El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-16

..IIIHAT do you say to rice pudding
w Uncle Wiggily?'' asked Nurs'
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lad.
housekeeper one morning as she wenl
20 the sitting room OF the hollow
stump bungalow. where Mr.. Long
ears vas reading the paper
What do I say to a rice pudding
repeated the bunny uncle, looking
over the tops Of his glasses at the
nuskrat lady. what do you mean,
Has one called at the front door, and
do you want me TO 90 out and shake
paws with IT."
"Oh, mercy. no." laughed Nurse
Jane. Il mean what would you say
il ] should make you a rice pudding
Why" spoke Uncle Wiggily, slowly
If you should make nice, brown
sweet rice pudding I would say, bur
rayr ana also Joy.
Then you may get ready to say It, ,"
sent on Nurse Jane. But first you u
have 10 go TO the store for me and
get some rice"
right" answered the bunny rabbit
gentleman Putting on his tall silk
hat and giving his pink nose an extra
rub, so il looked polished, like the
top of the piano, away started the
bunny rabbit gentleman TO get the
rice
Now YOU nav wonder what this has
TO do with an apple core, but have
patience. as the milkman says, and
you shall see.
Uncle Wiggily was hurrying along
TO the store TO get the rice for the
pudding. when. all Of sudden, he
saw on the path that stretched
through the woods an apple core.
There, What did I tell you?
And the funny part OF IL was that
the apple core was moving along the
path. Just as II Il had legs OF course,
il vas not going very fast but II was
That's oueer" said Uncle Wig
Then he leaned over and started TO
pick up the core Of the apple In his
little voice cried:
Please don'ti Let Us alone. II you
piease2 Don't fuss or hurry US. We
are doing the best we cam"
My goodness me, sakes alive, and
= bushel of soap bubbles!" cried In
Gle Wiggily. An apple core that can
walk and speak is something new TO
But Just then out from under the
apple core came q lot OF little black
ants. and one. the largest, said:
oh, it's only you, is II, Uncle wig
eily2 We thought it was cow lady
going TO eat our apple corer'
Your apple core" cried the bunny
Is that yours2"
Why. yes" answered the little
black ant lady. That is, unless its
yours We found II here IN the woods.
where Il was thrown away, maybe by
Johnnie or Billie Bushytaii. one Of
the squirrels. We are taking II home
with Us. We ants are For, though an
apple core may seem q very small
thing to you big animals, il is large
10 Us and viii keep US in apple sauce
all winter"
Fancy. now" cried Uncle Wiggily.
Yes" went on the ant lady, these
other zuts-sisters of mine I may
szy-were moving the apple core By
pulling il when you tried to stop usI"
Don't say THAR. exclaimed the
bunny. Il didn't know what II was.
7 never saw an apple core walk be-
fore and I was surprised But allow
me 10 assist you" he added politely.
Then Uncle Wiggily, being. large
ana strong compared to a little ant
lifted the apple core and put Il in the
ants store house for them
Thank your they cried II ever
We can do You a favor We will"
Uncle WiEgily laughed and hoped
on to get the rice for the pudding
He hardly thought the ants could help
him But wait and see.
On his way home to his hollow
stump bungalow a bad old SSuddle-