Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-27
UNCLE wIeelLv AND sus,E,s
LUNCH.
Copyright. 1917. by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.)

@SuVSIs
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-Syndtcate.)
BY Howard r. CARTS.
Mother. may l take my lunch to
school today" asked Susie Littletail
the rabbit girl. as she stood in the din
ing room of the burrow. or underground
house. n morning. Lots Of the other
girls do. and it's such fun!"
oh. Susie!" said Mrs. Littletail. I'm
afraid l haven't time to put you up a
lunch this morning. l have to hurry
right down town to buy a new carpet
for the parlor. They are having q spe-
cial sale at the 5 and 10-cent store.
must be there early to get waited on"
Then let me put up my own lunch.'
begged Susie.
No. my dear. l can't have you fuss
ing around the kitchen. Please come
home to your lunch as you always do.
I'll be. back from the store by then"
"Oh. dear! l do so want to take my
lunch!" cried Susie. Its lots of fun.
Cant 1. mother?" she teased. sort of
folding her ears as rabbits do
when they are unhappy.
What is it You want to do"? asked
Uncle Wiggily. the bunny gentleman.
who happened to be hopping along just
then on his way to look for an early
morning adventure.
She wants to take her lunch" ex-
PlullIcu Mis-. llIlLl0ldll, anu i Ill sorry
l haven't time to put it up for her"
ooh. Eli do that" cried Uncle Wig
gily, generous like.
will your asked Susie in delight.
p "Of course 1 will"
DO you-excuse me for asking-but
do you know hoW??" asked Mrs. Little
tail. diffident like.
"Ha! Hal" laughed Uncle Wiggily.
LAS if / didn't watch Nurse Jane Fuzzy
put up my lunch for me many times
when l used to start out every day to
look for my fortune. OF course 1 can
put up Susie's school lunch for her.
Have you any cherry pie?"
Cherry pie? No. What for?" asked
Mrs. Little Tail.
We'll. Nurse Jane always put that
In my lunch: but if o haven't any.
why. oyster crackers will do as WELL"
lady. puzzled like.
I'll show Susie" laughed Uncle Wig
gily. You run along to the store now.
my rabbit lady friend. and I'll see to
putting up the lunch"
Goodness. I hope he doesn't give
her the in~dispepsia,' thought Mrs. Lit
tletail. putting on her bonnet. II won-s
der what he means by saying oyster
crackers will do as we'll as cherry pie.
l must ask Susie when she comes
home.'
But il Mrs. Littletail was worried.
OSASAS C0 1AOGs OF SIS 4NOo IL AA0 kkA6
Uncle Wiggily put up her lunch. And
when the rabbit lady hurried away to
do her early shopping. the bunny gen.
tleman started in to cut the bread and
butter the cake-or whatever you do
to put up something for the children
to eat when the noon recess comes at
school.
Susie was SO busy studying an extra
hard spelling lesson. which h did not
quite finish the might before. hat she
did not see what Uncle Wiggily put in
the lunch basket.
But it's rather heavy" said Susie
when the rabbit gentleman ave it to
her as she started for school.
"Oh. that's because WANTED to make
sure you'd have enough" said Mr..
LOngears. "Trot along now, and 1 hope
you enjoy your lunch"
I'm sure I SHALL" said Susie. with a
smile that made her nose twinkle like
Uncle Wigily's pink one. Then she
hoped OFT carrying her basket and
books.
Susie had not gone very far with her
lunch before all of a sudden o from
behind a tree jumped a funny wolf boy.
who was always teasing the animal
girls.
"Hello, Little Red Riding Hood"
cried this little wolf boy. making q
funny face at Susie.
My name isn't Red Riding Hood.
and you know It," she answered.
We'll: no matter. You have a bas-
ket. just like Little Red Riding Hood
had" said the wolf boy, 80 We'll make
believe that's Your name. And we'll
make believe you're going to your
grandmother's. and I'll take the basket
way. from you n run on ahead to
eat the lunch. o know-just for fun"
And with that. the wolf boy-not
meaning to be unkind, l suppose
grabbed Susie's basket away from her
m Off through the woods he ran.
"Oh. come back! Come back!' cried
Susie. That's my nice school lunch
that Uncle Wiggily put up for me!
Come back"
But the wolf boy would not come
back and Susie could not run after him
fast enough to catch him. and she sad
" cried:
"oh. dear! My lovely lunch. and oy-
ster cracker cherry pie is gone! oh.
dear! It's gone!"
No. 1T isn't" said another voice, and
there stood Uncle Wiggily with a bas-
ket on his paw.
"Oh. did you chase after t re wolf boy
and make him give up my lunch?"
asked Susie. as h told what hap
pened.
NO" said Uncle wixgily; but after
you had started for school I found I
mad given you a basket of potatoes.
take to Grandpa Goosey Gander. BY
mistake l left your lunch IN the kitch-
en- table In another basket and here It
ls. l ran after You with it,
.Oh. thank you!" cried Susie. "Then
the wolf boy has nothing but potatoes
IN the basket he took?'
ma all!""' laughed Uncle Wiggily.
he be surprised 2"
oh. but won't he. thought, lau9hed
susie; and the wolf how was Rnf S,,aio