Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-06-08
UNCLE wlee,Lv AND THE cow.

Longears, the rabbit gentleman. heard
one morning as he started out from,
his hollow stump bungalow to look for
an adventure. He was hopping along
where the green grass was getting
long and longer in the April ain
"Ha! That is a jolly song. at any
rate" laughed the bunny uncle, as he
stopped to look about him.. 81 wonder
who is SINGING it?"
Then he saw Johnnie Bushytail, h
squirrel boy, scampering along on the
rail fence beside the road.
Hello, Johnnie!" cried Uncle Wig
gily. You seem quite jolly this morn
ing"
g" am, thank you," answered the
squirrel chap. Il know my LESSONS,
the sun is shining, though it was rain
ing a little while ago. and ! owe to go
to the hollow stump school whe.e the
lady mouse teaches"
"Fine!" cried Uncle Wiggilv III
walk along with you a little way, and
perhaps we may both have an adven-
ture. AS you say, it is indeed "a most
delightful day"
"Ho! Ho! Not for me it isn't. Not
for me-" suddenly exclaimed a mooing-
booing sort of voice. This is the worst
day ever saw! Oh. dear!!"
why, that sounds just as if some
one was in trouble, Johnnie." said
Uncle Wiggily, surprised like.
so 1T does" agreed the squirrel boy.
Whoever it is l must help Them"
said Uncle Wiggily. And then he
called: Who are YOU, if You please,
and what is the matter"
II am a cow" was the answer. pm.
down in the meadow, trying to eat
some green grass, so l can make white
milk for the boys and girls. But my
feet are all tangled up in the o by
which l am tied to a stake, so 1 will
not get lost, and i can't move. Moo!
Moo! Boo! Boo!"
"Oh, that's toe bad!" cried Uncle
Wiggily. Caught fast in a rope and
can't ove oh, dear!,"
Buy why do you want to mOVe?"
asked Johnnie, as he and the bunny
uncle crawled through the fence and
walked toward the COW who was tied
fast in the middle of the meadow.
II want to move about so l can eat
more grass" was the answer. II have
eaten all l can reach, tangled up as ]
am in the rope"
w will %untangle YOU and set you
Free" said Uncle Wiggily. and then the
rabbit gentleman. with the help Of the
squirrel boy, loosed the knots in the
rope, unwound it from the cows legs
and around the stake and soon the
moo-moo lady could walk wherever she
INV ~ AhS AsSSAoCN NAIINA "a IlC SWSSJ
grass, which she. turned into milk.
THANK you very much, Uncle Wig
gily, ard you also. Johnnie Bushytail,"
aid the COW You helped me very
much, n if Yer / can do you "a favor,
l will"
Pray do not meraion it," said Uncle
Wiggily, with a polite bow. and when
he and the squirrel boy walked on
again, h bunny noticed that Johnnie
was sort of smiling and chucitling
funny like.
What are You laughing att" asked
Uncle Wiggily.
"Oh. at the idea Of that COW ever
doing you or me "a favor" said Johnnie.
ITS too ridiculous! a COW can't help
anybody. All they can do is to give
| milk.
We'll, that's something said Uncle
Wiggily. But | am not so sure but
what a cow can do other things. too.
too early to laugh"
Then the bunny uncle n the sulir-
rel boy hoped on together toward the
hollow stump school, n they were all
most there when, all of a sudden, john
ME stopped and cried:
ooh, dear! l forgot all about Them,
Forgot WHAT" asked Encle Wisgily.
Flowers" answered the squirrel boy.
1.-THE lady mouse said whoever brought
the first spring flowers to school would
get out early. l found some in our
side yard this morning and picked them
to bring to school. But came away
without them, and now it is too late to
go back after them. Oh, dear! How
disappointed teacher will be-"
Uncle Wiggily thought for a minute.
Then he looked at his watch, tool
Johnnie by the paw and said:
. Come with me. We have just time
enough. l think"
For WHAT" asked the squirrel boy,
| wonderingly. =
you'll soon see,' said the bunny. He
led Johnnie back to where the COW
lady was eating grass, and hen Uncle
Wiggily called to her: "Oh. Moo Cow,
are there any violets in that meadow
! grass you are eating?"
PLENTY of Them" answered the COW.
But l don't eat them, as they are too
| pretty. l chew the grass in between
the violets. Do you want me to pick
you a nice, sweet-smelling bunch?"
III you please" answered Uncle Wig
gily. Their the COW lady stopped eat
ing grass, and, by winding her long
tongue around the violets, h picked a
nice bouquet, which she gave to Uncle
Wiggily. who handed it to johnnie
Bushytail.
There" said the bunny uncle, lis a
nosegay for h lady mouse teacher.
And, after this, Johnnie, never say q
COW can not do you a favor"
81 never WILL" said Johnnie, the
squirrel boy, and he never did. Then
he thanked Lady Moo Cow and hurried
on to school, and the teacher thought
the violets we've just lovely, and John
ME got out early.
And, if the canary bird doesn't try to
go swimming with the rubber ball and
tickle the gold fish, I'll tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily and the cake of
soap