El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-12
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGILY MAGIC HORSE.
By HOWARD R GARIS

e y was looking for you" answered
: Biilie- Il heard about some Of tht
/ funny adventures you have had and
would Ike to see some myself Please
/ may 1 come along2"
Oh well. yes. I guess So Uncle
! Nlgsiiy Kindly answered only
! may not have an adventure. once IN
/ white 1 go through the woods all
day and nothing happens to me
thought when ] heard you rUstling in
the bushes just now. that sOmething
might come of it, but"
/ Hark- suddenly called Billie
/ There's another rustlins This time
may really be an adventure"
ana. surely enough. there was not
! O-I. rustiing in the bushes. but a
/ Steat crashing sound. as If something
( heaNS had fallen from the sky.
/ wonder what that is?" asked
Uncle Wlggily, and. when he and Billie,
me goat had hurried to the bush, be-
hlnq II they saw a strange sight
mere was big wooden horse. with
I ms Two front legs broken. and, stand
broken legs, OF course. did not hurt
was a queer man He was dressed
almost like Sinbad the Sailor except
mat his hat, or turban, was Of bright
yellow silk
Excuse me- said Uncle Wiggily,
taking off his tail shiny hat and max
ing a low DOW but YOU are from the
Arabian Nights book; aren't you?"
SILK turban- And 1 am in great
trouble"
Then he is just the one to help
you, cried the goat boy. shaking his
Who is" asked the Arabian Nights
gentleman
Uncle wiggily Longears-right
here," cried Billie. He always helps
wei. not every one said Uncle
Wiggily. modest like and shy But
III help You # can What is the
NY magical horse is broken and
will no longer carry me through the |
air answered the man Ny name |
IS FizZ WuZz, and 1 an from eoun- |
try called Persia"
His name is almost Ike Nurse Jane !
Fuzzy Wuzzy's, isn't TT" asked Billie |
in a whisper
Hush, said Uncle wiggily. Let
Us hear his story"
have heard of you from Sinbad the /
Sailor. You helped him and maybe /
you can help me.
"As you may have read in the |
Arabian Nights book my father is 4 /
Persian king Not long ago an Indian I
came TO the palace with his wonderful i
wooden horse, which is magical II
any one gets on his back and turns
viii gallop through the air very
swiftly. indeed
Just like your airship. Uncle Wig
gily." spoke Billie.
"Hush," begged the bunny uncle
Very fOolishly.7 went on Fizz Wuzz,
the Persian prince. I jumped on the !
back of the magical horse and rode
off TO try him without first finding
put all about how il worked I got |
going SO fast that I could not stop or
turn around to go back to the palace.
did not know how TO make the
horse back up
4
Town here2' asked Uncle Wiggily.
Well" said Fizz Wuzz. the Persian
1rince. 7 did everything 7 could think
f. turned the ears Of the horse and
viggled the reins. and at last 1 must
ave done the right thing for all Of a
udden he began 10 go down with me- /
But he went down faster than he had
zone up and just now. as YOU see ne
rashed to earth in these bushes and I
roke his legs"
1t is too bad" said Uncle WigeiIy-
But. being of wood. his broken legs
o not hurt"
7 know that" spoke Prince Fizz
Tuzz. But now all the magic has
one out of the horse. and how am | / I
yer going 70 get back to my fathers
alace2"
THAT is hard thing" admitted ! "
ncle Wiggily. 7 will see II I can I
clip you. So the bunny uncle and 2
lille. the goat boy. tried TO fix the .
agical wooden horse. but they could 7
z
lagic had all gone.
can you do any magic at all your :
elf?'' Uncle Wiggily asked the prince !
oh. yes. plenty; but I can't make :
MS horse go" \
DO you think II you had another
-oOden horse you could ride him !
trough the air." asked the bunny. J
7 am pretty sure 1 could answered
liz Wuzz q
''Then come with me" spoke the $
unny uncle. billie, my little goat a
oy friend. has an old wooden rocking | a
orse he does not play with any longer 2
is mother told me il was up in the a
tic. and II ] found any one who Y
anted II TO give it to them. You
Gem II need ii as badly as any one"
"Oh. thank you" cried the prince.
hope I have magic enough to make Z,
fly home with me-" .
Billie brought down the old wooden =
,cking horse from the attic II was u
ither small for the Persian prince. | =,
1t he managed to sit on il. and then ! n
.ying some magical words he twisted /
Ie leather ears Of the wooden horse /
$ legs began to wiggle and soon it
,se in the air with the prince on its ! =
ick Fizz Wuzz called down his
anks to Uncle Wiggily and Billie
Id soon he was safely back in the
ng's palace
As for the broken magical horse, II
sver moved again. but stayed in the , =
Gods, and the animal children played ..
eter-tauter on its back But every
ing came out all right, you see, and
the c9wbell doesn't ring too late
II the goldfish to feed the rubber | T
ant TO the canary bird. I'll tell you -,
,xt about Uncle Wiggily and Bean =.
ak Jack--Copyright 1917. by Nc le
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