El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-28
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE wIGG1LY AND AUNT FLIpP1TY
HOWARD r. GARIs.-

D R.
~of course I will. Ny adventure can
wait until later. I'll go at once 10 the
nest Of the Caw-Caw crow family, and
bring Aunt Flippity Flop back with
off hoped kind Uncle Wigeily. and
1t did not take him long to reach the
nest where Jimmie Caw-Caw. the crow
boy lived.
rs your Aunt FIippity Flop all ready
70 come back with me- asked Uncle
Wiggily-
II guess so, ansW cred Jimmie.
who was Just going TO hide away.
where no one could find IL. a bright
piece OF tin from which the ice man
was going TO make a rattle box for the
baby elephant Crows like Jimmie al
ways hide bright things, YOU know
We'll, tell Aunt Flippity I'm here.
went on the bunny. And tell her not
to hurry. as we have lots Of time"
oh, dear! Is that Uncle Wiggily.
come 10 take me 10 the hollow stump
bungalow TO visit Nurse Jane2" asked
the crow lady, up in the tree nest.
rs, m here answered the bunny
Take It easy, now
But Aunt FTippitv lust could not
"Oh. dear" cried Aunt Flppity. I'm
so nervous. / Just know something
VIII happen I hope 7 have everything
my pocketboOk-my spectacIes-rny
sewing bag needles. thread scissors
thimble-Oh dear. I am so nervousi !
just know
But just then Aunt FIIpplty went
too close 10 the edge OF the nest. and
out she fell head over tail feathers,
Tipping and Hopping 10 the ground.
But she did not get hurt, for Uncle
Wiggily let her fall on his soft back.
as he had the little oriOle bird the day
before, Besides. Aunt Flippity was used
10 falling this way and she knew how
10 spread out her wings and come down
easily, like a balloon.
Wen. you're here, see" said Uncle
Wlggily- Not hurt hope
No, but I'm so nervousi~
Well Wen go to the bungalow now.
and when you drink cup OF tea Nurse
Jane viii have ready for you, you'll
feel better Come along now"
So Uncle Wiggily helped the crow
lady gather up the things she had
spilled when she fell from the nest.
and then they set off together through
the woods for the bungalow
The crow lady kept slipping and
stumbling and every now and then
Wiggily caught her by the wing.
oh. I'm So nervous" said the dear
little old crow auntie- = shall faint.
know I shall, before we get there
PLEASE DON'T" begged Uncle Wig
gily-
oh. but T know 7 SHALL said Aunt
Flippity. stumbling over the shadow OF
her bonnet on the ground. But don't
you worry II I do faint lust throw
some water IN my face and I'll be all
'AII tight. III do IT." promised Uncle
Wiggily, but I don't like the idea"
They went on through the woods a
little farther, and. all Of a sudden. the
crow lady stumbled over a tiny grain
OF sand on the path. and down she
Topped
''Oh. I'm going to faint she cav
cawed, and she did.
Gracious goodness ne sakes alive
iggily- shes tainted, Kat shall
I do2 Oh remember. she - d me TO
throw water in her face but where
shall 7 find any,
The bunny rabbit looked all through
the woods-not going too far away
from Aunt FHppitv. OF course-but not
a bit Of water could he found.
'Oh. am in such trouble he cried.
She'll never get over that faint until
I throw water on her, but there is no
oh, yes here I have soma" some
one said
-where2 Who are your asked Uncle
FiEgily. looking all over
Right over here. I'm the pitcher
plant. shaned like 4 CUP. or pitcher,
and TN fun OF rain water, said
voice. and then near an old los Uncle
WigEily saw a queer plant, some thing
rowing near the los. against which
Aunt Flippitv had tainted
In the hollow Of the pitcher plant
there was water. surely enough. ana.
tipping this out into his tail silk hat.
Uncle Wieciiy dashed il in Aunt Flip
PHYS face Right away the crow lady
was over her faint.
Vow I'm much better she said
I'm not 50 nervous. and I'll rot faint
again"
Il hone not said Uncle WigEilv-
Then. after thanking the water pitcher
plant. he led the crow lady 70 the
bungalow
Safely they reached it. and Aunt Flip
pftv Flop and Nurse Jane Fuzzy WuzzT
had a fine time. telling each other al
their troubles. And. II the pin doesn't
stick in the cushion so hard that Il
cant get out 10 90 70 the moving pic
lures. III tell YOU next about Uncle
wfggily and the hirds--Copyrigh
1917. by McClure's Newspaper Svndi-
cate