The Washington herald., 1919-05-13
CHIEDREN'S
SUNRISE STORIES
UNCLE WiGCILY AND
BUNTY,S BALL.

"wiil EAu come for another nice
walk in the woods. today. Uncle Wig
gily?" asked Baby Bunty, the little
! raj bbit girl. as she danced around the
hollow stump bungalow where she
lived with Mr.. Longears.
We'll, come along! said Uncle
! WigSily. after he had asked his
muskrat lady housekeeper. Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy. what they were
| going 10 have for dinner.
; May ] bring my rubber BALI"
asked Baby Bunty, as she came out
| of the hollow stump bungalow with a
very small pumpkin-colored hair rib
bon around her cars.
''Oh, yes. bring your ball along"
raid Uncle Wiggily kindly. But
please don; sprinkle any water from
IT on me while I'm asleep
81 won't" promised Baby Bunty.
And then, as Uncle Wiggily hopped
along on his red. white and blue
striped rheumatism crutch. and as
, Baby Bunty ran along beside him.
the little rabbit girl said: 'Oh. dear.
II he's going 10 sleep every time we
come TO the woods. I'll have no fun at
all. But maybe I'll find a way 10 keen
him awake" she said TO herself. as
she bounced the rubber ball.
Now here is q nice place for YOU
to play. Baby Bunty." said Uncle
Wiggily when. they reached a green
shade in tho forest. And I'll just sit
down on this soft mossy log and
think a bit
She bounced her ball on a bare.
sandy place. while Uncle Wiggily
picked out the softest. green. mossy
log he could find. He laid aside his
rheumatism crutch. took off his tall
silk hat. and. folding his paws over
his red vest, closed his eyes. His pink
nose stopped twinkling.
Hes asleep" said Baby Bunty.
All OF a sudden her bouncing rubber
ball gave a big jump. and before the
little rabbit girl could get her paws
on it the rubber ball bounced right
over on Uncle wiggily's bare head.
"Oh, I say! A-ker-choo! What's
that" he cried. waking up all at
once and not partly. as he did some
times
ut is only my rubber BALI" said
Bunty sweetly. I'm so sorry ii
struck you, But, now that you are
awake. don't you want to play tag
with me-"
Not now" said Uncle wiggily. "I
will later. / haven't had my nap out
yet. Please be careful of your ball.
Baby Bunty.''
II WILL" said the little rabbit girl
/ with a smile.
Uncle WiEGily closed his eyes again.
and he was just slumberinC nicely.
when. just as Baby Bunty gave her
rubber ball an extra hard bounce,
away it flew again. and this time II
landed right on the rabbit gentle
mans pink nose.
My goodness me, sakes alive and
some rice pudding without any rais-
ins in he cried. What's that?'
"Is that your ball again. Bunty?'
Yes" said the little rabbit girl. "It
is. i was trying to throw it so Bully
No-Tail. the frog boy, could toss II
back TO me. But i guess ] didn't
throw straight enough. I'm sorry my
ball hit you. Uncle Wiggily. but. now
that you are awake, don't you want
to"
"Oh. yes. I'll play tag or hide-and-
go-seek or even turn somersaults"
laughed the bunny. Between you
and your ball. Baby Bunty. I'll never
get any sleep"
81 thought you wouldn't" said
Baby Bunty. smiling in a funny way.
Then she and Mr.. Longears had lots
of fun. And. if the sunshine doesn't
tickle the raindrops and make them
fall on the umbrella plant. I'll tell you
next about Uncle Wiggily and Bun
ty's carriage.
CCor.1sht 1872