El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-29
bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGILY AND THE BIRD
=nr HnWARn n. GARIA=


pay him back for his kindness to Us, %
went on the orange and black orioles,
who had given Uncle Wiggily their old
I hanging nest as purse for Nurse Jane
but what can we Go2 asked q
/ scarlet tanager, whose feathers were
Z such a bright red that they looked SIS
! though they had been painted from the
1 brightest rose you ever saw
J well, Wen just have 70 watch out.
: and the first chance we get to do him
a favor we WILL" said Jimmie Cav Cav.
( the crow boy, whose feathers were as
! black as a piece OF coal He is very
/ good. is Uncle Wiggily-"
Tbs bunny uncle did not hear this
/ talk, as he had gone back into his
I bungalow after scattering the bread
crumbs.
yes. indeed, ne IS goodE" chirped all
I the other birds, as they ate the last Of
I the cTUm bs-
\ few days after that Uncle Wiggily
was seen slowly walking around out
side his hollow stump bungalow. lie
looked up toward the roof and then
down to the ground, and finally he
said:
yes, I am going to do it,"
do WHAT cried Nurse Jane. "YoC
are not going 10 sell the bungalow,
hope. Niggy-"
..Oh, no. indeed answered the bunny
rabbit. I an just goin TO have II
painted We must brihten II Up for
spring. III call on the monkey-uooqle
gentleman. who paints the red cheeks
on dolls. and the red uniforms on toy
soldiers, and have him paint ny buuGa-
low"
Very good Nurse Jane
SO Uncle Wiggily hoped on through
the woods, and over the fields 10 the
paint shop Of the monkey doodle gen
ueman But when the bunny spoke NJ
decorated the monkey doodle raised his
paws in the air, made a sad face ana
said;
Alas las. Likewise Ike unhapPiness: car
why not?" asked Uncle Wiggilv.
Why can't You paint for me"
"Beca use I have no paint 1 used Up
the last blue, green, yellow, pink.
brown and even the skilligimink color.
on the tops for children, and I will
have no more paint in until near
Christmas You cant wait that long"
must try some one else. Maybe I can
get Mr. Whitewash. the polar bear
gentleman, to go 70 the North Pole
where Santa Claus IS, and get some
Maybe" saic the monkey doodle.
I'm sorry 1 cannot paint your bGnga-
low for you
Wondering what he was going % DO,
Uncle Wiggily hoppso on through the
woods. He had not gone far from the
monkey doodle's house before Jimmie
Cav Cav, the crow boy, who nal been
hiding a piece Of looking glass near
BY. and who had heard ali that was
said. flew off through the air. Straight
TO where the birds lived flew Jimmie.
"Oh, 7 know now how we can help
Uncle Wiggily," he cawed.
How" asked ali the birds
I'VE can give some OF our feathers 1
especially you birds with bright
colored ones-stick them on the out I
side Of his bungalow with glue, and ii J
viii be nicer than If painted"
"Oh. we'n DO it," chirps the birds 3
"Uncie Wiggly was kind to US and (
Ee'n be kind 10 him"
The robin gave some red feathers, =.
the yellow bird some yellow ones. the
oriole some orange-tinted feathers and D
the parrot some green. red and purple. !
The crow boy gave black feathers for |
trimming the chimney, the tanags-
picked out some OF his scarlet plUmes /
and the pigeons gave white feathers. ,
The monkey doodle doll fixer had |
plenty Of glue, and when with II the /
beautifully cOlored feathers were all =
stuck on the hollow stump bungalow, /
crazy quilt sofa cushion. and Nurse
Jane said II vas real artistic like and /
clever
When Uncle Wiggily came back. all D.
tired out not having been able to find {
a single bit OF paint in Woodland, ana
when ne saw his beautifully colored
feathered bungalow, he was so sur
prised that he could hardly thank his
bird friends enough
It couldn't be nicerl" cried the
bunny uncle. And every one said the
same thing. And If the snowflake
doesn't fail down the back OF the rock
in gchair and tickle il so II talks in its
sleep III tell you next about Uncle
Wiggily and the mud pies-Copyright
1917, By Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
Have your Arch Supports expertly fit
ted Chas. ROkahr. bootmake-, s1S Texas