The Washington herald., 1920-02-01
.cHILDREN'S
SUNRISE STORIES
UNCLE wlCGHY AND SU
SIZES SCISSORS.
By HowARD r. GARIs

''Oh. dear mel I never can make
it!' said Susie Littietaii. the rabbit
girl. one Saturday.
what can't you make, Susier'
asked Uncle wiggily. Cant you
make I'VE and two add mp to be the
sum of eightr'
"oh. Uncle wiggiiyl We don't
have any lessons Saturdays"
laughed Susie.
We'll. what Is II you can't maker"
asked the bunny rabbit gentleman
Il can't make my scissors cut"
went on the little rabbit girl.
Dull scissors! That is too bad. !"
spoke Uncle wiggily. Let me see
them"
Susie passed over the scissors
which she had received as q Christ
mas present from Arabella, the lit
tie chicken girl.
Yes, they are dull" said Uncle
wiggily. They need sharpening.
and then they will be all right
again
How can have my scissors
sharpened?" asked Susie.
iii take them to the grinders to-
day." said Uncle wiggily. 7 am
going out to look for an adven-
ture.-
Over the fields and through the
woods he went and soon he came
TO the grinders shop. It was kept
by Mr.. Hedgehog Porcupine. who.
having so many sharp quilts of his
own that he needed to keep in or
der. had whetstones and grind
stones and files and all things like
that fo- making things sharp.
TIL put an edge on Susie's scis-
sors that will make them cut
kitchen cilcloth II she wants to-
said Mr.. Hedgehog Porcupine-
BE careful you don't cut your
self. Uncle wiggily. on these scis-
sors." warned the grinder gentle
man hedgehog as the bunny put
them in his pocket.
"PIl be careful spoke Mr.. Long
ears.
Once more he started over the
fields and through the woods, and
he was just thinking how Susie
should make her rag dolls dress
when Uncle wiggily felt himself
grabbed up from behind and thrust
inside a big bag.
Before the rabbit gentleman could
do anything he was tied tightly
shut in the bag. and he felt him
self slung over somebody's shoulder
and carried OF.
Here! Stop this. II you please!
What is the idea pray tell?' asked
Uncle wiggily. as politely as he
could under the circun stances. Let
me go!"
Indeed. TIL not let you go,- an
swered a gruff voice
Its the Pipsisevahr thought
poor Uncle wiggily.
He felt himself being Jiggled
along inside the bag. and then he
heard another voice ask:
what have you in the bag Mr..
Pipr'
"I have Uncle wisgily in the bag.
Mr., Skeezicks" was the answer. 81
sneaked UP behind him and popped
him in before he knew It have
him safe"
"I hope you haven't. by mistake,
taken a stone or a wooden rabbit.
as 1 did when carried OF Sammle's
door stop" said the Skee.
"Oh, no: Uncle Wiggily Is safe
in the bag boasted the Pip. And
Just at that moment, when both
bad chaps had their backs turned
the bunny. with Susie's sharp scis-
sors. cut a hole in the bag and
slipped out
Away he ran over the nelds and
through the woods safely reaching
the Littletail home. and Susie was
so glad she could finish making the
dolls dress with her sharp scissors
And when the Pip picked up the
bag again. and he felt how light II
was, and when he and the Skee saw
the cut hole, by which the bunny
had escaped, why those two bad
chaps were so kerslostrated that
they bit snowballs and threw icicles
at one another. And IL the door
knob doesn't try to creep through
the keyhole, to play tag with the
molasses cookie in the bread box
I'll tell you next about Uncle WHY
gily and Sammfe's snapper.
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