El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-01
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGnY AND THE EGG PLANT


Many things were growing on the
/ goat gentleman's farm and Uncle Wig
! gily saw carrots and lettuce and
onions-no. wait a minute I'm wrong
! Uncle Wiggiiy couldn't see the onions
but he knew they were there be-
cause they had such a queer perfume
I don't like it myself but some folks
Did nurse Jane tell you to bring
any egg plants2" asked Uncle Butter
Of the rabbit gentleman
Egg plants?' exclaimed Uncle Wig
lily. Why, no. We get all our eggs
Of Mrs. Cluck-clucl. the hen lady. i
didn't know eggs grew on plants
thought the chickens made them"
so they do said Uncle Butter with
a laugh But the egg plants I mean
grow in my Vegetable garden. They are
something like squash, or a tomato,
only not so juicy as the last I'll give
you some for nurse Jane. Tell her TO
peel them, cut them in slices, soak
them in salt water for a while and
then fry them in butter. You'll like
themt'
1T sounds good" agreed Uncle
Wiggily, and then the goat gentleman
led the rabbit to one side Of the gar
den where the egg plants were grow
Ing.
Uncle Wiggily saw some large pur-
much larger And they grew on stalks
Uncle Butter cut off three or four egg
plants. and put them in the auto with
the rest Of the vegetables.
I have a fine lot for nurse Jane"
said the rabbit gentleman He was
soon on his way back to the hollow
stump bungalow, when, all OF sud
den. out from behind a stone fence
popped the bad old Skeezicks.
sAh. Uncle Wiggilyi I am glad to
see your howled the Skeezicks, max
ing his claw ready 10 pull some souse
, off Uncle Wiggily's ear
But I an not glad TO see you" said
the rabbit gentleman
No natter First I'll take some of
the vegetables Uncle Butter gave
you" cried the Skee. And next I'll
see about your souse- What have
your
Z have beans. corn, potatoes, egg
began Uncle Wiggily-
stop. That's enough, III take an
egg firstw howled the Skeezicks- !
love 10 eat an egg raw and I take ii
all in one bite Let's see the eggs
4 didn't say eggs" spoke Uncle
Wiggiiy- I said egg pl-
No matter, I'll eat onel" inter
rup1ed the Skee, looking into the
auto. And when he saw the great.
big purple egg plants, he went on.
well. those are the largest eggs
ever saw And they're colored just
like on Easter Sunday. Well. never
took such a big egg at one bite before.
but I'm going to do it nowl"
He took up an egg plant. opened his
mouth to take it all in at one bite. but
he couldn't His mouth wasn't large
enough But the SkeezicIs was proud
and boastfuI
I must try harder and open my
mouth wider" he said OF course il
was very impOlite, as you know But
the Skee opened his mouth wider and
wider and wider trying to take a
whole egg plant in at one bite, and
then. all OF a sudden. he opened mis-
mouth SO wide that he couldn't get Il
shut again. and he had 10 run off
with it open that way, just as II he
were shouting '-Oi o. Or And he had
to 90 to the dentists 10 get his jaws
closed again. But by that time Mr..
Longesrs was far away.
So the egg plant saved the bunny's
souse, and he liked the purple vege-
tables very much when nurse Jane
cooked thsm- And, If the hoptoad
doesn't stub its toe when it jumps
over the moon with the June bug and
fall into the pansy bed. I'll tell you
next about Uncle Wiggily and the
pollywog. Copyright. 1913, by Nc
Clure Newspaper syndicate.)
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