El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-18
Bedtime Stories FO7. The Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGnY AND NOODLES NOSE.


splashing water on the slcuddle-
what does Noodle want?- asked
Nurse Jane
"rI ask him." said Uncle Wiggily.
and when the beaver boy. with his
soft brown fur coat came IN, he ex-
claimed:
"Oh. Uncle Wiggilyi Can't I do
something TO help you tOday2"
Help meg What do you mean? Help
me do what2" asked the bunny uncle.
Oh, help you, or save you from the
bad PipsiseWah. or something like
thar" went on Noodle. NY brother
Toodle helped you, and now I want
BLESS your fiat tall" laughed
Uncle Wiggily. and your big.
orsnge-colored front teeth with which
you gnaW down treesi But I really
don't need any help. Nurse Jane helps
me all she can"
"Oh. but I mean help you on an ad-
venture" said Noodle.
We'll, yes, perhaps you might do
that, spoke the bunny. Come along
out with me and Wen see what hap
pens"
So Uncle Wigsily and Noodle went
along over the fields and through the
woods. looking on all sides for an
adventure But nothing seemed to
happen However, all Of a sudden,
there was g rustling behind the win
tergreen mint bush, and Noodle cried:
-Ah- here is an adventure al last1'
But il was only a little green frog
lady, trying 10 hop home with a loaf
Of watercress bread that was too
large for her, and she could hardly
carry IL.
ALLOW me TO have the kindness OF
helping you said Uncle Wiggily.
with a low and polite bow Of his tail
o 81 nf
watercress bread home for the green
frog lady, and she thanked him very
much.
well, that was a nice adventure"
said Uncle Wiggily TO Noodle. as they
went on through the woods
Z don't cau that an adventure"
said Noodle, the beaver boy. q want
something real scary TO happen so I
can"
And then. becofe he had stopped
speaking. and Just as he and Uncle
Wiggily came TO the edge Of the duck
pond ocean. up out Of the water
popped the bad old szillery-scalery al
ligator with the double jointed tail
The illeEy-scalery alligator made
one grab and caught Uncle Wiggily
BY his ears
well 1 have you at lasti" gurgled
the gator. as I call him for short. 4
have you now"
and what are you going 10 do with
me2" asked the bunny.
pull you down under the water
and drag you off to my den" said the
alligator. And Noodle Flat-tail. the
beaver boy. just sat here. Wrinkling
up his black nose, and not knowing
what TO do.
"Oh. this is terribIer' thought
Noodle II ever 7 ought 20 help Uncle
Wiggily, il is nowi But how can T.
I can't splash water on the alligator
rn=aH p an H. g.
and doesn't mind Il bit What can I
do2 Hal 7 have iti'
Noodle noticed that the long tail OF
the gator was quite a way out from
shore in the deep water.
Il know what I can do" said
Noodle Il can swim under water as
good as an alligator can. for my nose
is Just made for that don't have 20
breathe under water. Now III dive
down, bite the end OF the alligator's
tail that's under water. and IL will
scare him so he'll let Uncle Wiggily
60"
Noodle shut his nose I'D tight, so no
water could get in. dived down, swan
out gave the gators tail good. hard
nip and then
''Wowl Ouch, Wush," howled the
gator. Something is after me under
wareri I'll see you later. Uncle Wig
giiT-' Then he let go OF the bunny
and swan away, and Noodle swan
back to shore and told the bunny how
he had scared away the bad skill
ry-scalery chap. and MI Longears
said Noodles nose was as good as
Toodle's tail
So everything came out al right,
you see, and if the cake Of soap and
the box OF starch don't play seasaw
on the ironing board when the red
ink is trying to make the clothes feel
blue III tell You next about Uncle
Wiggily and Billie's horn
Copyright. 1919. by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate