The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-13

with u laugh You won't catch me
walking up magical beanstalk, No. In.
deed ! might fall
oh. but Beanstnlk Jack. the giant
and will hold YOU" promised Uncle
Wiggily
ia be afraid. " spoke Nurse Jane, look
ing at the pot where the beans were
planted
We'll walt until We see how. high the
stalk grows" suggested Uncle Wiggily
Wen no to sleep now, aud when morn
Ing comes. we'll see what has hap.
pened"
Soon the hollow stump bungalow WAS
nice and dark and quiet II ever there
was good time for magical beans 10
grow !, was then
Pretty soon there was something stir
ring In Uncle Wigrly's and Nurse Jane
Kitchen. Some sharp little eyes. some
sharp, pointed little noses peeped out.
and some tiny pttering puttering sounds
were heard And then came some
scrntchy .ntchy and some nibhiy libby
noises. II Was still dark, but not 80
lulet. but; after while. II grew quiet
again. and little voice whispered
! ',Oh. mamma. Weren't they Just love
| Hush, my dear Yes. they were But
we must not wake up Uncle Wigslly
i nor Nurse Jane Cons away"
In the morning the rabbit gentleman
got up real early.
IL Isn't time for breakfast yet"
called Nurse Jane from her room
What's the matter. wiggy'"
Il want TO see II my magical beans
nave ffawn. the rabbit gentleman an
swered Down he hoped 70 the kitchen.
only halt. dressed. just AZ when you run
down ~orly In the morning to see tn.
Christmas tree, or stockings
Rut. when the rabbit uncle saw what
had happened. he called
oh, Nurse Jane! Nurse Jane Come
Have the beans sproutcd7" the musk
rat lady wanted TO know. coming down
with her tall still done up In curl papers
Something has happened" Uncle
wisely said. The dirt Is all scattered
out Of the pot and over the floor. and
The beans soneY" cried MRS. Ian.
Then they must have been magical
but not in Just the way you though,
For no ordinary baked beans can go on
by themselves that way
II should nay not" cried Uncle wig
sily. They must he fairy beans to ge,
pinnt some more"
he wa" Iu., going 'S plan, some when
can'r along to leave Uncle Wiggiiy'
morning paper. for Johnnie earned pen
MES before school that way
| 'OW' w hUu zee Wnefe l nIunteN my
magical beans. and how they flew out nl
the po, 80 cried Uncle Wiggily to IN,
squirrel hoy.
johnnie rcampcred into the hollow
stump bungalow. lie looked at tho scat
tered dirt-then he looked again. Their
he laughed and chattercd
whats the mstter7' asked Uncl,
WiRgily.
Il see where your magical beans wen,
TO-" said Johnnie the night som,
little mice came. dug them out OF IN,
dirt In the pot and ate them. See, here
are the marks OF the tiny paws OF IN,
mice In the dirt" and Johnnie pointct
st them.
Yes. those are our, marks.n satu q
little voice, and up through n hole II
the floor came the mouse lady "M,
little children and l were 40 hungry las
night" she ssid. that We Just had I,
eat those beans, Uncle Wiggily. an
sorry. and ] came to tell you about Il
I'll pay for them"
'oh, that'Il all right" kindly said N,
bunny. ~ guess they weren't magi
beans after RI-only the one was tina
, hi, the giant on the nose, You nr,
L welcome to those you took and NOR.
too Nurse Jane. give them some"
with HIS big tail the squirrel boy swcp
up the dirt on the floor, and. when IN
mouse lady had been given more beans
Uncle Wiggiiy went for a walk IN tn
woods TO look for another adventure.