El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-30
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGIY AND JACKS HOUSE
By HOWARD K. CARTS

I But who are you and what is the
| trouble2 I am Mr.. Longears, and per-
! haps 1 can help you
Thank you. I've heard Of wOu,'' said
the little man My name IS Jack"
No
''Nor yet Jack the Giant-KilIer?''
No indeed, I'm Jack and there's the
/ house I built 1 think perhaps you may
/ nave read about me,
''Oh, yes" said Uncle wiggily, 4 have
remember now"
Then, twinkling his pink nose Uncle
Wiggily said
'' This is the house that Jack built
I This Is the malt that lay in the
House that Jack built.
/ This is the rat that ate the malt that
Lay in the house that Jack built
And this is the cat that
stop right where you are, if you
please,' cried Jack. Not that I mean
to be impolite." he quickly added,
"only it's all wrong"
What isZ' asked Uncle Wiggily.
Didn't I say that verse right?'
Yes, answered Jack, but you see,
though I have built the house. just as
II says in the book, haven't any malt
10 put in it. You see malt is so high
now. with everything going up, that
L can't afford to buy any. And with
out malt 1 can't get rat to gnaW IL.
And without a rat I can't get cat.
And without a cat"
stop where you are. cried Uncls
Niggily in his jolly voice. I see what
You mean You can't have the story
come out as it does in the book with
out some malt
That's it," said Jack.
We'll, perhaps I can help YOU" went
on the bunny uncle
'Sindbad the Sailor. fro mthe Arabian
Nights, told me how you helped him,
and so did Alladin with the Wonderful
Lamp So if you can help me III be
ever so much obliged"
Pray do not mention it." said Uncle
Wiggly politely. Now the first thing
to get is malt What is malt2 Well.
he went on. sort of talking to himself
barley and rye and wheat and other
grains ground up together. I must
call on my animal friends.
Putting his paws to his lips Uncle
second, out of a bush. came Charlie
Chick. the little rooster boy
Charlie" called Uncle Wiggily,
bring me some corn or wheat or oats
anything in the grain line you have
in your coop"
1t shah be done" said Charlie with
a wave Of his tail Pretty soon he
came back with a bag Of ground-up
viii that do for malt" asked Uncle
WiEgily OF Jack.
Just the thing. thank you" said
Jack, the funny little man, as he put
But what about the rat to eat the
malt that lay in the house that JACK
built he asked.
Once more Uncle Wiggily whistled
On his paws This time Nurse Jane
Fuzzy WuzZy came hurrying along
through the woods
Here is a nice muskrat lady TO eat
the malt said Uncle Wiggily- jamie
gnaw at the malt bag in the house
And Nurse Jane did. wondering what
il was all about
But where is the cat that caught
the rat that ate the malt that lay IN
the house I built asked Jack
Again Uncle Wiggily whistled and
Tommie Kat, the kitten boy, came along
meOwing-
lieve catch Nurse Jane" said the bum
ny uncle. and Tommie did. And then |
along came Jackie BOW Wow, the pup
py dog boy. and he made believe ne
was worrying Tommie- the cat that 1
caught Nurse Jane. the rat that ate
the malt that lay in the house tnat I
But What about the cow asked !
Jack. who wanted everything TO come (
out right like the book
once more Uncle Wiggily whlstled /
through his pink twinkllng nose, ana
along came Mrs MO1-Moo, the COW Z
lady. and with her crumpled horn she +:
tossed. very softly and gently, Jackie I
Bow Wow. the dog who worried rom I
ME, the cat. that caught Nurse Jane,
the rat. that ate the malt that lay IN /
the house that Jack built.
''Oh, it's all right now. cried tns
funny little man. Everything is all /
right. Uncle Wiggily, Thank you. /
am so happy" Then all the animal !
friends had dinner in Jacks house and !
there was carrot ice cream for dessert I
And If the teaspoon holder doesen't ]
put snow in the bowl and make believe !
it's sugar so the rice pudding gets /
The cold shivvers III tell you next 1
about Uncle Wisgily and Puss IN
Boots Il
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