The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
Bedtime Stories
Uncle Wiggily and LuIu's shoes.
BY HOWARD r.. GARIs

Uncle Wiggily and Lulu's Shoes.
Uncle Wiggily Longears, the nice
rabbit gentleman, was hopping along
thru the woods one day, having left
his hollow stump bungalow to look for
an adventure. when he met Grand
father Goosey Gander near the duck
pond ocean.
Good morning" said Grandpa
Goosey. Have you seen Mrs. Wibble-
wobble, the duck lady, since you.
started out?
she asked me to tell you to stop if
I met you," went on Grandpa Goosey
Gander. II guess she wants you to go
on an errand for her.
Right gladly will do anything
can for Mrs. Wibblewobble," said
Uncle Wiggily. 'Ill go see what she
So he hoped down little side path
that led to the pen where the Wibble-
wobble duck family lived, and in the
door stood the mother of Lulu. Alice
and Jimnie-the three duck children.
oh, Uncle Wiggily!" cried Mrs.
Wibblewobble. would it be too much
trouble for you to stop at the shoe
makers as you travel along today
looking for an ADVENTURE"
mo trouble at all!'' cried the bunny.
What is it you want?"
Il left Lulu's shoes there to be
mended and ave new buttons sewed
on" said Mrs. Wibblewobble. She
wore her best ones to school, and when
them off and put on the old ones that
I have had mended. But I can't go to
the cobbler's myself, and So
And so I'll go for you.' finished
!, Uncle Wiggily, with a jolly laugh. I'll
!; go get Lulu's shoes for you"
Away hoped the bunny uncle, glad
to do a little helpful errand for the
duck lady, and at the same time be
on the lookout for an adventure for
himself.
And I think I'd better get the
shoes first said Uncle wiggily to
himself. Otherwise I may have a
long adventure and forget all about
them. Business first; then fun"
The way to the shoemaker's shop
was thru the woods and over the
fields, and it did not take the rabbit
gentleman long to get there.
'Ha! Lulu's shoes? OF course."
cried the monkey doodle gentleman.
who put on soles and heels. Here
you are! And I have sewed new vel
low buttons on, too
Hunt Yes. SO see," spoke Uncle
Wiggily. But the shoes are black,
and you have put on yellow buttons,
l notice. They show off rather loud
ly. Do you think
ooh, that is very stylish and prop
err" exclaimed the monkey doodle.
1T could not be better. Yellow but
tons on black shoes are just the
thing! Besides. I had no black but
tons. anyhow
Then it could not be helped" said
Uncle Wiggily- Il hope Lulu will like
them"
she couldn't help it," said the
monkey doodle, doing up the shoes
Uncle Wiggily took them under his
paw and hoped along to look for an
, adventure. All at once he heard some
one calling:
Help! Help! Help"
"Ha! That sounds like an adven-
ture all right said Uncle Wiggily,
joyous like. Just in time, too. I
wonder who it is I am going to have
the pleasure of helping?"
Then he jumped thru the bushes
and saw Billie Wagtail, the goat boy,
, standing on three legs. -+s
What is the matter, Billie" asked
the old rabbit gentleman. kindly.
"Ob, dear"' cried Billie. I'm ic
: such troubled I just ran a big stick
cry silver thorn in my foot and I can't
get it OUT
rs that why you're standing on
three legs?' asked the bunny.
That's it, said Billie. "Oh, MY"
Never mind. I'll help you get it
believe I'm a blacksmith rabbit"
So he took hold of the goat boys
hoof which had the thorn in it, and
started to pull out the sticker.
"Oh, you hurt" cried Billie.
Think of something else said
with. Think of something else!''
Then Billie didn't cry any more,
| boy was eating something that was on
; the ground, and soon the thorn was
out.
There you are" cried the bunny
You SEE it didn't hurt when you
thought of something else besides
your foot; did it, Billie? Now what
did you think Off
well, didn't exactly think of any,
thing, Uncle Wiggily," Billie an
swered. Il just ate those yellow
of shoes in the bundle you dropped.
They tasted very good"
yellow grains of corn!" cried IN
Gle WiggiIy, land on shoes. Why,
had no yellow grains of corn! Oh. I
SEQ it You have eaten the yellow tan
buttons off Lulu Wibblewobble's
! black Shoes" cried the rabbit. "Oh,
| me! Oh. my!"
ct thouglrt they tasted little too
sweet said Billie. "Well, it's too late
much better. Thank you for pulling
out the thorn
,, Uncle Wiggily looked at Lulu's
shoes with no buttons on, for. surely
enough, Billie had nibbled off every
one. And, being a goat, they did not
hurt him. And Uncle Wiggily took
, the shoes to another cobbler and had
black buttons put on.
And I'm glad Billie ate the yellow
! ones" said Lulu, for I like the black
; ones best
!, So everything came out all right,
! you see, and If the hammer doesn' t
, fall in the box of lacks and get all
scratched so it can't go driving nails
, in the fence, I'll tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily and Alice's hair rib
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