Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-24
LITTLE STORIES BY LITTLE FOLKS

to look in the windows. The other
boys were laughing and shouting,
Redy went home with a sad heart.
lie wanted something for Christ
mas, but he knew they we're too
poor. 1t was Christmas eve and
| he went to bed, thinking he would
not get anything. But his mother
had saved enough money to buy
him a few toys and food Tor them.
| When Redy went TO the table what
did he see? A wagon and play
horse. and a rope. He clapped his
hands with Joy. The horse and
jrope-hc could play cowboy now,
and with the wagon he could coast
believe Redy and his mother were
the happjcst that Christmas day
Don't you?
"Jiggs,"
BY Mary Lucy Dawson Aged H.
1911 c Street, Fairbury, Neb,
Dear Busy Bees; Mother and |
are the proud owners of all enor-
nous Maltese pussy car, VINO IS az
mired by all OF our neighbors. tie
is a regular baby and we named
him Jiggs because he likes to be
out at night. Although he is full
grown cat, he is as playful as
kitten and does many cunning
tricks. When he wants to go out
doors he hurries to the front door
and meows, When we get in sigh he
reaches up and puts his two front
paws on the door knob, as If to say,
please turn that so | can go out
doors"
There is one place on the wall in
orr hall where the plaster was not
put on smooth, and with the wall
paper over it, it makes bump.
| When Jiggs is playful he will Jump
I'D two feet in the air at that bump
three or four times in succession,
and when he hits the floor 1t sounds
| like an elephant. At the rear end
of our hall we have small rag
rug and Jiggs lays down in the mid
die of it and screws II up into
ball. It seems as il either mother
or | have to stralghten out that rug
dozen times day. When we go,
out in the kitchen and rattle news
paper Jiggs will come on the run
for he knows he is going to get
something to eat. He has to eat
most of his food ons newspaper,
for if we didn't put it~tnere, he
would dag it all over the kitchen
floor.
At meal time, if he happens to
be in the house, he will start with
mother, and sit on her side of the
table. Then he will go and sit by
daddy while, and then he will come
to me. If he doesn't happen to get
bite of anything, he will start on
his rounds again. He also sits up
for something to eat if he happens
to be hungry. He was only stray
when we took him in, but now he
is the incest. largest and smartest
cat | know of.
The Little Donkey
By Opal Marie Peterson, Aged 10,
Fremont Neb.
Dear Busy Bees: May | join
your bee hives | am going to tell
you. about the donkey that rode at
Maxwell, Neb,, this summer,
She is 20 years of age. Her name
is Molly. One time | was riding
her and ] had stopped to. pick some
wild roses and | got on her and said,
molly, go right straight home" and
she went right through the clothes
lines. The last night we were there
there we're some coyotes and mani
ma, seeing something rustline,
thought it was a coyote, and after
all it was Molly looking in at the
window. | have three cousins work
ing for the government.
First Letter.
Bernice Grunwald, Aged II years.
1869 Writ St, Omaha, Neb.
am going to write to the Busy
Bee for the first time. have knit
one pair of wristlets aad | am al
most through with a sweater for the
soldiers. | have two pet dogs,
whose names are Pep and Rex. We
have about 50 chickens.
living, Any food it was put upon
was made to taste much better, aud
YOU didn't need nearly 81 much n