El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-13
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones
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one day. when Uncle TViggily was
I Just leaving his hollow stump
bungalow TO 80 look for an ad-
venture as he often did, the bunny
rabbit gentleman heard a soft and
gentle little voice calling 70 him.
Hello. Uncle WigEIly," said the
voice DO you mind II hop along
Z with your I have heard about you
/ from two OF my friends, and I am
very glad to see you"
Uncle WiEgily looked all around. as
/ wen as sideways and up the middle,
I Tor he Thought perhaps the WoozIe
Wolt OF the Fuzzy Fox might be try
Ing 70 play trick on him, speaking IN
a soft and gentle voice TO fool him
But all that the bunny gentleman
saw was a little animal with a short,
thick tail. with a pointed nose, tiny
ears ana fur that was light brown on
TOP and white underneath The anil
nal has four white feet and very
bright eyes
why, I'm not afraid OF your
laughed Uncle Wiggily. You're some
sort OF mouse, know"
Yes" was the answer Z an Ny
cousin IS the Pine Mouse. and an
other cousin Is the Jumping Mouse,
They told me about you, and how
kind you were. SC I thought I would
stop and see you"
I'm glad you did" spoke Uncle
Wiggily. your cousin mice were
very kind 70 me- also doing ne great
favors. But where are you going2"
"Oh, I an on my way 10 nv bur-
row, where I shah soon curl up and
take my long winter sleep" was the
answer.
what f. your name1" asked Uncie
Wlggily.
7 am the Grasshopper Mouse" was
the answer Of the tiny creature who
had thick soft FUR.
DO they call you that because you
jump IKE Erasshopper asked
Uncle Wigglly with a laugh, II they
90 should ike 70 see leaping race
between you and Jumpy- Mouse"
On JumpT is a much better haauer
than /" said the Grasshopper Mouse
And he doesn't turn any more somer-
saults since you put that piece OF
rubber tube over the stump Of HIS tail.
where It was broken off in the tran.
But the reason I an named after a
grasshOpper IS because I ike 10 catch
them an a great grasshopuer
catcher"
7 should like 70 see you catch some.
Just for fun" remarked Uncle Wigglly.
The grasshoppers are all gone
now replied the tiny mouse. But
tnere Is another trick can do"
Uncle Wiggily was going TO ask
what trick IL was that the Grass
hopper Mouse could do when Nurse
Jane Fuzzy WuEEy, the muskrat lady
housekeeper, put her head out OF the
door and called:
"Wiggy, 7 wish you'd 20 10 the
store and get me some sugar. I'm max
ing turnip chocolate cake and ]
want TO sWeeten IT"
Indeed, cake isn't muchgood II It
Is sour" laughed the bunny rabbit
gentleman Come" he said to the
Grasshopper Mouse. Go to the five
md six cent store with me until I get
the sugar, and when you come back,
and Nurse Jane bakes the cake. you
may have a slice"
"Oh, fine-" cried the Grasshopper
Mouse, so he and the bunny gentleman
Travelled over the fields and through
the woods, and soon they were at the
thirteen and fourteen cent store,
where they bought the sugar.
And now for the caker' said Uncle
Wiggily, as the two friends started
back toward the hollow stump bunga-
low.
7 shall be most happy to eat
slice said the Grasshopper Mouse.
And after that Il viii be time for me
to 90 TO my underground house bur
row and get ready for my long. vim
ter sleep"
But don't 80 to sleep before you