Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-07-20
uneIe wissily and the Red Queen.

Once upon a time. when Uncle Wig
gily Longears. h rabbit gentleman,
was out walking in the woods. he
stopped beside Il little hole in the
ground near q pile of oak tree leaves.
and listening when the wind stopped
blowing he heard IA little voice saying:
"Oh. but where a she be? / fear
she is lost! Little Granville is lost"
My. That's too bad" thought
is lost. l must ask i'll cannot help
find her." So he called:
"Oh, no, there! May have the pleas
.ure of helping you in Your trouble,
whoever you are?"'
But who are asked a voice
that seemed to come put Of. the little
hole in the ground.
II am Uncle Wiggily Longears.' an
swered the bunny. You can easily
see me, but l can't see you. And who is
this Granville who is lost?'
She is my little girl" was the an
swer. and up the hole in the ground
came crawling a red ant lady, who was
crying tear drops about as large as that
| part of Il pin point which you can't see
but can only feel.
oh. my" exclaimed Uncle Wiggily.
II couldn't imagine who would live in
| such a little house, IA of course ants
can. And now what about Crawiie@"
She is my little girl" answered the
red ant. Il sent her to the store about
an hour ago to get a loaf of sand bread,
but she hasn't come back and I'm sure
something has happened her"
Let us hope not" spoke Uncle Wig
gily. softly. I'm go at once and look
for her. Have no fear, Mrs. Ant. I'll
find Crawlie for you. 1t is rather a
queer name
"Crawlie is called that because she
crawis in such u funny way" said Mrs.
Ant. oh, dear. hope she is all right.
If she should happen to have fallen
down a crack in Il peach stone she'd
never get out"
'In find her" said Uncle wiggily,
braye!y.
SO off started the bunny uncle, hop
ping on his red, white and blue striped
rheumatism crutch over the fields and
through the woods. looking for Craw-
lie.
He had not gone very far before he
heard IA small voice calling:
Help. Help! oh. will no one help
me-"
Yes. Of course / will answered the
bunny, and then he saw an acorn which
seemed to be moving along the grounG
in u queer way.
"Ha! Can it be that this acorn is
a~live?' asked Uncle Wiggily. "And
can that acorn want help?" he cried.
NO, it is l-Crawlie. the ant girl
under the acorn" was the answer, .and
l want help, for | am in such trouble
What kind%" asked Uncle Wiggily
What's h trouble?"
why. I'm caught under this acorr
here and I can't get out was the an.
swer. n Crawlie's voice sounded a.
though h had gone down cellar t.
get a crumb OF apple and couldn't FIND
her way back again. II went undel
the acorn shell, which is empty" sait
the little ant girl. and though it wa.
nicely propped up on one side when
crawled in. 1t. was blown over by tn,
10 ~ uleeueq ploV SEN l pun pun
dear! can't get out and go to tn,
store for the o a of SAM bread"
'tOh. yes you cant" cried jolly Uncl,
Wiggily. I'll lift the acorn shell Of
you and let you out"
So he did. easily picking up tn
empty oak tree acorn from where i
was covering Crawlie. and then tn,
little ant girl. who was red. just lik,
her mother. could walk about.
"Oh, thank you. Uncle Wiggily," sh'
said. III ever we ants can do you
Mvor we WILL"
.Oh. pray do not mention it, spok,
Uncle Wiggily. modest like and shy
Then CrawIie hurried on to the san,
bread store and the bunny hoppe,
along over the fields and through tn
woods.
He had not gone very far before h
me q poor old June bug gentleman
and the June bug seemed very sad an
what l. the matter" asker uncl