El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-08

TO say 1 don't know you" and Uncle
I Wiggily spoke man talk
I oh, everybody knows you, Mr.. Long
! ears" said the little man, with polite
| bow, and am surprised that you nave
! not heard of me. I am Sindbad the
] Sailor 1 sailed on seven voyages, you
! know Once, when 1 was sailing, the
/ ship stopped at what we thought was
. an island 1 went ashore, but the island
/ turned out only TO be the back OF 4
! big tish sticking up out Of the water
and when the fish swan away. / was
| left in the waves.
But I was saved by a boat. and,
after that, ! had many other adven-
lures, such as being carried off by "a
u bird like an eagle, only named q
4 roc Once I was shipWrecked on an
island where giants lived, and once
mad 10 carry on my back. for long
time. the Old Man Of the Sea
oh, now I remember about YOU
said Uncle Wiggily. Aren't You IN
I was once in a book called the
Arabian Nights said Sindbad the
Sailor But l am out of il now /
came here looking for adventures III
this new land, but am in great
Trouble, Ia. Say no more cried
Uncle Wiggily, who just loved to help
those in distress. w hat is the matter
now. Mr.. Sindbad2"
Why. I came to big pond, OF
water g little way back in the woods,
Went on the funny man. I made me
boat of birch bark in which to sail
across but, all of a sudden, the water
turned into solid. smooth glass. and l
could no more sail on ii than 1 could
fly And when I tried to walk on II.
slipped and fell down II is worse
than anything that ever happened TO
me on my seven voyages"
Why that is only our duck pond"
ncle Wiggily. a pond OF solid glass
Please show me where il is. and I viii
see what 1 can do TO help you
n = lzamEna ii
@ily through the woods. and soon they
came TO the place of the glass pond.
There il is" cried Sindbad.
Why. that is only. our duck pond
said the rabbit uncle laughing. Grand
pa Goosey Gander swims therer'
But what makes il all hard and
solid and slippery" asked Sindbad the
Sailor. curious like.
Because the water has frozen into
ice. answered Uncle Wiggily. of
course; you can't sail a regular ship
Ice? Frozen said the queer man
in a funny voice i never heard Of
such things
That's because you have always
lived in hot country where water
never freezes. and where there Is no
snow spoke the bunny uncle
But how am 10 get over this frozen
lucky pond ocean," asked Sindbad- =
I'm on my eighth voyage. You know.
'nly l am walking instead OF sailing.
except when / come TO water
III help you get across. said Uncle ,
y iggily kindly III make you an ice /
BOAT" Then he looked toward the !
,ther end of the pond where Johnnie
md Billie Bushytail. the two squirrel !
BOYS. were skating. /:
"Ho. boys" called the bunny uncle /
Let me take your skates a minute I I
want TO help Sindband the Sailor across I
he frozen duck pond ocean
Right gladly and Willingly did the Z
quirrel boys take off their skates
Incie Wiggily fastened them to some
boards he found on shore With a
ranch Of a tree he made a mast. and I
With his bid red handkerchief which he !
Eore around his neck he made a sail
Now. Mr.. Sindbad." cried the bunny I
We have an icebOat. and We can sail Z
n the ice. Get in. If you please"
Into the skate iceboat hoped Uncle ;
Niggily and SiLdbad the Sailor. "Puff,- /
lew the wind and soon they were I
afe on the other side
We'll. bless my bags OF soldr' cried I
indbad- That is the quickest voyage
ever sailed Thank you. Uncle Wig !
ily- After this. whenever any Of nv /
lends in the Arabian Nights book |
et into trouble. ] am going 10 send !
lem 10 you Good-by"
And Sindbad the Sailor. was as good
5 his word So. If the umbrella
ender doesn't make 4 hole in the
oldfish bowl and let all the sawdusr
an out of the rubber doll. I'll tell you [
ext about Uncle WisEily and Alad-
ms Wonderful Lamp.-Copyrieht
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