The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-19
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Uncle WIooIly and Hop Thumb.
Copyright, 1917. by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate

~ nee upon time there was a little
boy, so small that II you had put
~ him on the ground. and asked him
TO hop over your thumb. he could
hardly have done Il. And no they called
him by the name Hop over My Thumb
But as that name was too long to use,
his father and mother shortened II TO
| Hop Thumb" and so he was called that
until he became man And he was
not much bigger then than when he was
boy In fact. he was the smallest IT.
Tie man you ever saw or can hope to
see, even In circus.
And one day Uncle wiggiiy Longears,
The rabbit. met this little man and had
an adventure with him which I shall be
glad 10 tell you about
Tho bunny uncle was hopping through
the woods. thinking how long II would be
until next Christmas. when he could give
his boy and girl animal friends some
presents. when all OF a sudden. Mr..
Help Help! q. I'm caught and
can't get loose! Whoever you are please
help me-"
.'"of course, will"" cried. Uncle Wig.
glly In his most jolly and helpful voice
| You seem TO be In trouble. and II there
Is one thing like to do moro than an
other II Is to help people out OF trouble.
| Where are youT'
Right over by this old stump" was
tho answer. II am caught fast In tho
Uncle Wlggiiy looked and there he
saw the little man, Hop Thumb, held
fast In a fallen log that was partly
split open Into n big crack.
Good gracious me sakes alive
and some peanut pancakes" cried ths
there
II was trying to pull the log apart.
TO get off a piece OF wood small enough
for me to carry" said the little man.
but though | managed TO pull II n little
way apart II sprung together again. and
my hands were caught fast ] can't get
them out. and am In such trouble"
II see you are" spoke the bunny gem
tlemsn. ''Iil soon help YOU
Then, putting his strong paws In tho
crack OF the log. which was on the
ground. and by pulling with his big.
strong teeth; uncie wissily set the little
man. Hop Thumb. free
"Ahl That's better" cried Hop Thumb
as he stamped about on tho ground. for
his hands felt queer II guess you arc
quite surprised to see me-" won't on the
little man. but the truth Of tho matter
IL know! Like Sinbad the sailor,' cried
Uncle Wigsify. Il have met him and like
him yery. much. Ho's from tho book Of
Arabian Nights"
Eyes. I'm also from book like that"
went ON Hop Thumb. when | was little,
and my brothers and sisters were Lost
! In the woods but by scattering white
stones along the path I found our way
home again. hut that trouble was moth
I of ! wish | could do YOU a favor. but
am so small-smnller even than you,
Uncle wigyilly-thst don't believe
could ever help you"
80. well. don't worry about that" said
the bunny uncle kindly. Il was only TOO
glad to help YOU"
Then Hop Thumb thankt the rabbit
gentleman and went on his way through
, tho wood. while Uncle WiGgily hoppsd
along another path.
The rabbit sentlman went on and, wan
dering here and there among the trees.
> when, all OF n sudden, out from behind a
tree sprung bad fox who grabbed the
: bunny uncle In his claws
"Ah, ha" snsrled tho fox Now have
]. YOU"
yes, I guess YOU have" sadly said
' the bunny uncle. He looked at tho fox
who was the only bad one for miles and
miles around In those woods, all tho other
, foxes having turned good
/ What are you going TO do 20 msr'
asked Uncle WiEgily.
Il don't know, Just yet" answered
the fox. sort Of thinking with one paw o,,
his nose and with tho other holding fast
TO Uncle wigwiiy. II don't know
, whether to bite you or tickle YOU"
"Oh, please tickle me- begged Uncle
, Wiggily, III is true that tickling me
! makes me sncose, but that In better than
( being bitten. Tickle me. pray do"
E II will no,w snarled the fox Just
asked me I would have, but now instead
Y of tickling YOU, ri blte you. But prom
ise YOU this. ri not bite you very hard .
"wen, that halter than nothing said
: Uncle wlgsily Il don't like this sort of
, adventure At NIL wish you would tickle
, wv "I'lI III not" % said the fox. 81 am so,ng
to bite YOU on one OF your ears Here
soh. no. you dou'tr suddenly cried a
brave voice.
Uncle W,sy,ly gave a littr jump and
looked around. 80 did the fox. They
"pld YOU speak," asked the fox oi
WV mo, / didn't" said Uncle w,ssily. II
thought u was YOU
, "indeed no." said the fox. But never
/ mind, III bite YOU and" 49,.
voice again. "yom vet that nice rnoo''
se%''eSs "os dear ~ cried ihs surprised fca
|, This must be fairy magic. when. you
! hear voice, but can't see thats
! magic, and " ! don't turn good Tll b
'Asssd %s S., "G As ~ 10 :Sss.d s Dp s.iss s.a
Uncle wisslly aisNe. ah1 them. frcrM u9::
der q pllc Of lsayss. - small they vsvl1
no, hay. ccvsree : n,.ls rSns:s ssa' o.
4 I' WAS @ saH,nS tkrcssh liz vss1e" !" \
WisriS. ! crsst % clsse. . soelk ,he'
he dId no, zee ne. an sssa caes1 -
u.,ng l ,hs =, s',sss - ,,.ssssssS TcssS ~ ~
7yes, and he nm s~ay, -. tlyeeCA yet
, ARE small you have done me sev6s pslel
!, all" said Uncle wlgelly. "Sce nveo -
I from being bitten st nh yeaw !,