The Washington herald., 1920-04-12
CHILDREN'S
SUNRISE STORIES
By HOWARD n. GARis
UNCLE WIGGILY AND :.
ALlCE'S APPLES.

ing to our school this afternoon7''
quacked Alice Wibblewobble, the
duck girl, one morning. as she fiut-
tered on after Lulu and Jimmie, who
had already started for the hollow
stump. where the lady mouse taught
the animal children their lessons.
II wish you would come and hear
me recite how many grains Of corn
are on ten cobs. II there are six
beans In each pod"
"oh. surely would like to come
and hear that" laughed Uncle Wig
gily. "but there Is q button or my
shirt. and Nurse Jane Fuzzy wuzzy
and your mother are so busy they
haven't time to sew 1t on.
"Oh. say no norew quacked Alice.
II have learned to do sewing In
school, and I'll sew. the button on
for you"
Then Alice, being a very romantic
duck. and fond Of doing housewor,s.
first basted the button on Uncle
Wiggily's shirt by fastening II with
a pin. She found the pin after look
ing for one along the cracks In the
floor.
you ought, really. TO have a pin
cushion, Alice" said Uncle Wiggily.
while he waited for the duck girl
to thread her needle
81 know I ought" she said. smil-
ing, "and perhaps I may get one for
Christmas"
Uncle wiggily didn't say any
thing just then, but he twink led
his pink nose, and when he did that
II always meant something.
After a while the rabbit GENTLE
man hoped of through the woods
by himself.
What Alice needs is a pin cush-
ion." said the bunny gentleman.
I'll stop at the seven and eight
cent, store and get her one on my
way to school,"
1t did not take the rabbit gentle
man long to buy, at the twelve and
thirteen parlor. two cute little pin
cushions for the two duck girls,
and then, tucking the cushions un-
der his paw In a bag. OF he hoped.
once more on his way to the hollow
stump. school
But Uncle wiggily was only half
way there when all of a sudden,
out from behind a mulberry sassa-
fras tree popped the bad old Skee-
zicks.
''one moment. IL you please" said
the Skeezicks in a tantalizing voice
''Eefore you go any farther let me
have a look at your souse!"
So saying, he caught hold OF
Uncle Wiggily by the ears. just
where the rabbit gentleman always
carried his souse, of course, and the
bad Skeezicks smacked his lips and
said:
"Ah. your souse looks very tender
and juicy this afternoon"
"Oh. please let me alonew begged
the bunny. why are you always
trying to get my souse?"
"Because'I like rabbits ear souse
better than anything else in the
world" said the Skee. What is 1t
you have in that bag"
"Oh. there's nothing in that bag
that you'll like" said Mr.. Longears
quickly.
Never mind telling me what is
in the bag" interrupted the Skee-
zicks.
Rudely snatching away the bag.
he opened 1t and he cried:
"Oh. who are these for?'
They are for Alice and Lulu"
said the rabbit gentleman. Those
pin cushions are
PIN cushionsw cried the Skee.
PIN cushions! Don't tell me that!
Don't you s'pose I know apples when
see them"
Quickly putting his paw down in
side the bag the Skeezicks pulled
out something round, rosy red.
"Oh, yum-yum," murmured the
Skee, and he took a most impolite
bite.
The next moment he began to
splutter and splat9r. and to paw at
his mouth.
"Oh, apples! What queer apples
! Alice likes" howled the Skee, and
then with a loud howl away he
dashed through the woods.
This teaches us that we should
never mistake a postage stamp for
letter. And II the potato masher
doesn't chase the oil can around
the block and make 1t bunk into
the lamp chimney, I'll tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily and Jimmie's
jingles.