El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01
= NcLE WIGGILT L0NGEARs. the

"
- walking out. not far from his
I hollow stump bungalow one day. when
Z he heard. behind a thick, bushy hedge
some animal children talking
What are you going to wish for?'
asked Susie Littletail. the rabbit girl
a lot Of IoIlypopsi" answered Lulu
Wib5IewobbIe, the duck girl
and I'm going to wish for some
candy kisses" said Alice Wibblewob-
Bile. who was LuIu's sister
do you s'pOse you'll get 'em?"
asked Susie, casual like and ezpectant.
'Of course we wilI"' quacked Lulu.
Alice and I each found a wishbone
near where somebody-some real folks
had been eating their Thanksgiving
dinners Now you know II you get 4
WishbOne, and dry il, and then you
and somebody else pull il apart until
il breaks, the one that gets the big
gest piece will have whatever they
wish for"
And Lulu and I are going TO break
our WiShbOnes now" said Alice. Come
on" she called TO her sister.
So they pulled on their wishbones
and the bones went Crack" and Lulu
cried.
"Oh: I got the biggest piece! IL get
my wish
"Oh, dear,' said Alice. sad like. =
only got the little piece"
Never mind" said Lulu" Wen try
once more with the other bone and
maybe yOu'u be lucky
And Alice was, and she got the wish
end Of the bone. And then Susie found
another wishbOne and she was lucky
and then Uncle Wiggily, to make
things come out even, tossed over the
hedge some lOlypOps and candy
kisses he happened TO have IN his
pocket
oh, this IS wonderful" cried Lulu.
Our wishes came true right away"
Then they heard Uncle WigEily
laughing, and they thought Il was
real jolly the way he had made their
wishes come true.
Il wish I could make some come
true for myself that way" said the
bunny uncle.
Maybe you can" spoke Lulu. See,
Uncle Wiggily, here's a big wishbOne
from an old turkey gObbler who
doesn't need Il any Omre- It is nice
and dry. You take II home TO your
hollow stump bungalow and you and
Nurse Jane pull il apart and wish. /
Maybe you'll get what you want"
Thank you. Perhaps I will" said
the bunny rabbit gentleman, and then
he took the wishbone and went on his
way 20 look for an adventure.
I wonder what I should wish for in
case got the big end Of the bone2' he
thought to himself And I wonder
what Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy would
wish for II she got IT."
So, thinking and wondering. Uncle I
Wiggily hoped on and on over the !
fields and through the woods. and
pretty soon ne came to a dark part OF
the forest
Il must hurry through here" he
said 10 himself, keeping a tight hold
III
he said that than, all Of a sudden, out .
from inside a hollow log came bad 1
old fox
"Ah, hal" cried the fox. This IS my /
lucky day, II seems. I was just wish J
ing for a rabbit stew for supper, and I
now I have it Pray come with me I
to my den. Uncle Wiggily." I
Il don't wish TO-" said the bunny. as .
he held the queer bone in his paws.
That makes no manner Of differ /
ence to me" said the fox, smacking /
his lips. ct don't care what you wish,
you must come with me, Mr.. Longears. 4
and you'll have short ears. Conner
Don't You want to wish for any
thing for yourself Mr.. Fox2" asked !
the bunny. You could wish for some 1
celery, or cranberry sauce. or dill
pickles or something like that to go /
with your supper"
How do you mean wish7" asked /
the fox
"Cn this bone" said Uncle Wlggily. !
7 VIII let you break Il with ne and .
II you get the big end you'll get your |
wish
Hal That's something newt said Z
the fox, interested like. ITS worth .
trying But mind youi no tricks, Mr.. .
Longears. You can't get away from .
me-"
maybe I can if get my wish" said /
the bunny, but he didn't tell the fox
this.
So Uncle Wiggily took hold OF one 1
side Of the wishbOne and the fox took I
hold Of the other.
Pull, nowi' cried Uncle Wiggfly /
Then he pulled and the fox pulled, 1
and the fox pulled very hard. for he I
surely wanted to get his wish and /
have cranberry sauce.
And, all OF a sudden, Just as he
made It up 10 do, Uncle Wiggily let I
80 OF the wishbone and the fox, Civ
ing strong pull just then, went head /
over tail backward down a hill, bump