Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-05-25
JUNGLE WiGGILv AND NEpp,E,a
aOouET.

8OQUET.
Uncle Wiggily Longears-I guess you
know by this time. that he ia a rabbit
gentleman-was out in the woods one
day. looking for an adventure, 30 he
could hop back to his hollow stump
bungalow and tell Nurse ane Fuzzy
Wuzzy about it, when, all of a sudden
he heard some one say:
What are o doing"
At first Uncle Wiggily thought no
was being spoken to, but when he
locke around and could see no one. no
knew whoever a spoken must be be-
hind a great big tree that was just I'm
front of him.
I'll see who it is" Uncle Wiggily
said. Then he heard the voice ask
again:
'Wha are you doing?"
Picking a boQuet-can't you see,"
was the answer. n the second voice
was sort of peevish like and unpleaS-
ant, not to say cross.
"HO. HO! Picking flowers. are you,
Neddie Stubtail." cried the first voice.
and Uncle Wiggily knew this time that
Johnn Bushtail, the squirrel boy, was
speaking. Who are You picking the
boquet for. Neddie" asked Johnnie.
For the lady nous teacher" an
swered Neddie.
Oh, no! So you're going to be the
teachers pet; are you"' asked Johnnie
with a laugh. You're picking a boquet
for the teacher. and yet h made you
stay in after school today because you
talked. Ho! Ho!"
mo, I'm not picking this boquet so
I'll be the pet of the lady mouse
teacher" said Neddie. you just waltz!
When once she smells these flowers
tomorrow she won't want to smell any
more for a week."
Uncle Wiggily crept close up behind
the big tree. on the other side of which
We're the bear n animal boys, and he
listened. Uncle Wiggily did.
II must learn why the lady mouse
teacher won't want to sniff any more
posy blossoms after she smells Ned
dies boquet," thought the bunny a b
bit.
"Look!" whispered Neddie to Johnnie.
as he showed the squirrel boy the bios
SONS: do o see that big, long, sharp
thorn?"
Yves, 1 see it," said Johnnie. But
why are you putting it in h teachers
boquet?"
$50 the lady mouse will prick her
nose with it When h smells the flow
ers," said Neddie, the bear, crossiy-
like. Then she'll wish she hadn't kept
"Oh, that's a regular April Fool
trick! chartered Johnnie.
II don't care!" answered Neddie. I'LL
show her!"
MY! N.Y." thought Uncle Wigeily.
as he listened. This is an adventure.
indeed. wonder what I'd better do?"
But just then or the other side OF the
woods he heard Grandfather Goosey
Gander calling to him to come and play
checkers. SO the bunny gentleman had
to run. leaving Neddie to finish making
his boquet with a thorn hidden In the
middle, just where any one would nat
urally put his nose to smell 1t.
Well. that vas late n afternoon,
and early the next morning Uncle Wig
g1ly. who was up before breakfast
pened to meet Neddie Stubtail. when
the bear boy was on his way to the
hollow stump school.
"Ah, ha! So you nav been picking
flowers. I see" spoke The bunny rab-
bit. looking at the bear boys boquet.
mouse teacher said Neddie. not very
jolly like.
That's very nice of you." said Uncle
Wiggily. with a smile. Let me smell
them"
oh. no 1-er-1 don't want to-"
Neddie said. quickly hiding the bou-
smell off all the perfume and"
And you want to save it all for
teacher see." and Uncle wiggily
But Of course the reason Neddie
didn't want Uncle Wiggily to smell the
boquet was because OF the thorn.
Well, Neddie went to school. getting
there early, n he put the boquet on
the lady mouse teachers desk. Then
he went to his seat, to make believe
study his honey tree lesson. but out Of
the corners Of his eyes he watched to
see the lady mouse get priclSed with
h thorn.
Pretty soon in came some other boy
and girl animal pupils, and the lady
mouse teacher. She saw the flowers
on her desk and squeaked out:
oh, how nice Of some one to bring
me q May boquet. How pretty 1t looks
smells .as nice as it looks"
Then h picker UP the boquet In
her paws n leaned her cut sharp
little nose toward 1t.
Here's where she gets it!" thought
Neddte. pretending to study very hard.
The lady mouse took a long. deep
smell OF the flowers. and then sho
cried In delight:
"Oh. how lovely they smell! And.
best ct all, there Is an extra good smell
IN them! It's q smell Of toasted cheese!
Oh. some one must nave known how I
love toasted cheese, for there Is q large
piece Of 1t right in the middle Of this
bouquet. oh. how delightful"
And. surely enough, inAtead OF q
thorn she took out a lovely piece OF
toasted cheese for her lunch.
WHO brought me the sweet bo-
quet? 2, asked the lady mouse. looking
around.
.Neddie stubtail. the bear boy" an
eWered Uncle Wtggily. popping his head
~ the door just then. 'But I put tho
cheese In for him. az he forgot it." and
"Oh. Uncle Wiggily! That's Just like
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