Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-28

Whats the natter" asked tn
bunny rabbit. Did you get strucI
! by the lightning?" .: ..-..l
Il guess If / had you'd have fel
1t. too" answered Nurse Jane. mo
| got a drop of water down tn
back of my neck. There must b.
a leak somewhere in the bunga
low" r. -
Perhaps it's window we forgo
to Close suggested Uncle WiggiIy
1T came right from the middl,
of the ceiling" went on the house,
keeper. There are no window,
In the roof, so there must be {
leak" H.
And, surely enough, there was
As the storm kept up more water
came through the hole in the roof
dripping down into the-living room
until Nurse Jane had to set dish
pan In the middle of the floor to
catch the rain drops.
"Pil mend the leak in the root
after the Storm" said Uncle Wig
gily. .-.. " I...
But it stormed all the rest OF
that day and not until the next
day could the bunny uncle get out
the step ladder and climb UP on
the roof to fix the hole where the
rain came in. - ,... .s.
rs it much of a leak?" asked
Nurse Jane. --.. -.4.-,..
Yes, one of the shingles has
fallen off, leaving quite a hole, y
answered the bunny.
Uncle Wiggily got a hammer,
some nails and a new piece of
shingle to fasten over the hole in
the roof, and then he began to
climb from the step ladder to the
sloping part of the roof, which
was just like a sliding down hill,
only there was no snow on 1t now.
Look out. Be careful! Don't
fall!' cried Nurse Jane, as she saw
him slip, and catch himself by his
paws to the edge of the roof.
4 1T Is rather slippery" he said.
"Yon should go on the roof in
your bare paws, or else with rub
Der>soled shoes on" called Grand
pa Whackum. the old beaver gen.
leman carpenter, as he saw Uncle
on, the roof. -g
Eyes, / guess / wouldn't slip 80
I had on rubbers." agreed Uncle
Niggily. But my old ones are
worm out and I have no time to
ret new pair" y b D.. |
I'm make you a pair out of
caves from my rubber plant, as
,ou made a jumpy spring board |
or the duck and frog boys" Of
cred Nurse Jane.
1.-The very thing" cried Uncle
viggily. So Nurse Jane made him |
pair of overshoes out of the |
road, thick leaves from the rub
er plant. With these on his feet
Tncle Wiggily did not slip on The
Looping roof that was like hill.
lie could walk around on it like
telephone man climbing a pole.
nd soon he had nailed the extra
iece of shingle over the hole in
he roof. -
.'Well, guess l can come down
ow," thought the bunny. and he
,as making his way to the step
oder when he saw, Just climbing
p, on the roof. the bal Skeeziclss,
"Oh, no! So that's his game. is
~ thought the. bunny. He
links he can trap me here where
can't get down. But Eli fool
im!H a. ts. +. ,.... M.
Up the ladder leaning against
lie side of the. bungalow, came the
k eezicks. He had >, seen Uncle
yiggily, and said to himself, said
lie Skee: "a s1.'. -
This is my chance! I'll get bis
,use now! He can't jump OFF the
,of, and I'll have him" II
Up on the roof climbed the bad
,imal. Then he made rush ct
ncle Wiggliy. crying:
"Ah, ha! I have you now!
The Skee stuck his claws in the
OGDEN shingles and SO he didn't
ip. And Uncle Wiggi,v didn't
in because he had rubber piant
ayes on his feet But do'you sup
,se the bunny stayed there watt
q for The S;eee to. srao mn NO, |
rec! Uncle Wisgily ran across
lie steep,y slanting roof, straight
ward the chimney IN the mlaaie.
Right down .N'o ;fe chimney
.awled the bunny. and IS II was ,
immer and there was no firo ne
asn't burned a Bit. pown the
Kinney slid~; Uncle W,sgily, hsdi /
ut into the living taou,. and then,
lst Q li:.,e piack and coysee With |