El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-16
Stories For The Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND NIPPY'S F
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EEIHHERE are you going. Uncle
~ Wiggily2" asked Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy. the nuskrat lady
housekeeper. as she saw the bunny
rabbit gentleman jumping down off
the front porch Of his hollow stump
bungalow one day.
Obi just for a hop through the
woods, TO see II may have an ad-
venture" answered Mr. Longears.
Yesterday saw the ToddIe Bug
teach Croko, the baby frog boy, how
what may happen today2"
Very true" answered Nurse Jane
Who knows2 But know one thing,
Uncle Wiggily."
What is that2" the bunny wanted
to know.
That IS unless you get me a new
broom I cannot sweep your bungalow
very clean answered the muskrat
lady. Ny old broom Is worn out"
Then you shall have a new one"
answered the bunny rabbit, giving
kindly twinkle 10 his pink nose
over the fields and through the
woods he hoped until he came 10 the
broom store There he bought a fine
dust sweeper for Nurse Jane, and he
was on his way home with IL. carry
a
carries his gun, when. all at once,
the rabbit gentleman heard q grill
ery-growlery noise in the bushes.
Dear me-" thought Uncle WiEgily.
7 hope that isn't the slzillery- scalery
alligator with the double jointed tall
Carefully he peeked around the cor
ner Of an old stump, and there. on the
ground the rabbit gentleman saw
Nippy.
Nippy was the little puppy dog
brother Of Jackie and Peetie Bow
Wow. the doggie boys. And Nippy
and Uncle Wiggily were good friends.
Hello there, Nippy-" called Uncle
Wiggily jOyfully. when he made sure
II wasn't the slzillery- scalery alliga-
tor with the bumps on his tail What
are you doing, Nippy2'
Craving a bone" answered the
little doggie. You see I am just
learning how First I could only
gnaw old shoes. books and the like of
that Once ! even gnawed my
mothers broom. But she took hold
Of the handle and pulled it away
And what did you dO?" asked
Uncle Wiggily.
oh. I held on by my teeth as hard
as I could, and I pulled. too"
answered NiDpy- That's how I
my teeth sharp And now I can gnaW
a bone"
That's good" said Uncle Wiggily. !
We'll, it's like everything else. Little
frogs, like Croko. first have TO learn !
TO take little jumps. and perhaps have Z
a toddle bug show them how 10 walk
a SPIDERS web. Little puppy dogs
first gnaw shoes and books and !
brooms, and then they can gnaw hard !
bones Well. have a good time. Nippy.
must hurry home with this new
broom for Nurse Jane"
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TO his hollow stump bungalow. and |
Nippy stayed IN the deep. cool, green !
grass, gnawing his bone.
Now about an hour after this. when |
Nurse Jane had finished sweeping the |
hollow stump bungalow, she set the I
new broom out on the back steps
And just about then Nippy finished !
gnawing his bone and he started to l
ssllop and trot. trot and gallop. over |
the fields and through the woods and /
pretty soon he came to Uncle Wig |
gily's bungalow.
Nippy saw the broom outside. and /
he said to himself. said he:
-Ch. no. Here is a good chance for /
me 10 show Uncle Wiggily how used 4
to practice gnawing and pulling on /
a broom before could tackle q bone. |
III just show him
Going up to the new broom, Nippy 4
took hold Of II in his strong teeth and 4
began TO drag II along the path 70 the /
'front.' OF the bungalow or ne knew j
Uncle Wiggily and Nurse Jane often I
sat out there in the afternoon to rest !
and talk. and he wanted them to see /
him
What's that noise2" asked the bun
ny gentleman Of Nurse Jane. as they (
both heard NipDy dragging the broom /
why. 7 don't know" the muskrat
lady answered, slowly and fnconse-
1uential ike And just then she saw
Nippy-
-'Oh, my dear little puppy dog." she
cried You mustn't take my new
oroomr'
7 just want 10 show Uncle Wiggily
how can gnaw it and pull It" an
sWered Nippy. Look" Then he took
Z good hold OF the broom and growled /
and shook it until a lot Of the splints
came out and were scattered all over
he grass.
"oh. Nippyi" cried Nurse Jane. sor-
-owfully.
Mustn't do that" said Uncle Wig
ylly.
And Just then. out from behind the
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