Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-08
JUNGLE wlGGlLY AND AUNT FLIP.
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BUSY? Well, not more so than | am
every day. l am going to the woods
TO look for an Why; did
you want me to go to the store for
! you?' he asked.
Not exactly. You see Aunt F1ippity
Flop, the dear little old crow lady. is
coming to spend the day with me. But
you know how it is with her. She is
so nervous and excited, turning flips or
flops, and falling upside down when
ever the least thing goes wrong, that
I'm afraid to have her come through
the woods alone"
"Ah, see!" exclaimed Uncle Wig
lher?"
IF you would be so kind"
"Of course 1 will. My departure can
wait until later. I'll go at once to the
nest Of the Caw-Caw crow family, and
bring Aunt Flippity Flop back with
me"
Off hoped kind Uncle Wiggily. and
1t did not take him long to reach the
nest where Jimmie Caw-Caw, the crow
boy, we'd.
lis our Aun F1ippity Flop all ready
to come back with me-" asked Uncle
Wiggily.
tt guess So" answered Jimmie,
who was just going to hide away, where
tin from which the ice man was going
to make a rattle box for the baby ele-
plant. Crows like Jimmie always hide
bright things, you know.
We'll, tell Aunt Flippity I'm here"
vent on h bunny. And tell her not
to hurry, as we nave lots of time"
ooh, dear! Is that Uncle Wiggily,
come to a me to the hollow stump
bungalow to visit Nurse Jane?' asked
the crow lady, up in the tree nest.
Yes, I'm here" answered the bunny.
Take it easy now!"
But Aunt Flippity just could not.
ooh. dear" cried Aunt Flippity. I'm
SO YOU l just know something will
happen. l hope l have everything-my
pocketbook-my Spectacles-my sewing
bag, needles, thread, scissors-thimble
oh dear. 1 am so %nervous! l just
know
But just then Aunt F1ippity went too
close to h edge Of the nest, and out
she fell, head over tail feathers, Tipping
and Hopping to the ground. But she
did not get hurt, for Uncle Wiggily let
her fall on his soft back, as he had the
little oriole bird the day before. Besides
Aunt Flippity was used to falling this
way and she knew how to spread out
her wings and come down easily, like a
balloon.
We'll you're here. l see" said Uncle
Wiggily. Not hurt 1 hope""
NO, but lin SO nervous"
We'll, Well go to the bungalow now,
"'NN'i SO0 81 u vi NCo v .
Jane will have ready for you, you'll feel
better. Come along now!"
So Uncle Wiggily helped the crow
lady gather up the things she had
spilled when she fell from the nest, and
then they set off together through the
woods for the bungalow.
The crow lady kept slipping and
stumbling, and every now and then she
would have fallen, only Uncle Wiggily
caught her by the wing.
oh. I'm so n~ervous!" said the dea,
little old crow auntie. II shall faint, ]
know l shall, before we get there"
"Please DON'T" begged Uncle Wig
gily.
ooh. but I know 1 shall" said Aunt
Flippity, stumbling over the shadow OF
her bonnet on the ground. "But don
you worry if | do faint. Just throw
some water in my face and I'll be al
right again"
"All right, I'll do it," promised Uncle
Wiggily, but don't like the idea"
They vent on through the woods g
little farther, and, all of a sudden. the
crow lady stumbled over a tiny grair
of sand on the path. and down sh.
Topped.
"Oh. I'm going to faint" she cav
cawed, and she did.
Gracious goodness me sakes alive
and some peanut hash" cried Uncle
Wiggily. shes faintcd! What shall
l do? oh. I remember. she told me to
throw water in her face. But where
shall ] find any?'
The bunny rabbit looked all through
the woods-not going too far ava
from Aunt Flippity, Of course-but no
a bit of water could he find.
"Oh, l am in sue troubled" he cried
She'll never get over that faint unit
l throw water on her. but there is M
water, and"
"Oh. yes, here I have some.' some one
said.
"Where? Who are you ?" asked Uncl,
Wiggily, looking all over.
fright over here. I'm the pitcher
plant. shaped like a cup. or pitcher
and I'm full Of rain water said &
voice. and then. near an old log, Uncle
Wiggily saw a queer plant. somethin.
ing near h log, against which Aun'
F1ippity had tainted.
In the hollow of the pitcher plan
there was water, surely enough, and
tipping this out into his tall silk hat
Uncle Wiggily dashed it in Aunt Flip.
PHYS face. Right away the crow lad
was over her faint.
NOW, I'm much BETTER" she said
I'm not SO nervous and I'll not fain
again."
Il hope not" said Uncle Wiggily
Then, after thanking the water pitche
plant, ne led the crow lady to tn,
bungalow.
Safely they reached it, and Aun
F1ippity Flop and Nurse Jane Fuzz,
Wuzzy had a fine time. telling eacl
other all their troubles. And, if the nj,
1t can't get out to go to the movin,
pictures, I'll tell you mex about Uncl
Wiggily and the birds.
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