El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-21
bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE SWIMMING MOUSE

So back he started for his hollow
stump bungalow, wondering IL Nurse
Jane was going TO bake a cake with
part OF the butter, when. all OF a sud
den, as the bunny gentleman was go
ing through dark place in the
woods there jumped out AT him a bad
old wild cat
wow snsrled the wild cat. Now
have yout" and she began chasing
after the bunny gentleman.
Now wild cat you know, is like a
tame cat only bigger and worse. 1t
doesn't howl Of night. but il bites,
scratches and claws. and Uncle Wig
Elly did not want this one 20 get him.
So the bunny uncle, tucking the but
ter under his paw. began to run
'0h, ho.' cried the wild cat You
can't get away from me like that I'm
after your and she was
on and on ran Uncle WigEIIy. and
on and on ran the wild cat She was
getting nearer and nearer TO the
bunny, and Uncle WigEIly was get
ling SO tired that he could hardly run
any more, when, all OF a sudden, as he
came TO little brook running along
in the woods between messy and fern
covered banks, Mr. Longears heard
voice calling 10 him
Jump over the brook and the wild
cat can't get you.
SO Uncle WiEgily, not stopping to
sec " AND AAdA A1AAE4 Ll llAAA4H gave a
great big jump and over the water he
went landing safely on the other
side.
~Oh. WOW. Double wow" howled
the wild cat She was very angry be-
cause Uncle Wiggily had gotten
away, which he had done. The wild
cat could not jump over the brook.
as it was too wide. and she did not
dare get her feet Wer-nO cats like
water, you know, least Of all wild
cats.
We'll. Pm much Obliged for telling
me how 20 get away safely said Tn
Gle WigEily, looking for the owner OF
the voice. Who are you, II you
pleaseg"
oh, I'm a little field mouse" was
the answer "I saw YOU coming and +
wanted 10 help you get away from
that bad cat So you're ali right. are
AN right thank you. yes. Hold on.
though No. I'm nor all right" sud-
denly cried Uncle WlEEily. 4 dropped
the nice butter was bringing 20
Nurse Jane. 1t must have slipped
from under my paw when ] jumped
across the brook 20 get away from
the wild cat"
yes, it did" answered The little
mouse, coming out from under a big
leaf. There it is down on the bottom
Of the brook 7 can see IT," and with
ter. still safely wrapped in the leaves.
was on the white, pebbly bottom OF
the stream.
"Oh. dearr' cried Uncle WigEily. IF
7 could only get the package Of butter
il would be all right, for the cold Wa
ter will not hurt il. But how can /
get IL upT'
.'Tn get it for YOU" said the little
What, Can you go underwater
asked Uncle WigEily.
Certainly. I am swimming mouse
and my father IS water rat y as
the reply
Then the swimming mouse dived
down and in ner paws brought UP the
leafWrapped package Of butter And,
though II was rather large, she easily
lifted il. for. like everything else IN
der water, Il was easy TO raise until II
got TO the top, only then becoming
TOO heavy. But then Uncle Wigg1ly
reached for Il with his red. white and
blue striped rheumatism crutch, and
he could easily get It that way
So the little swimming mouse, az
ter splashinE about in the water Tor
while TO get cooled off. came out on
shore and Uncle Wiggily thanked her
and gave her some butter for herself
Thus, you see, even a mouse may
help some one besides a lion, and. II
the COW bell doesn't ring too late 10
call the breakfast plates into supper
after dinner. III tell you next OF In
Gle Wiggily and the waterfalL-Copy-
right, 1917, by Mcclure Newspaper
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