The Washington herald., 1920-10-15
Children S Sunrise Stories
r.
Mcclure Syndicate
UNCLE WlGGILY AND THE STICKERY BURRS.
BY Howard r. Garis

feel ashamed of having thought to
play a trick on the lady mouse
teacher. But what shall l do with
the burrs so they can't find them
again?" asked the bunny of him
self.
Uncle Wiggily thought for a mo-
ment and then he took off his tall,
silk hat and put the stickery burrs
in that. But, so they would not
prick his head, he stuffed in some
soft leaves to form a sort of cushion.
Then laughing to himself. and
leaving the bag full OF autumn
leaves for the boys to take TO
school. the bunny hoped on.
Jackie, Peetie and Sammie will
never notice that their trick burrs
are gone until they get to school"
thought the bunny. twinkling his
pink nose. And then it will be
too late"
On and on hoped Uncle Wlggily.
over the fields and through the
woods until, all of a sudden just as
he was thinking of gathering some
more colored autumn leaves for
Nurse Jane, out from behind
grape vine jumped a bad old bear.
| 1t was from behind wild grape
vine that the bear leaped, and this
was most proper as the bear him
self was rather wild.
"Ah, good afternoon, Uncle Wig
gily." growled the bear. is not this
a fine day." and the wild bear
opened his mouth as wide as he
could; or perhaps wider, for all I
know.
1T would be a better day If
had not seen you," said the bunny
gentleman. rather sad and unhappy
like. II suppose you think you are
going to have a nibble off my ears
now. or some part of me-" he asked,
hoping against hope as it were.
Indeed l am going to nibble
you" said the bear, with what he
: me ant to be a low and polite bow.
| And then Uncle Wiggily, not will
! ing to let a wild bear be more po-
lite than he, himself, reached his
| paw up to take off his tall silk hat,
and make a low and polite bow In
return. And as the bunny did that,
he happened to think OF the sharp,
stickery burrs in his hat. .
"Oh, so you think you will nib
BILE me. do you?" asked Uncle Wig
gily sarcastic like and sly. We'll,
how do you like these,
And with that the bunny took off
| his hat and threw right-La the bears
face all the sharp, stickery chest
nut burrs! Right on the soft and
tender nose of the bear the burrs
landed!
"Oh! Wow! Woe is me-" howled
the bear. 'Oh my nose! Ny nose! 1
guess I made mistake! don't
want to nibble you today"
"I thought not" said Uncle Wig
gily, smiling, as the bear rushed
away through the woods. Then
Uncle wiggily hoped on, and pretty
soon he met the lady mouse teacher.
with Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow.
Sammy Littletail and some Of the
other animal children.
why is school out so early, Miss
Lady Mouse?" asked the bunny.
"Oh, Jackie and Peetie and Sam
mie brought me such lovely colored
autumn leaves in a bag that l de-
cided we would have no more school
today, but would take walk in the
woods" spoke the lady mouse
teacher. Wasn't it good of them
to bring me the lovely leaves, Un-
Gle wiggily?" she asked.
Yes, indeed" answered the
bunny, and he winked one eye at
the three animal boys.
So that's how the trick was not
played on the lady mouse teacher,
and how Uncle wiggily with the
stickery burrs drove away the bear.
And If the ironing board doesn't
slide down the cellar stairs all by
itself and bump its nose into the
black coal bin, I'll tell you next
about Uncle 'wiggily and the
GRAPES.