The Washington herald., 1920-01-07
CHILDREN'S
3 SUNRISE STORIES
UNCLE wICcILY AND THE
JOY SLIDE.
NJ HOWARD n. GARIs

One day. when he was coming home
after having been to the store for
Nurse Jane Fuzzy wuzzy. to get her
o loaf OF sponge cake. Uncle wiggiiy
heard some laughing and shouting
and laughing near the duck pond
ocean. ~
And then. instead Of seeing just the
duck children In swimming, he saw
them. and also sammie and Susie Lit
tietail, the rabbits. and Johnnie and
Billie Bushytail. the squirrels. sliding
on the ice.
Come on. have q slide Uncle Wig
gily" chattered Billie. the squirrel
with the bushy tail.
ct believe / will try IT," said the
bunny rabbit gentleman. Then Uncle
wiggily gave a hop. skip and a
jump, also little run. and there he
was, sliding over the frozen duck
pond ocean as nicely as you please!
"Oh. this ID fun!" cried the bunny.
But when he saw the animal chill
dren, one after another, taking a
last icy slide and stsrting for home.
Mr.. Lonsears said:
well, I must stop this! II will
never do to be late for supper. Nurse
Jane would never forgive me. I'll
take one more lash slide. then I'll
60"
He went to the top Of the little
hill, where he had started to run
from. and he was just going TO take
his last slide when along came Grand
pa Goosey Gsnder.
Hello. Uncle Wiggily" called
Grandpa Goosey. What are you
doing7"
Having fun on the ice." answered
the rabbit.
I'm going to have one last icy
slide"
"weil. go ahead and take it,"
tsaid Grandpa Goosey. "Fn watch
Sou."
Now while MIR. Longears was
talking to Mr.. Gander the bad old
Pipsisewah started to play q trick
on Uncle Wiggily. While the
bunny was at the top of the hill.
getting ready for the slide. the
Pip clawed a hole in the ice
a hole that was in the middle OF
uhe slide. down al the far end.
Anyone who slid fast along the
slide would go right through the
hole into the water
| And that's what will happen
to Uncle Wiggily" said the Pip
to himself as he hid behind a bush
after clawing the hole. He'll
come down the slide. lickity-spIit
He won't see the hole until too
late. Into the water he'll go, ker-
splash, And he'll be so cold / can
easily catch him and get his souse."
Here / come," cried Uncle wig
gily. to Grandpa Goosey. The rab-
bit gentleman took a run, and down
the icy slide he went. Faster and
faster he slid. down the icy slide
and straight toward the hole the
i Pipsisewah had cIawed with his
paw nails.
A Then, when it was too late to stop
himself. Upcle wiggily saw the
hole. and the black. cold water.
"Oh' Oh, what shall I do" cried
the bunny.
stop Stop" quscked Grandps
lGoosey
'Hs, Ha, He can't stop, Thi.
time l have him." hissed the Pip.
But. all of a sudden. out from
under a pile OF snow, popped Uncle
Wiggily's friend. Jack Frost. who
makes icicles for Polar bears to
chew.
slide on. Uncle wiggiIy. Slide on"
cried Jack Frost TIL blow my cold
breath on the water of the hole. and
freeze It over for you. Slide on"
SO Uncle WigSily slid on. Jack
Frost froze some solid ice In tbs
hole which the Pip had dug. and the
bunny slid over it as nicely as q
roller skate.
Fooled again" howled the Pip a.
he ran away. getting no souse thai
day. Then Uncle Wiggily thanked
Jack Frost, and. taking from thu
snow the. loilypop he had bought fol
Nurse Jane, the bunny gentleman
went home. taking Grandpa GooseI
to supper with him.
And il the cellar steps don't COM
upstairs to get a piece OF pie 70!
the furnace when the coal bin il
giving a party to the fire shovel
I'll tell you next about Uncle Wig
Gily and Hippie Hop.
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