The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-06
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Uncle Wiguly and the Red Queen,
Wupyright, 1917, 10y Mcclure NcwEpnpc
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Uncle WlVuly and the Red Queen
Vupyrght l9l' 10y Mcclure Newspaper
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~ NOE upon n time. when Uncle Wig
Elv bnngcarS the rabbit gentle.
" man, WAS out walking In the
woods he stopped hrsidc II little
mol" IN the ground near n uilN " oak
tree leaves. and listening when tho wind
stopped blowing, hc heard lIttlo voice
saving
"Oh. but where can she hc" tcNr
She TX lnst' Little Crnwnc iy lost
My thnts too bad" thought rnco
NggiN 'Somrhody's little gitl Is iort
must ask II | cannot hclp nnd her
So he called
"oh ho thcrc' May have the plco,
ut' ~ helping you I'm your trouble. who
ever you nre''
"lut who are YOU" asked voice that
seemed 10 come out ~ the lltc hole In
tho ground
u am Uncle WigglN l,ougcars." an
swcrcd tho bunny You can easily see
me, but emit see you Aud who Is
this Cmwle That iy lost"
"Shc Is my little girl" was the an
SNcr, and up the hole IN the ground
Cnmo crawling rod aunt lndy, who was
CRYING tear drops about MS large as that
part NJ u pin point which you emit see.
hut can only feet
con myr r,,l,Ir,cI trr.Ic lyI,gu,
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,n hm,r o,o n',, ",' ", W., ' H,u,' , "uuu'
/ lp' she hasn't come hnck ana I'm sure
something has happened to her"
"Lct us hope not" spoke lnclc Wig
gily, softly. "Ill No Ht once mud took
l"r hcl Have no fear Mrs Ant I'll
, Una 'fH"i" i"' y"". II Ia rather n
queer name
Crawl" Ia called Tint hecnuHc she
cfawls inofuch n funny Why snid Mrs
! AM. ON, dear ! hop" ehr In all right
| u sh' Ahnuld happen 10 hnv" fallen down
IA ctnck IN a prAch Hton" she'd never get
out
'Ill find her said Uncle Wgglly.
hrnNcN
80 off started tho bunny uncle hop.
! rlng ON his red, Whlt" nud blue striped
! rheumatism clutch over the fields and
| through the woods, looking for trhw
lie
lilo had not gone very Tor before h"
hentd small voice calling
"ll"p, holp' on, win no ono help
me
Yes, of course, | wlll,' answered tho
bunny, mud then no saw an acorn which
seemed I" be moving along the ground
In I queer way
ala, cen 1t be TINT this ncorn Ia
alive nHhod l'nclc Wggilv And cnn
! mt acorn Wnrt help he cried
No, II IN l-CiawlIo, tho ant glrl
under the, acorn. was the. hnswcr ana
want help, for I'm In such trouble
What's the trouble
why, I'm caught under this acorn
here and cont get out. WINS the snswct,
and Crrwlic's voice sounded M though
she had gone down cellar to get crumh
Of apple aud couldn't find her way back
again. Il went under the acorn shell
which is empty" snid the little mt girl,
and though II was nicely rroppod NJ
on one aide when | crnwl"d ln II wns
blown over by IN" wind nnd wns held
beneath It oh. dear can't get out
mud go 20 the store for tho loaf of sand
bread
'Oh, yes YOU can, cried Jolly Uncle
WiRgily I'm llft the acorn shell OF
you and let you out"
So h" did. easily picking up tho empty
oak tree acorn from where II was cover
Ing CrowlIe, and then the llttle ant girl
who WINS red just Ike her mother coult
walk about
"Oh, thank you. Uncl" Nlggly' Hh'
said "lf ever we ants can do you
favor We Will
"Oh. pray. do not mention " spoke
Uncle Wlgglly, modest like md shy Ther
| tra"Nc hurried on 10. the Hhnh bfch'
store nnd the bunny hopp"d along the
fields and through the woods
He had not gone very Tar before he
met a poor old June bug gentleman. nn'
. the June bug seemed very sad ana un'
happy
What Is the mhitTE asked Uncle
WlggIly .r>
Lots was the answer you soc u
IN now time, being July. Tor June bug
Ike myself To get In thcIf winter w"o'
so we will not freeze In the cola wen'h'r
( But ! hurt my legs. banging INTO nf
electric lignt one night, aud I'm 40 lame
and sun TINT ! cant ghthef any woo,
. NJ hl shhll freeze, KNOW HhhUt
and the June bug gentleman was mor'
sad that ever
'Oh, cheer up cried lncl" WIRfny
There IS plenty OF wood under these
trees IIl hclp YOU gamer II
There IL no need 10 90 thnt sac
, another vuic', ana, looking up uncI'
] Wlggily nnd the June bug hw' Ht'lh'
| on green NOISY log. hcn queen w'hi
ing golden crown
oh!' exclaimed Uncle Wlggly In sur
prise You are, , . :.