El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-18
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
THE GIANT HELPS UNCLE wIGGILY.
By HOWARD

self and maybe have an adventure"
So off through the woods hoped
/ Uncle Wiggiiy looking Tor the giant
for whom he had dor q favor by find
ing the lost lollypop, as l told you IN
. the story before this.
But look as he did. the bunny could
not find the giant. Then Uncle Wig
silly said TO himself;
We'll. III plant the beans. anyhow
True. il is scarcely the time OF year 10
plant beans he went on as he saw
ice and snow all about but still they
may be magical beans that can grow
anywhere. I'll plant them here under
this next years Christmas tree
With his red white and blue striped
rheuma tism crutch. that Nurse Jane
had gnawed for him out Of a cornstalk.
the bunny gentleman began digging a
hole in which to plant the beans. He
dug and he dug and he dug. Uncle wig
Eily did, and he was thinking so marc
about the giant that he made the hole
for the beans much too large and too
deep. In fact, Uncle WiEgily dug
regular well, and all Of sudden as
he was standing on the edge OF II he
slipped and fell in, and the dirt and
stones he had dug fell in on top OF
him until he was partly covered over
only his head and front paws sticking
up
~Oh. dear: This is dreadful. Dread
full" cried poor Uncle Wiggily, and h
pushed and he pulled and he hauled and
he tuEged, trying TO get out OF the
hole and from underneath the pile OF
dirt and stones.
But he could not get out and he was
getting cold and stiff.
4 must call for help thought the
bunny And, as loudly as he could he
cried. Help. Helpi VIII no one come
and help a poor old rabbit gentleman
out of a holec'
But no one came and Uncle Wiggily
was caught fast there all alone in the
woods Then, all at once. he thought
he
tall silk hat to keep them safe.
Taking off his hat he picked out
bean, and as he had read in the fairy
story book. he made up a little verse
ike this
Bean, Bean, Magic bean.
Strangest one I've ever seen
Far away I now fling thee.
Please TO bring back help 10 me-
Then Uncle Wiggily tossed the bean
as far from him as he could through
the trees, and said:
There, If that IS a magic bean X
ought TO find some way of helping me
out Of this hole"
Uncle WiggiIy watched and waited
and then. all Of a sudden. he heard some
enc come rushing through the bushes
and brambles, trampIing them down.
and knocking trees out Of the way as
If a troop Of circus elephants rTere
playing 4 game of tag
And then along came the giant. for
II was he who had been running and
making so much noise
oh, hello. Uncle Wiggilyi" cried the
giant in his big, jolly voice. Was il
you who wanted heip2"
Indeed il WaSi" cried the bunny
uncle please get me out OF this hole.
But how did you know l was here2"
oh said the giant. as he easily
brushed away the dirt and lifted Uncle
Wiggily out OF the hole, as I was
going through the woods just now a
bean hit me on the nose / chased after
il to get it, but il bounded on ahead of
me and 7 followed il until I saw you.
II led me TO light here
Hal Then the beans are magical all
right"' happily cried Uncle Wiggily.
Pm so glad. for nov that you have
helped me. Mr.. Giant, I can help you"
SO you see Il was a good thing, after
ali, that Uncle Wiggily took those
beans with him - And II the rocking
horse doesn't step on the rag dolls
toes. and make her scratch herself on
the toy fire engine. I'll next tell YOU
about Uncle Wiggily and the magical
Leans.-Copyrigh 1917. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate