Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-29
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Dear mel" laughed Nurse Jane
IL seems to me, Wiggy, that you
take lot of trouble about inst
some little red ants. They'll neve,
put themselves to any trouble OF
your account"
You never can TELL" spoke the
bunny land We do not need the
bread crumbs"
SO he fed the ants, and one of the
red insects said
Thank you. very much, Uncle
Wiggily. If ever we can do Won a
favor we will"
Don't let Nurse Jane hear Won
say that.' spoke the bunny. shed
only laugh at me for thinking n
llttle red ant could do me a favor. "
But you just wait and see, chill
dreIl' what is going to happen.
Ihe summer days went by and
the ants kept on living not far
from Uncle Wiggilys bungalow
Now and then the rabbit gentle
man would take them crumbs of
bread and cake and they were very
thankful.
But the ants have not done Won
favor yet" said Nurse Jane.
Ihere Is no hurry" spoke Uncle
Wiggily. Besides, | don't feed
them to have them do me a favor
l feed them because I like to-"
Now it happened, one day, that
Uncle Wiggily went to the store
Tor Nurse Jane to get some sugar
with which the muskrat lady bum
galw keeper wanted to make n
cake.
And I will not be home when
you come back from the store"
said Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy, as Uncle
Wiggily started off. I'm going
over to see Mrs. Wibblewobble, the
duck lady, for the afternoon, but
III be home in time to get your
supper"
oh, all right" spoke the bunny,
and then he went to the store for
the sugar. While he was on his
way back, and almost at the bun
galow, all of sudden, out from
behind sassafras bush Jumped
the bad old Pipsisewah, grabbing
the bunny gentleman.
an ia 4NoW nave YOU! NOW
III get what 1 want!' snickered
the bad chap,
rs it sugar you want?" asked
Uncle Wiggily. "If it is, take this
whole bagful--I can get more for
Nurse Jane. Take the sugar and
let me go. 1t is very sweet"
ut is not sweet sugar I want.
but sweet souse from your earsr'
cried the Pipsisewah, smacking his
lips. "Souse l want and souse I
will have!"
Then he. just started to nibble
some off Uncle Wiggily's left ear,
the Pip did, when, all of a sudden,
he began to laugh.
whats the matter ?" asked the
bunny.
"Oh, something tickled me on my
left hind leg" was the answer.
The Pip gave himself a scratch,
and then he once more started to
nibble souse when, all at once, he
laughed again.
Now, what's the matter?" asked
the bunny.
"Oh, something tickled me on my
iSiit - oiiI iSSs was tnt dllSNtl.
The Pip itched himself there and
once again he started to get the
bunny's souse when, all at a sud
denness, the bad chap laughed:
"Ha! Ha! Ho! He, Hep'
Whats the matter now" asked
the bunny.
ooh, I'm being tickled all over
on my four legs and my paws and
my nose and my horns and every
place! oh, | have the itch myself
with all four paws" cried the Pip,
and to do this he had to let go of
Uncle Wiggily.
''Now's your chance! Run!" cried
some tiny voices, and there were
about fourteen million, seventeen
hundred and ninety-six thousand
eight hundred and forty-two red
ants. We'll tickle the Pip and
keep on tickling him. by crawling
on him, until you get away" said
the head red ant. and they did.
They tickled the Pip all over by
crawling on him SO. the bunny
easily got away and safely back
home with the sugar.
"Ha! You see the ants did me
a favor after ALL" said Mr.. Long
ears, when Nurse Jane heard what
had happened, and then tho musk