The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-08
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Uncle WloolIy and tho Tin Car

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kkVVy yELL.N we certainly must do
A/ something about catching that
w Uncle Wiggily Lohgcars bum
ny soldier rabbit gentleman"
sald one mosquito to another as they
huircd about one day In the dark. dis
mai swamp where they lived
quito.
lie gets away every time we try to
catch him" said the first mo.qulto
Either he finds out the trick we are 10.
lns 10 play on him, or he shoots tooth
powder IN our eyes so we can't see to
hlto him"
That's right" burred a mosquito with
green spots on her wings, which showed
that she liked 10 dance the one. step on
the noses Of bald headed gentlemen.
Let's all get together and think OF a way
To catch Uncle Wigglly'"
we viii" buEGed the rest ~ the mos
guitocs, and then along came nyirg the
head captain lady Of them all
Where have you hccu'' the others
asked her
From laying eggs In an old tomA 10
can full ~ water which a foolish voma n
left near her hack stoop." was the an.
swer IN that old can I will soon have
Matched out a lovely brood Of Young mos
qultoes and they will buzz into that won.
ans house. and bite her and her baby
and all the family Oh | am always ON
tho lookout for old TN cans. | tell you''
"Whoop dc-doodle- do" suddenly cried
the mosquito with green spots on her
wings "Ho' lio, Now | know how to
DO what Dance tho elephant jls,''
asked the lady captain mosquito
NO, hut when YOU spoke OF the old tin
can u gave me an idea why can't A
loi ~ us nv over toward Uncle wissilys
soldier tent some day There must be many
empty tin cans lying around where he
has thrown them after eating what was
in them We can hide In the tin can.
nnd ioIl"it JovaId the trench ditch where
b" marches up and down with his taleum
powder pop gun on his shoulder"
And then what asked the lady cap.
tain mosquito
Then when were hidden In the tir
can, and Il has been rolled by US neal
enough IN Uncle Wtggily We WIN sudden.
/ " jump out and grab him before hr car
tickle ne with his bean has bullets"
Cool cried the lady captain mosqul'
hut when lrus later. a shipping
spNing mosquito Flew. casual.likc, arount
Uncle Wiggily.s tent ana hollow ptumI
! bungalow. To look for n tin can. he haf
| To como hack 10 tho swamp any say,
There isn't an empty can around the
I place Not one tn hold drop of rain
water In which mosquito eggs must hs
/ laid. The muskrpt nurse. Jane Fuss,
NutsN, must bo n good housekecper IA
keep empty can. away from her door
she ls' said the lady captain mos.
quloto hut never miud Wen take .
can with us and hide In that va mus,
catch Uncle wlggily'" U
So, finding can around the hsrl
steps ~ housekeeper who was no, al
| careful Rs Nurse Jane. about n million
| mosquitoes carried II one night close 1,
| Uncle Nissilyu soldier tent near whcr,
| he stayed on guard because he was A.
I war with the enemy
( The next evening Just ne N was g.,
ting darn about sixteen. eleven biiIlor
| million mosquitoes flew ur from theIi
swamp and hid In the empty Tin can
| Then by twisting their less and filter
| Ing their wings they began 10 roll i
toward the rabbit ssntleman's tent, an,
| when II got near enough they would nor
out and srab him
| go the can full ~ mnspultoe. bess,
slowly rolling along down a little hill 10
ward the tent
Now about this time johnnie and MN,
HushNtail the two squirrel hoys Semmi,
littletRll the rabbit chsp and lacki.
and neetle Row Wow, the pupp, dog.
came along with their popsuns nn ih,lt
shoulders having been N in tho field
drilling and learning to he .oldiets les
sons about which the bunny seniIems,
rave them every dsy anet school
'Oh, Uncle wiGsilyf" cried pillls "wu
l1oN knannhQpl our kpna. .iuat ancs.1- W.