El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-06

/ tan. the little rabbit boy and girl. 10
do when they Were looking for traps.
end. all Of a sudden. he heard COM
ing from an open window of the castle
2 sad voice. saying:
oh. dear, It is of no use. I never
can do it,
DO it? DO what" asked the bunny
before he thought Excuse me-" he
Longears, and perhaps I can help you.
What Is II YOU can't do
I can't spin any more gold ont Of
this straw" was the answer. and he
was so surprised. Uncle WiEgily was.
that he walked right in the castle.
never stopping to think II might be an
Arabian Nights one. and could sud
denly vanish
What in the world are You talking
ahout2' asked the rabbit gentleman.
spin gold out Of straw know
Mrs Spin-Spider. the spider lady. can
make a silk dress out of cobWebs. but
as for spinning gold out Of straw
Just come in and I'll tell you all
about it," interrupted a little voice,
and then Uncle Wiggiiy saw. through
the front parlor of the castle, q little
girl
Well 7 guess 7 shan't be afraid OF
her" said the bunny uncle to himself
"A little girl that can hurt me She
looks like Little Miss Muffit. who sat
on tuffet. eating lOllypop cone"
Come in" invited the little girl
again, and then Uncle Wigsily saw
that she was sitting in front OF a spin
ming wheel. with whole lot of straw
around her. and her face looked sad
What is the natter asked Uncle
Wiggily. kindly and may I have the
pleasure of helping you2''
7 don't believe you can. thank you,
but III tell you what is the matter.
You see am princess. and
On. Princess, excuse me. ] forgot
to make bow" and Uncle Wiggily
made a very low one
That's all right" said the little girl
indifferent ike You see I am a
princess, but I am not in my fathers
castle I was caught and taken away
father (another king and the one who
caught me saws I must spin all this
straw into gold before he will let me
go And 1 can't go until do. because
YOU see this castle is enchanted-that
mems it's fairy-lile. OF magical"
But can YOU spin straw Into EOld7''
asked Uncle Wiggily.
oh yes answered the little
princess II you remember the story
in the book, it tells you that. can
easily do it. But after I had spun most
OF the straw into gold. and the bad
king had taken 1t away. nv spinning
longer spin the gold"
That's too bad" said Uncle Wiggily.
And did you really spin some gold
from this straw" he asked
Before my magical spinning wheel
broke I did" said the little princess.
See, here Is one of the last pieces Of
gold I made" and she picked up a IS
piece. -'Oh. dear. I don't know what 10
do, Now ! shall never see my own dear
castle and my dear daddy again." she
cried.
"Oh. yes you will" said Uncle Wig !
EiIv Now I once built an airship.
and 7 can run that, and mend my auto !
mobile. with the bologna sausage tires. I
" henever that gets out of. order So I J
think I can mend your spinning wheel
Please try" begged the little prin- /
cess. eager-like-
Uncle WiEgily tried. seeing where |
"a piece Of wire was broken in the I
y heel But when the little girl tried :
e. run IL. and sOin the straw into gold. J
only pennies came out OF the wheel
That Will never DO" said the little !
princess Pennies are copper and 7 /
must spin gold I'll fix the spinning /
wheel. But when the little girl tried 1
and he did. but this time the wheel
1nly spun five-cent pieces out Of the
'.They viii never do" said the prin-
,ess again "Five-cent pieces are
nickel. but 7 must spin gold"
Then Uncle Wiggily tried again and 8
his time ten-cent pieces came drop :
ping out OF the wheel as the little
,rincess spun the straw into il
silver will not do she said sadly
"Oh. deari"
.'Ha, Then I know what TO do"
,ried Uncle Wiggily. q Will go Dor
-ow the spinning wheel belong 10
Mother GoOsei That will spin gold
rom straw il ever one will"
Quickly he hurried away and soon
lie came back with Mother Goose's
;pinning wheel And 1t turned magical
III Of a sudden as soon as il was
brought into the castle So that as
asst as the little princess put the
traw through the wheel and turned
[ the straw changed into gold pieces.
ooh. joy cried the little princess
Then the bad king came and got the
-old pieces and he turned good and
ct the little princess go home to her
,wn father. who thanked Uncle Wig
lily very much. and so did the priu-
ess, whose name, ever after that. was
iold-Spinner
And If our kitten don't get all
angled up in the molasses and think
he's a lollypop, dancing at the pic
ures. I'll tell YOU next about Uncle
Viggily and the fisherman's WIFE
1917. by Mcclure Newspa-
er Syndicate.