The Washington herald., 1920-04-27
CHILDREN'S
SUNRISE STORIES
ny HOWARD n. eARls
UNCLE WIGGIY AND
JIMMIE'S JoUNcER.

Jimmie wibbiewobble.T the boy
duck. came Tapping his way home
from school one day and quacked:
"How's Alice?"
Alice was his sister. who. had had
the mumps.
We'll. she's some better" an
swered Jimmie's mother, "but she
is not as lively as she used to be-"
That's too badl" said the little
boy duck. -"Is she hungry"
mo. 1t isn't exactly her appe-
tite," spoke Nurse Jane Fuzzy wuz-
zy, the muskrat lady housekeeper.
IF she could have some fun. she'd
be herself again.
But IT must be easy fun" eau
toned Mrs. Wibblewobble. 1T musk
not be rough play, Jimmie"
Maybe I can think of some way
to make easy fun for Alice"
quacked Jimmie, as he ran out in
the yard to play.
Lulu, his other sister, was there.
having a good time with Susie Lit
tletail. the rabbit.
Don't you want to play house
with us?" invited Susie.
mo. thank you," answered jim
mie. II guess I'll go take a walk"
Jimmie waddled along, and he
was wondering what he could do to
make Alice feel better, when he
saw Bully No Tail. the frog boy.
where are you going, Bullyr
asked Jimmie,
I'm going to make a jouncer,"
croaked Bully. 'T'll show you" On
he hoped to the duck pond ocean
and there Jimmie saw a board, part
ly on land and partly in the water.
Bully began to teeter-tauter up and
down, splashing into the, pond and
up in the air.
"Oh, what fun" said Jimmie after
he too had jounced up and down.
I'm going to make one Of these for
Alice"
So the frog and the duck boys
found another board. a little smaller,
and put 1t on the edge Of the. bank.
Jimmie called to his sister.
Come out and have some fun"
he quacked.
"oh, I don't want to-" said the
duck girl. Indifferent alike and
lack kadaisically. II never can have
any more fun in this world"
"Oh, come on out on the jouncer"
croaked Bully.
What's a jouncer?" asked Alice.
surprised like.
"Try It. Alice!" invited Jimmie.
1T makes you feel as funny as any
thing"
oh. don't believe want to-"
quacked Alice, still indifferent like
and careless. "Jouncers are no fun,
Jimmie"
Well, Jimmie and Bully were feel
ing very disappointed when, all Of
a sudden. there was a loud yell
and out of the woods came running
Uncle Wiggily, the bunny gentle
man. He was shouting. and the
reason was plain. For chasins him
was the bad old Skeezicks.
Don't take my souse! begged the
bunny, and ran out on the jouncer
board.
The Skeezicks followed Uncle
wiggily. and the bunny gentleman
began to teeter and tauter as hard
as he could.
"Stopi stopw criedd the skee.
You'll ,jiggle and jounce me into
the waterv'
That's just what I'm trying to
do" said the bunny. And then I'm
Gle wiggily made Jimmie's jouncer
joggle so hard that the Skee was
upset and into the water he fell.
And he made such a gurgling sound,
and such funny faces, that Alice
laughed until her tail feathers
curled.
"Oh, Jimmie" quacked Alice. Il
guess a jouncer is fun after all!'
And when the Skee had crawled out
and run away, Alice teetered and
tautered on the board and had a
dandy time.
And Uncle Wiggily bounced up
and down on the jouncer, too. So
everybody was happy except the
Skee. and he didn't deserve to be.
And Alice was soon better.
So II the pin cushion doesn't try
to crawl in the crib with the rag
doll and make her all fussy like and
ticklish. I'll tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily and Lulu's bouncer.