El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15
Bedtime Stories For The Lizzie Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND JIMMIE WIBBLEWOBBLE
-IInNu Pm e. ars


Iicicles hung from the edge OF the
bunny's bungalow roof But in the
middle OF the day. when the sun shone
it was quite warm
II was so warm. in fact. one day.
that all the ice melted out OF the duck
: pond ocean. and when Uncle Wiggily
was walking toward Il he heard the
sound Of;
Why. that must be Lulu Alice and
! Jimmie Wibblewobble, the ducks
said the bunny TO himself 7 haven't
seen very much OF them this winter.
I'm glad 10 know they're out and
about again. Hello, Lulu Alice and
Jimmie" he called 10 the three duck
children
"Oh, hello. Uncle Wigguyr' quacked
Lulu Please don't let Jimmie do it-'
do Whatg' asked Uncle Wiggily.
Go swimming in the duck pond
ocean" spoke Alice He says it's
mother said he wasn't 20 even paddle
his feet in She said the water was
ike ice yet. even IL it is unfrozen-"
"Oh, I just want a little swim-"
Quacked Jimmie The sun IS so nice
and warm. and the water sparkles like
diamonds"
But it's as cold as snowflakes.
You'd better keep out Of Il. as your
sisters tell YOU" said Uncle WiEgily-
ION. dear-" quacked Jimmie.
Uncle Wiggily talked 10 the three
duck children a little longer and then
they wibbled and they wObbled on
over the field. while Mr.. Longears
hoped through the woods. wondering
what sort Of adventure he would have
that day. he went to call on Grand
father Goosey Gauder. and there he
had a nice time. but no adventure. and
the bunny was on his way back to his
hollow stump bungalow that some
thing happened
Uncle Wiggily was just wondering
what Nurse Jane Fuzzy WuZZy would
give him for supper when. all at once,
the bunny heard some wild quacking,
and Lulu Wibblewobole. the duck girl,
came Tapping along the path
-Oh, Uncle Wisgily- Uncle Wiggly.
cried Lulu
yes, yes, What is IT. What's the
natter quickly asked the bunny, as
he saw that Lulu was very much exx-
-Oh. it's Jimmie-' she quacked. He
went swimming in the cold duck pond.
though we told him mother didn't
want him 70. and now-now. oh. dear.'
-1esi Yes. But what is it, asked
Uncle Wiggily, taking hold OF Lulu's
wing What has happened 10 jim
mie2r
"Oh, he was swimming in the duck
pond ocean" went on Lulu. and. all
of a sudden II became cold. and the
water trOLe, and now Jimmie Is caught
fast in the ice OF the pond and we can't
Dee, howe can't get him loOse.
oh. dear mel That is too badi"
said Uncle Wigglly. It's perfectly
dreadful what can 1 do TO get Jimmie
Father and mother and DR.. Postum
are trying as hard as they can TO chop
him out" said Lulu. And Johnnie
and Billie Bushytail. the squirrels. are
trying to gnaw him loose from the ice
with their teeth. But he isn't getting
out very fast"
NO. OF course not.' said Uncle Wig
gily. That isn't the way 10 do at
aul You can't gnaw ice; you must
melt it. To melt ice you must have
fire or hot water. Ha, I have 1t, Come I
with me, Lulu.'
Quickly he ran 10 his hollow stump l
bungalow.
Nurse Jane. your hot water bag IN
a hurry." said Uncle Wiggily 10 the I
muskrat lady.
What for?" she asked rs some
one nI2T
Jimmie Wibblewo5bIe IS frozen I
fast in the duck pond" said Uncle !
and I am going to thaw hint
out Your hot water bag viii be Just
the thing TO melt the ice"
And so Il was. A little later Uncle !
Wiggily laid the hot water bag on the I
Ice close to where Jimmie's legs were /
held fast Son the hot water melted 4
the ice, and didn't burn the boy duck !
at all, and he could climb out and !
walk across the frozes pond 10 shore. /
But you'd better not go in swim ]
ming again until summer" said Uncle I
Wiggily.
No" quacked Jimmie. 7 guess IL
hadn't better"
And he didn't And. II the red rasp- /
berry jam doesn't give the loaf OF /
bread a black mark for coming late .
10 supper, III tell you next about 4
Uncle WISELY and Lulu Wibblewobble 4
Copyrights 1919, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.