The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-28
Bedtime Stories
Uncle wiggily and the snipe.
BY HOWARD n. GARIs

Fuzzy Wuzzy, the mushrdt ieuy
housekeeper, as she stood on the
front steps of the hollow stump
bungalow one day. and looked down
at Uncle wiggily Longears, the RABBIT
gentleman. who was swinging IN
wild grapevine hammock he had put
What do 1 think of which 2" ne
asked, sort of superciiious like, ana
comfortable. DO you mean TINS
hammock? If you do, I'm going 10
have yours put up in a Few MIN
utes.''
mo, wasn't speaking of the ham
mock" went on The muskrat iaoy.
tho 1 must say they are much more
comfortable than the cats cradle I've
heard So much about But was
speaking of the front lawn grass
Don't you think it needs haircut!
"Ho, Hunt" exclaimed the bunny
looked over the edge of the ham.
mock. Il rather think 1t does III
get out the lawn mower and give the
! grass shave"
So Uncle wiggily, after few more
swings in the hammock. gave a mop:
on the soft ground. As he went to
get the lawn mower which he kept
out in the woodshed with his auto
mobile, the rabbit gentleman heard
a voice calling to him:
well. 1 guess you don't remember
me, do you 2"
Uncle Wiggily looked up and saw.
sitting in a tree, a bird with a very
long bill and bright black eyes. And
in its bill the bird had pipe.
"Oh, yes, 1 remember you very
WE'LL" said Uncle Wiggiiy, smiling.
You are bird called the snipe. and
! you flew away with the pipe"
THAT is right-one hot day-the
! mans pipe-from Bombay" went on
the bird. "At least the fat man was
from Bombay, whether or not his
pipe was. And it was a hot day, for
Bombay is in India. where it's very
warm.'
But, what are you doing here?"
asked Uncle Wiggily- You really be-
( long in the Mother Goose book. you
know. That is where 1 met you"
$50 you did-you have a good men,
ory." said the snipe bird. But the
truth of the matter is that am taking
back to the fat man of Bombay his
| pipe which 1 took away one hot day.
And honestly. I'm too tired to fly
farther with it. I really need rest"
Then let me take the fat man his
pipe in my automobile" said Uncle
Wiggily. Meanwhile, you may rest
here in the shady tree, and when /
come back you may watch me cut the
grass"
That will be nice-the grass does
need cutting" said the bird called
snipe. 'I'll wait here for you"
So Uncle Wiggily took back the
pipe, and while he was gone Mr.. Stub
TAIL the bear gentleman, came over
to borrow Uncle Wiggily's lawn now
err 10 cut the hair of Neddie, the bear
boy
ITS the only thing to cut a bears
thick, heavy hair with-a lawn grass
mower" said Mr.. Stubtail to Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy. the muskrat lady
Certainly, take it." invited Miss
Fuzzy Wuzzy. Uncle wiggily can't
use it until he comes back"
| "Whee. whirr!" making the fur fiy
| off Needless back, for the little bear
boy very much needed a hair cut, as
the weather was quite warm.
When Uncle Wiggily came back,
from having given the pipe to the fat
man of Bombay the bunny uncle took
the lawn mower.
Mr.. Stubtail came over to borrow it
for while and use it," said Nurse
Jane.
Yes, see he did," answered Uncle
Wfgglly. He was surely welcome"
and he looked at some of Neddie's
brown fur sticking fast to the cutter
blades. We'll. now to see how it Will
cut grass
Uncle Wiggily pushed the lawn
mower up and down in the front yard
of the hollow stump bungalow. The
wheels went around, and the three
shiny blades whizzed and whirred but
no grass flew up in a green shower as
it had always used to do.
Inats a funny way to cut grass"
| said the snipe.
isn't it," agreed Uncle WigRiIy. SCI
guess Mr.. Stubtail must have dulIed
: my lawn mower cutting Needless sum
1 rner fur. 1t is very dull and needs
| sharpening"
And that's exactly what happened.
Tho Mr.. Stubtail did not mean to do
1T, he had spoiled the lawn mower
Uncle W1ggfly could not cut his grass
ana finally he pushed SO hard on the
mower handles that one of the wheels
struck a stone, and the rabbit GENTLE
man bounced over the handles NE .
clown in the circus and came down
'ker-thump!" striking his head on =
rock.
"Oh, deari" cried Uncle wirpi,v
ne got up. while Nurse Jane ran in 10
the bungalow for some witch hazeS
grassi" ms
No, but 1 CAM cried the sr,c.
niro elashing his long bill, which was
just like big pair of scissors ar
! tailor uses. the
You were so kind as to take III.
62moay rat mans pipe back to bin,
while l rested. that now iii cut yo,,r
grass Tor you while you rest" went
mock, Uncle Wiggily."
80 the rabbit gentleman did. ana
the snipe, flying around the ta,,r
went Snip. snap! Snip. snani. III
his long sharp-bill. cutting OFF IN
Sa,-a 49,. as a lawn mower could
So Uncle Wiggily's grass was c,,.
after all you see. and the bunny ,e,,
/ tleman had a nice rest n ,,,aiy II n
mead better And IL the Ioiivnn,,
uorsn .. nioe IN ne molasses jug. 40
II won't have to go to the moviyr -
lures with the Popcorn hair ri, p1y.
you next about Uncle Wigeilv ana .La
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