El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-09
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones

IGGILY AND BUNTY"S BOUQUET.



, your lady mouse teacher wants a bou-
quet, does she2"
yes answered Baby Bunty. "she
( told each one Of US TO bring Wild
/ flowers 10 school tomorrow. Sammie
and susie Littletail, and Johnnie and
Billie Bushytan, and Lulu and Alice
and Jimmie WibblewobbIe-they all
know where to look in the woods for
the blossoms. But Pm such a little
rabbit girl I don't know. So if youu
I tell me about the flowers, FL go pick
mem oeIore supper, and have them
ready for tomorrow"
Wen" said Uncle Wiggily, slowly
ike and disengaged, as he tilted back
on his easy chair. there are red flow
ers and blue ones. and golden yellow
ones and some Of purple They viii
make a nice bouquet when you pick
them Now run off in the woods,
Baby Bunty, and pick some flowers.
Then you'll have pretty posies for
your teacher"
Uncle Wiggly closed his eyes, gave
his pink nose a soft little twinkle and
was doing off again into a little be-
fore-supper sleep. Baby Bunty shook
her little head.
This viii never do" she thought
Uncle Wiggily viii get old and stiff.
and he'll think his rheumatism is
worse and all things like that If I let
him keep so quiet I must rouse him
up / haven't time TO make him chase
shall 7 dO2 Oh, I BnoWl'
Softly Baby BunLy hoped Off on
her tippy tip-paWs- Into the woods
not far from the hollow stump bun
galOW, she went, and there she saw
some red flowers She began TO pick
through the trees to where Uncle
Wiggily was asleep against the side
OF his hollow stump bungalow.
Il must rouse him up and make
him more lively" thought Baby
Bunty. Then, ali OF a sudden, as she
was picking pink flowers she gave
a little scream and cried
-Oh. Uncle Wiggily- Come quick
Here's a big snake after me-.
whats that a snakei a snake
after Baby Bunty when she's picking
flower bouquet for teacher?" cried
the rabbit gentleman, suddenly wax
ing up. That must never be.'
Quickly he sprang from the bark
bench on which he had been sitting
over TO the edge Of the woods he ran,
where Baby Bunty was picking a bou-
quet.
Wiggily, all ready 10 kindly ask the
Gravity creature to go away and not
hurt the little rabbit girl where's I
TIE snakez
'.Therel' cried Baby Bunty pointing I
10 something squirting on the
ground.
THAT Why that IS only an angle I
worm" said Uncle Wiggily with a
laugh He won't hurt you. Baby I,
Bunty."
"Ohi Only an angle wormr' said
the little rabbit girl, innOcent-like .
and assembling why, thought it f.
was snakei"
laughing to himself. Uncle Wiggily 4
went back TO sleep and Baby Buaty .
went on picking her bouquet. She .
back to where Mr.. Longears (
was having a nap Then Baby Bunty
suddenly cried again:
"Oh, Uncle Wiggily-- There's a big
beast in an aeroplaue airship flying
after me- Come quick and drive him
away, Oh OH"
a big beast in an airship." ex-
claimed the rabbit gentleman. sud
denly waking up "oh, hoo III soon
drive him away He RAM to Baby {
There it is" she said. pointing her
paw 10 something fluttering in the
air
That why. that's only a dragon
llyl' said Uncle Wiggily. He viii
never uAIL you All ne QDeS IS 10 ear
mosquitoes" And back the bunny
went to sleep, while the dragon fly
flew on. laughing to himself
Pretty soon Baby Bunty. who now
mad some red white and blue flowers
Tor her bouquet, called: n
"Oh, Uncle Wiggilyl There's a big.
wild. sDotted leopard after mel Come
suickl"
Uncle Wiggily jumped up so quick
y from his sleep that he upset the
bark bench.
Where's the spotted Ieopard?" he
sried-
There" said Baby Bunty, pointing. ,
That" Why, that's only Billy No