El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-15

I could ask in return whatever liked
! wished 10 dance all the while. never
thinking how tired of il l would get.
mo sooner had l wished than J
found these red fairy shoes on my feet
and L could dance better than any OF
the others They called me GoOdy
EWo-ShOes, because my shoes were 50
nice and they all said ! danced lovely.
-But when I wanted to stop to gel
ny supper / could not I had to keep
on dancing, and l couldn't even sit
down 4 a table J had 10 eat standing
up and dancing. And SO il has been
ever since ] have had to 80 on dane
ing, even II my sleep, with my shoes
That Is TOO bad" sad Uncle Wig
sliLs Why don't you take them Off
They won [ come off" said Goody
Two-Shoes, about whom there is a
pretty story written, even better than
this one I am telling you. Ny red
shoes Won't come Off
Let me try" said Uncle Wiggilv.
lie tried 70 grasp the little girl in his
paws. but she kept dancing about SO
IasL Jnat ne could not get her until
he had tried three magical time. Then
he held her by the legs and tried 10
glued on
An, ha,' exclaimed Uncle WiSgilv
y see this is a case for Nurse Jane
Fuzzy NuZzy- She knows all about
shoes. for she pOlisheS her own and
mime. too. Wen 20 see Nurse Jane
Bur I shall have to dance there. %
said Cody Two-Shoes, whose feet had
not kept still even while Uncle Wig
giiy was trying TO pull OF the red dane
ing slippers.
Dance as much as you like said
the bunny Nurse Jane doesn't mind.
Sometimes she and I do the Rat-Tsil
Ring Around the Rosey all by our
selves"
IF you had danced as long as I have
me- 49,
hope you or Nurse Jane can cure
ne" said Goody TWo-Shoes.
Wen do our best said Uncle Wig
Then he went OF toward his hollow
stump bungalow with Goody Two
Shoes dancing on behind over the dry
leaves
Bless and save rs" cried Nurse
Jane when she say Encls Wiggily COM
ing along. Have you hired new dane
ing teacher
Not in the least" answered the rab- /
bit gentleman, a3d he told all about
the poor Iittle girl VINO had made such
DO you think you can cure me, Miss
Fuzzy Wuzzy2' asked the dancing !
girl.
I don't know. out III try" said the /
LADY. 50 she tried getting the |
slippers off the feet Of Goedy Two !
Shoes, but the girls feet would not
keep still long enough. Then Nurse .
Jane tried TO polish the shoes. but that :
was worse. for Goody kicked q bottle |
OF polish on the piano. where IL did I
some good. for the piano needed pol
ishiHg But nothing Nurse Jane or !
Uncle Wiggily could do would make l
the little girl stop dancing
She danced standing up 10 her sup
per, and she even made her feet wig 4
gle when she went TO lie down Dr..
Possum was called in, but he could
You must get hold Of the fairy who
enchanted the shoes and get her to
make them Just walking shoes" said
DR.. POssUm.
"Oh. how I wish ] eould.' cried the
poor little dancing girl who was very
wait" said Uncle wiggny. Ny
friend. Sinbad the Sailor, with the
magical wishing carpet is the one for
/ trick like this Wen so see him
And he and the dancing girl did.
''The dancing-shOes fairy cried
;inbad. Why, OF course I know where
he is. She is on her vacation on the
Golden Mountain. Il won't take a
cal carpet and have her stop the dane
ne shoes III be very glad 10 do that
or you, Uncle Wiggily.'
Then Sinbad the Sailor. whom the
abbit gentleman had once helped. sat
N his magical carpet, or rug. and
Wished himself At the Golden Noun
ain.
airy. and as soon as she heard about
soodv Two-Shoes. she said.
oh. that's TOO bad. I never knew
he would have all that trouble l
mould have told her TO dance back
ward and then she could have stopped
whenever she wished But I forgot all
bout it. However. I'll take the red
aucing shoes back and give her a
air Of green ones so she viii only
ave to dance when she wants TO-
'resto. caugeo-it is done"
Thank you for myself, To- Uncle
yiggjiv and the little girl said Sin
ad. And when he reached his palace
where the bunny uncle and Goody
-wo-Shoes were waiting for him. he
ound the feet of the little girl quite !
till. And on them were green shoes
instead of red and she was very hap
y for now she could rest.
And if the snow doesn't sift down
ne coffee strainer and make iced tea
or brea kfast III tell you next about
-ncIe Wiggily and the shiTery boy
Copyright, 1917. by Mcclure NeWspa-
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