El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-23
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGILY ANIMAL
HoNvARp z. eARIN.

- H. GAhls.
rs he bought the powdered sugar which
| the monkey doodle wrapped up for him
! An adventure" cried Aunt Flippity-
Flop the dear little nervous, OLD
! crow lazy. who was always dizzs ant
: either falling down or getting up. Blu
! this time she had hold OF the Stor,
I counter So she wouldn't be loPsided an,
I cayed Well. if you'd seen what
/ saw on my way 10 this store you'd
] have one all right
What did YOU see-- asked incl,
: " IgSlly- curious like
y black cat answered the crow
( lady He was as black a. ] am. and
Z you know its bad luck for a black cal
10 cross your path If YOU had had
you'd have an adventure. but I can't
/ say II would be a nice one"
sometimes uOt-nice adventures tura
! ont 10 be good, spoke the bunny But
/ did you have any bad luck through
meeting the black cat
I did answered the crow lady. 4
lost the JWO-cent piece ! had To buy A
yeast cake. and I had TO fly back TO
the nest for another. And I'm SO uer-
/ vous- On dear. 1 know something IS
going 10 happen and Aunt Flippity-
Flop became so dizzy ana nervous that
the monkey doodle store keeper had 10
let her smell Of the cork from the
vinegar Jug.
Then she felt better. and she said
she would be all right SO, taking her
yeast cake. away she flew TO the nest
where Jimmie cav Cav. the crow boy.
lived And Aun Flop, as I call her Tor
short, was all right except that she
turned three or four sOmersaults IN the
air. but she landed right side up every
time.
But. be careful Of black CATS she
called TO Uncle Wiggily. as she LETT
him at the store. The bunny uncle said
he would. aud then getting the sugar
Tor Nurse Jan, away he hoped once
more wishing he would have an ad-
venture.
Uncle Wiggily had not gone very far
before, all OF \ sudden. he heard q
noise in a tree over his head. and peer
ing up, he saw a black animal. which
looked down at him
Oh N.Y. cried the bunny There's
that black cat Aunt Flippity-F1op spoke
. bout If II crosses my path I'll drop
the sugar. lose my money or something
else bad will happen to me. must not
let that cat cross my path
Then Uncle Wiggilv hoped on as
fast as he could. but the black animal
in the trees over the bunny's head
OF him.
stop, stop cried the black animal
Wait for me-
No, Mo- answered Uncle Wiggily.
You want TO cross my path and brinS
ne bad luck I'll not stop for voui No.
and the bunny rabbit hurried
on faster than before
But the black animal hurried. too.
was right over Uncle Wiggily's head,
and then he called again.
Won't you stop want you to"
Yes, I know very well what you
back TO the black animal so as not 20
let II cross in front OF him. You want
10 bring me bad luck. or take my sugar
or give me an unpleasant adventure as
YOU did Aunt F1ippity-F1op. the crow
''Oh-o-o-o-o-o. 7 do not" was the
answer 7 never saw Aunt Flippity-
Flop today. and II had I'd never give |
her bad luck"
What Aren't YOU the black cat.' |
,ried Uncle Wiggily
No. indeed I'm Billy Bushytail- the !
squirrel"
.'Ha, How can that be-" asked IN
lie Wigzily- Billie. my squirrel friend, !
s gray. and you-you are as black a. /
4 piece OF black coal. ] don't know /
my black squirrels"
There are some. only they live in n /
ar-off land called Burmah." said Bill |
le- But the reason I'm black Is that !
was emptying the inkwel for the i
ad- mouse teacher in the hollow
lump school. and ny brother Johnnie
'umped into me, playing tag, and
m black, and when I saw you 7 chased
fter you TO see Il you could make me
White before I went home
Make you white? OF course can"
ried Uncle WiGgily. real pleased and
laDpy, now that he saw the black |
nimal was 4 squirrel and not a bad
uck cat- III just sprinkle some % |
his white powdered sugar over Won
nd your fur will be white outside IN
II the ink can wear off inside OF
curse white isn't your regular color.
Ut its better than black Tr put !
uEar on you and make you white"
So Uncle Wiggily did this. Billie eat
lE some OF the sugar that ratified off
Is back, and soon he was all white.
nd ne and the bunny laughted ~ the
unny adventure And IN a few days
he ink wore off the squirrel and he
as eolored gray again
And i the dolls pink hair ribbon
larkS when II goes 20 the moving
ictures III tell you next about Uncle
.iggily and the hluejay--C Copyright
~, by Mcclure NewspaDer Syndicate