The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-17


(kVUy HATLL we do 'oday7" asked
A/ Susie l.ittletsll. the rabbit girl,
w Of Jennie Chlpmunk. as the
two Of them frisked around In
the woods near l'nclo Wisslly's hollow
stump bungalow ono morning
Let's play house said Jennie.
There's no school. for rs vacation time
and -"
NO, let's play school" cried Susie,
cappins her paws together and trying
10 make her pSlk nose twinkle as her
bunny uncle dld his
on. vas, let's play school" cried Lulu
Wibblewobble, ono OF the. duck girl sis
TO play school when you don't have TO 20,
and we can make believe we don't know
our Lessons. and Susie Will keep us In. and
wen bring cornmeai lolypops and eat
them In .chool and all like that"
on. yes Lets" cried lille Long,ail,
Susie"
But give US easy words to spell" :"
begged Alice Wibblewobble, tho other
duck girl. Cause ! can't spell very
well In bot weaN,er"
AL right, Iwill.' promised susie. who
was to pc the teacher. Just like the lady
mouse In tho hollow stump where tho
animal girls and boys went 10 real school
| when there was any.
npss wsEFy VI. Lo1ssn ,hs rabbi,
for Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzty, his musk
tins, passed along behind the bushes
under which the animal girls were play
lny school, and heard what they were
going to do,
II guess III come and make believe I'm
he Janitor, and III ring the bluebel II
flowers TO ca YOU all to school," said
tho bunny uncle, laughing
"oh, please do begged Susie, and
came hack from the three and four. cent
store, whore he was going to get Nurse
Jane q diamond dishpsn.
on his way through the, woods TO 20
TO the store the bunny rabbit gentleman
heard fluttering OF wings In the
bushes, and thinking It was his friends.
the yellow birds, he called TO them, But
"oh, dear This Is terriblei We can't
fly oyer that field at all. and what shall
We do for something TO- est''
And then came a bang bang sound,
like sun, and the birds voices cried
''oh, dearl'
"Ha There is trouble herel" said
Uncle WisElly, Il must see what II Is
about" so he looked through the bushes
and he saw large flock Of blackblrds
nutterlng about on the ground.
What Is the matter, and may have
the pleasure Of helping your" asked
unrs s,,t tWh,s,'ly, politely s! bowling with bis
There is trouble" said the head black
bird. our flock wants TO fly across the
cornfield Of a farmer 10 the other side of
these woods. We have to ny across TO
get to the place whore we can find what
We want 10 eat But every time We ny
over his field tho farmer shoots his gun
at US"
Uncle Wiggily why does he do that
Because he thinks we're crows a ker
his corn" answered the head bird. We
are black, like crows. but We are smaller.
you see, aud We never pull up corn, Stll
this farmer shoots at ua, !"
I'm tell him he's making a mistake"
said Uncle WiSgiy, Just you wait here
Then The bunny uncle hopped over to
whore the farmer (makins believe he was
a sostecrow) was hiding behind = tree,
and the bunny gentleman, who could
Please, Mr., Farmer, don't shoot al
you think, They viii not hrt your corn.
Instead they will bite the bad bugs and
worms that would cat your garden to
oh" said tho farmer, "a am sorry
made a mistake like that, beg the
blackbirds' pardons They may ny over
my field as much as they like"
So the blackbrds did the farmer not
shooting at them at all, and they were
tho bunny rabbit gentleman went on 10
the store for Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuyzy,
and when he had brought to her The
dozen candy egEs she wanted to make
some peanut pancakes with, Mr.. Long
Woodland School with the animal girls,
Ding dong Ding dong Ding. dongl''
Uncle Wigglly rahg the blueboll flowers,
and Susie, Jennie, Lulu, Alice and all the
others came running, hopping, flying,
or waddlng 40 they would not he late
Pretty soon Susie making believe she
was the teacher. called:
Jennie Chpmunk, 40 10 the black.