El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-31
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bunny rabbit gentleman. was
hoping along through the woods one
day. wondering what sort Of an adj
venture he would have, when. all OF a
s-dden. he heard quite a loud rustling
noise in the dried leaves under the
trees.
oh. dear me- exclaimed the rab-
bit gentleman. sort Of in a whisper. Il
hope that isn't the sliuery-scalery al
lgator coming along. ? the bad
Skeezicks. 7 must be very careful"
The rustling in the leaves kept
sounding louder and louder. and. all
~ a sudden a voice said:
-Oh. dear. Now I have gone and
done H. ] shall never get loosei Oh,
what an accident"
-Ha. That sounds like trouble" said
he bunny I guess 4 needn't be
AFRAID
So he peeked through the bushes.
and he saw large. brown bird. with
its bin fast il a soft log on the
ground
who are you. and are you IL
trouble asked Uncle WigEily.
Il am" was the answer. and the
words did not sound very plainly be-
cause the bird could not open its bill
vide enough. I am the brown thrush
and am IN great trouble. You know
go through the woods lifting up all
the leaves I see, 10 get things 10 eat
that are underneath them"
rs that what made the rustling?'
asked Uncle Wiggily.
Yes" answered the brown thrush.
Z make the leaves rustic as I lift and
turn them But just now. after lift
ing a big lear. and seeing something I
under
ran my bin into the soft spongy wood I
q this los and cant pull myself I
-Oh. 7 viii do that FOR you" said 4
rncle Wiggiiy. most kindly, and ne I
did In little while the brown 4
thrush could 90 on poking among the 1
leaves % get her dinner
-Thank you very much, Mr.. Long
cars. she said. i hope the day VIII
come when may have the happiness
OF doing you a favor"
OF course Uncle Wiggiiy said pray
CO not mention H." as he always did,
with q low and polite bow OF his tail
silk hat Then he went off through
LLe woods one way. and the brown
thrush went the other.
Uncle MiEEily had NOT gone very
Ear before all OF a sudden he heard
crying voice among the trees, and IL
ron. dear. r don't believe III ever
find u again. IL is lost and gone for
ever. and now can have no lollypop!
Oh. GEAR
-Ha- More trouble-' exclaimed the
bunny This is another Of my busy
days 7 must see what this is.
lie peeEed through the bushes and
saw Sammie Llttletsu. the rabbit boy,
1oking around among the leaves OF
What's the matter. sammie?''
lszed Uncle Wiggily-
-Dh. Il had g penny 20 buy a loAy-
POP" was the answer, but 1 dropped
I'll dropped the penny, 7 mean. and
9 fell On these leaves. and there's so
ANY OF tlem-so many leaves, /
mean, and not pennies, that can't
IND lr-file the penny, 4 mean. noL
ne leaves, and now 1 can't buy ay-
buy a loliypup. i meGns not penny 4
re lost my penny Boo-hco. N
oh. dear. Sauimie. That's too bad" {
aid Uncle Wiggily- We'll. III help g
ou ind H." S
: Uncle WIggIly hoped over be 6
ice the little rabbit boy, and started Z
% help him look among the leaves 2
or the lost penny. But Uncle Wlggiy
I'd not think DO could be found \ y
emmy is very little. and there were
s. he bunny uncle slyly put his b
aw in his pocket and was going 20 q
axe out a penny b.
-Tu take one OF my own pennies. o.
mere ] can see il. Then III make e,
elleFe ] find it, and Ssmmie VIII 81
blink IL is his own and be happy .
Well Uncle Wiggily was going TO q
% this bur alasi De found he had
III his pocketbook al home, and he
admit a penny. Not even a five-cent q
iece-
-Jh. dear. What shall I do" he 4
bought And just then there was a
usrling in the leaves. and along
ame hopping the brown thrush
Have sou lost anything" asked
he bird. Il
-1fy penny said Sammie.
-Oh. I'll find IL for you,' chirped
be thrush Then he quickly tossed
yer and aside in his bill one million,
even hundred and sixty-eight thou
md and twenty-five leaves. and. IN