find
it. don't know where in the world to
This must be one Of those Arabian
Nights chaps" said Uncle Wiggily to
himself. I'll see if I can help him
Then. aloud, the bunny rabbit went on:
May I not have the pleasure of help
ing you find what you have lOst?"
4 never lost anything" replied the
young man. Though l thank you just
the same However. am looking for
a golden bird, and"
Not THE golden bird?' cried Uncle
Wiggily- Don't tell me you are the
kings son. and are looking for THE
golden birdi'
Wen. I'm afraid am after that
bird" said the prince, or kings son. Il
see you have been reading about ms
father finding the golden feather under
the tree after he missed golden ap-
Pile
That's as far as ! got reading the
book" said the bunny. Il told Nursr
Jane, my muskrat lady hOusekeeper.
that 1 was going out to have hunt for
the bird myself"
You might as well save yourself the
trouble" said the prince. My father
sent my two eldest brothers out to
hunt for the golden bird, after both
OF them had fallen asleep nights while
on the watch FOR It But neither OF ms
brothers came back. and at last I SET
out TO find the wonderful bird"
And haven't YOU found It yet:
asked Uncle Wiggiiy.
mot so much as half 4 feather.
answered the prince
Come on then" invited the rabbit
gentleman. I'll help you look This is
a magical Arabian Nights sort of
woods anyhow, and we may have some
luck. Now you look along one side OF
the path and I'll look on the other, and
well see who'll first find the golden
bird"
So Uncle WiggiIy and the kings son
searched through the woods. but not
q golden bird could they find, though
they saw a blue bird who had come
back from the south, as winter was al
most gone, and there we're plenty OF
sparrows-
But I must find the golden bird for
the king. my father" said the prince
Else all his golden apples will be
gone. and ne will be very unhappy
Also. ] think il 1 find the golden bird
my lost brothers will be found, and
M
Cheer UpF' said Uncle Wiggily. We
may find the bird yet"
So they looked farther and farther.
but no golden bird could they find. and
even Uncle Wiggily was giving up,
when all OF a sudden as he passed a
drug store in the woods. kept by Dr.
Postum, the bunny gentleman sudden
" cried
II have IT.
what Not the golden bird:' asked
the orince
No. but see a way to get It. Wait
here for me. please. I'll be back in a
Then Uncle wiggily began hopping
through the woods as fast as he could
hop, and, pretty soon he came back TO
the prince with a chap, who was
dressed Just as handsomely as the
kings son himself. in pink. green ana
Prince" said Uncle wiggily. 20
litically like, shake hands with an
Arabian Nights friends Of mine His
name il Aladdin OF the Wonoerful
So they shook hands and the prince
told how he was looking for the golden
bird that was taking his fathers gold
I'D You are the very one. Aladdin;
who can find the bird for him. said
Uncle WiggiIy.
How" asked Aladdin
swimming in a bowl in the window OF
Dr.. Possum's drug store
Just rub your magical lamp, Alao-
din" begged the bunny uncle, "chanse
a goldfish into gold bird. and the
trick is done. .z.-
..Delighted, I'm sure" said Aladdin
So he rubbed the lamp. said the magic
al words and the goldfish was changed
into a golden bird at once, flying up
from the bowl IF water, its feathers all
wet. -,
"Oh. thank you, very much.' cried
the prince. Now nv father and moth
er viii be happy again, my lost orotn-
erS will be found. and with the goideii
bird safe in our palace no more goioen
apples will be taken 81
And everything came out Just tnls
wav, which, I think. was pretty good
for Uncle Wiggily to do; don't you :
And the goldfish bird ate seeds on one
day and grasshoppers on the next SO
everything came out even
And II the letter doesn't Jump out OF
the envelope and go TO the moving
pictures without the postage stamp,
ri tell you next about Uncle Wigglly
and the ugly duckling.-Copyrig
1917. BY Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
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