El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-10
Bedtime Story For The Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGLY AND JACOBS TAIL

cd AT-atat-tatl" came a knock one
N morning at the door Of the hol-
low stump bungalow where Uncle
Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentle
man, lived with Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy, his muskrat lady housekeeper
Come inr' called the bunny uncle
and in came Jaclzo Kinkyta1. the
monkey boy.
Have you an ak. Uncle Wigguy?''
asked Jacko.
An axZ7 repeated Mr.. Longears,
why, yes, I guess there's one around
the bungalow somewhere Are you
going TO chop some wood far your
mother, Jacl1o2 That's a good mon
key boyr
no, I'm not going to chop woodF
answered Jaclo.
What Them asked Uncle Wiggily,
rather surprised ike
Pm going TO chop off the end Of
my tall! quickly answered JackO.
That's why I want the aL-tO chop
or part Of my tail-'
NY goodness me sakes alive and
some salt-pepper hashi What for2'
asked the bunny gentleman
Ny tail is too longP' said Jacko. 1T
keeps getting in my way and step
on Il all the while when I want TO
play with the other animal boys. I'm
going 10 chop Il Off"
Cant you tie a knot IN It as Nurse
James does in hers when she washes
the breakfast Gishes2 asked Uncle
Wiggily-
1--WE tried that" said Jacko. "But
unless 7 tie a hard knot 1t comes out,
and, when I make the knot too hard,
u gives me the t0othache. No, I'm
going to cut off half my tailr'
But think how it VIII hurt" said
Uncle Wiggiiy, sort Of shivery like
'WeI one big hurt won't be any
worse than a lot Of little hurts such
as I get when I step on my tail so
much. said Jacko- Where is the ak.
If you pieass2"
But just Think" begged Uncle
Wiggily- IF you cut off your tail you
can never hang diugle-dangle-down-o
Il don't want to-" said Jaclzo. II
want a little short tail. like Sammie
the rabbit boy. Give me the ak. If you
pleased"
IL don't believe Z can find It just
now" said Uncle Wiggily, sort Of
camouflage like. Il believe let
Grandfather GooseT Gander take IL TO
shave with this morning. Come Jacko.
well take walk over 10 the goose
Eentleman's pen and get the ak back
Then, If YOU want to cut off your tail
aoh. IN want to all right" said
Jacko
But Uncle WigguT blinEed his red
eyes. twinkled his pink nose and said
nothing-just then
Together the bunny rabbit gentle
man and the monkey boy set of to-
gether over the fields and through
the woods TO the pen where lived
Grandfather GOosey Gander. On the
way Jacko's tail did get under his
feet now and then. and once Uncle {
Wiggily nearly stepped on it
''Therel You see how it isl" cried
the monkey boy. I've just got to cut
off the END Of my tail-half at least-"
wait a bit" tvised Uncle Wig
gily-
they were almost at Grandpa /
Goosey's house when all Of a sudden, /
the bad old SkeeZiclzs sneaked out
from behind a stump, and walked
softly up in back OF Uncle Wiggily 4
and Jacl1o. whose tail was dragging
after him on the ground
-Ah, hal" suddenly cried the Skee- I
ziclrs. 4 an in luck todayi A mon l
key boy and Uncle Wiggily himself I
All. ha--
Just then Jaclzo gave his tail
fwitch. for fear the Skeezicl1s would I
step on it, and then the bad animal /
suddenly cried
~Oh. Iooki lookl It's a snake after I
youi A long, thin. brown fuzzy suakei /
He'll bite you and maybe he'll bite mel