The Washington herald., 1920-10-21
Children S Sunrise Stories
BY Howard II. Gari-
Copyright 1920. by Mcclure Syndicate
UNCLE WlGGILY AND SAMMIE'S LUNCH

Once upon time, as Uncle Wig
| gily Longears, the bunny rabbit
gentleman, was hopping past the
burrow house where Sammie Little
tail, the rabbit boy lived, the gen.
| tleman bunny heard some one say
ing:
We'll, dear me. hum SUI dud.
I'm sure l don't know what to do.
| 1t seems to me as if the trouble all
came at once"
oh, no! Trouble!' said Uncle
! Wiggily, winking one eye and
! twinkling his pink nose, This is
where l fit in. | wonder what kind
'of trouble there is at Mrs. Little
tails burrOw this morning? l must
| look in and see If l can help"
So Uncle Wiggily looked in and a
sad sight met his eyes. Piled on
the table were the breakfast dishes.
not one of them washed. Mrs. Lit
ltletail was hopping about with a
tea kettle in one paw and a bag OF
salt in the other. off in a corner
Sammie, the rabbit boy. was trying
to study his arithmetic lesson, about
how many carrots you can buy for
! five cents if turnips cost $40 a
busheL
why, whatever is the matter,
Mrs. Littlctail?" asked Uncle Wig
gily. You seem to be in trouble"
Il am" answered the rabbit lady.
Susie has the rooster poX and"
Not the rooster poX, ma; it's the
chicken pox, DIR. Possum said," po-
litely interrupted Sammie.
"Oh, yes. the chicken pox. I'm so
excited I'm all mixed up" said Mrs.
LittJ etail. We'll, anyhow, Susie is
! ILL.,. and I'm going to make her some
sassafras tea, and put a bag OF Sot
salt to her paws. l haven't yet had
time to wash the breakfast dishes,
and goodness knows who will put
Iup Sammie's lunch for school! 7
don't want him to come home until
after noon. But I have no time to
! spread his bread and make sand
wiches."
Leave it to me-" said Uncle. Wig
gily in his most jolly voice. I'll
send Nurse Jane, my muskrat lady
lhousekeeper over here to help you
take care of Susie"
But what about my lunch?'
asked Sammie in a hungry voice.
"Oh, you can come over to my
hollow stump bungalow and I'll put
up your lunch for you" said Uncle
Wiggily. Il love to put up lunches.
and Nurse Jane has plenty of good
things in the pantry"
"Hurray," cried Sammie, and he
was so excited that he tried to di-
vide three turnips into seven ice
cream cones made of carrots, and
have head of cabbage left over.
But of course the rabbit boy
couldn't do an arithmetic example
like that. so he stopped and after
telling his mother good-by, and
promising to be a good boy, Sam
mie went with Uncle wiggily.
you go over and help Mrs. Little
tail" said the bunny uncle to Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy. I'll put up
Sammie's lunch and take him to
school Susie has the chicken pox."
"Oh. dear! I'll go right over"
said Nurse Jane. But be sure and
put up a good lunch for Sammie."
Il will" promised Uncle Wiggily.
So, while Sammie sat on the porch
waiting, Mr.. Eongears got a basket
and began to put up a noon recess
lunch for the rabbit boy. Uncre
Wiggily took the largest basket he
could find.
For boys are always hungry"
said the rabbit uncle.
"Oh. what a big basket of lunch"
cried Sammie. when Uncle wiggilv
came out with it. to walk to school
with him. isn't there too much for
me?'' he asked.
"oh. 1 guess not" said Uncle
Wiggily. jolly like.
On to the hollow stump school
hoped the rabbit gentleman with
the little how bunny The rady
mouse teacher was glad to see I'm
Gle Wiggily and invited him to STAY
a while and listen to the animal
children recite, which Uncle Wig
gily did.
When noon recess came, johnnie
and Billie Bushytail. the squirrels.
Billie Wagtail, the goat, Lulu and
Alice Wibblewobble, the ducks. and
all the others took their lunches
out.
Uncle Wiggily put up my lunch"
said Sammie. as he took the basket
out in the yard
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