El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-04
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGHY AND The LITTLE MICE.
D The LITTLE MICE.



, sides the squeaking, Uncle Wlggly
heard some sad little voices saying;
Oh, dear mother how hungry we
are Can't you get US something 70
eatT'
Il an sorrys my Children. but have
nothing" answered another voice =
don't know what TO do
"Oh. how hungry We are!' said the
sad little voices again
a'NTv. goodness me, salles alive and q
basket OF soap bubblesl' exclaimed
Uncle Wiggily. This Is too badl some
one IS hungry and with Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy's kitchen so filled with
good thingsi This must never be-
So Uncle WiEgily went closer TO the
corr shock. and looking in between
two stalks. he saw where family OF
little tiny field mice had their home.
There was the mother mouse and five
little ones.
What Is the matter. II I may ask %
inquired Uncle Wiggily, most politely,
at the same time bowling to the mouse
lady with his tail. silk hat
"Oh. lots Is the natter she an
swered. NV little ones and 7 made
our home In this pile Of corn stalks in
the summer. Then there were plenty
Of yellow kernals Of corn for US TO eat
But now, alas, We have eaten them all
up. and there Is nothing more for me
and nv little mice. And IL viii be
long while, yet, until summer when
we can get other food"
Yes. that IS too bad said Uncle
WiEEily. But don't worry any more
T have plenty OF good things 20 eat IN
my hollow stump bungalow III hop
back and bring you some In a basket
"Oh, thank your said the mouse
lady. and all the little mice children
also said Thank you"
IL did not take Uncle WiEEily very
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galow. and Nurse Jane Fuzzy WuZzy.
his muskrate lady housekeeDer. soop
packed q basket fun Of good things 10
Those field mice are sort Of second
cousins OF mine" she said Il am glad
you are helping them, Wiggie-"
So am J. spoke the bunny rabbit
gentleman u like TO help folks"
Back he hoped 20 the field. where
the little mice had their home in the
shock Of cornstalks. But when Uncle
Wiggily was almost there, carryin~
the basket OF good things on his paw.
al Of sudden. out from BEND a biz
stone Jumped the bad old SkeeZicks-
Wei there Is no mistake about q
this timer cried the Skeezicks- Nov
have caught youi" and he grabbed
Uncle Wiggily by his paws.
Yes" sadly said the bunny. - guess
you have me But win you please lef
ne 60 for a moment OF two until I can
take these good cookies and Jam tarts
and cakes and pies to the hungry lit
tie mice2 Please let me do that"
NO" grumbled the Skeezicks. an
eat all those things myself. and then
m take some souse off your ears"
Wen. he was Just going TO 90 that
when the mouse lady looked out from
her corn house and said:
oh, children. The Skeezicks has
caught Uncle WiEgily. II we want 20
save him, and the basket OF good
things be Is bringing u.s. we must rush
out and tickle that Skeezicks until he
lets the bunny go!"
Wen do IT." souealed the little
mice Out they rushed with their
mother. and they nib5led at the hind
paws OF the Skeezicks until they
uckled him and made him laugh very
hard and then ne had 10 let 90 Of
Uncle WigEily.
Away rushed tbs bunny. with the
basket OF good things. and away scam
pered The mouse lady and her little
mice, and they all hid in the corn
shock. where the bad Skeezicls
couldn't find them So Uncle WfEEiIv