The Washington herald., 1920-02-26
CHILDREN'S
SUNRISE STORIES
UNCLE WICCILY AND SAM
MES SNOW HOUSE.
~ HOWARD n. GARIs

"Come on. boys! Come on! Every
body pile up a lot of snow and we'll
make a big one"
Sammie Littletail. the boy rabbit.
was hopping around in his yard
with snow shovel over one
shoulder. Johnnie and Billie Bushy-
tail, the squirrels, were skipping
here and there with their red nit
tens on, piling up snowballs. Jackie
and Peetie Bow Wow. the puppy
dog boys. ran here and there, bark
ing and dipping the snow alt
around.
"Everybody's got to help" cried
Sammie.
what are you going to make--a
snow man?' asked Uncle Wiggily,
the rabbit gentleman.
mo, Uncle wiggily." answered
Sammie, I'VE aren't going to make
a snow man. We're going to make
a play house out of snow"
"Oh, let Uncle wigglIy help us"
cried Johnnie and Billie and Jackie
and Peetie.
So after Uncle wiggily had taken
into the house the dozen of hot
cross buns, the bunny gentleman
hurried out to make the snow play
house.
And Uncle wiggily hoped around
with the best of them. His rheu-
matism didn't seem to hurt any
that day.
"I wonder IL Uncle wiggily will
play any jokes or tricks?" whis-
pered Jackie to Sammie, as the
snow play house was almost nm
ished.
II don't believe he'll do anything
like that" laughed Sammie. But
YOU never can tell Now, boys" he
cried, well put the roof on the
snow house and II will be finished
so we can play in it,"
Uncle wiggily hurried back into
the rabbit burrow. or underground
house. -
'I'll be back in a minute, boys?
he called over his shoulder.
Sammie and his friends looked at
the snow house. All of a sudden
they heard gruff voice behind
them asking:
where's Uncle Wiggily?"
Turning, they saw the unpleasant
old Pipsisewah. There he was. as
hungry as ever for rabbit ear souse!
where's Uncle Wiggily?" asked
the Pip in grillery-growlery
kitchen pantry sort of voice.
Floppy, the piggie boy, was just
going to say that the bunny gem
tIeman had gone in Sammie's house.
when Billie Bushytail quickly cried:
Uncle wiggily will be out in just
minute. Mr.. Pipsisewah. If you
don't mind waiting"
Yes" answered Sammie and the
others, puzzled like.
Just step into the play house and
wait" said Billie, the squirrel.
81 believe I WILL" growled the
Pip. It's cold standing out here.
waiting for Uncle Wiggily's souse.
Tell him to hurry. as 1 want to get
back home, after / nibble his ears.
"TIl tell him." said Billie.
When the Pipsisewah was out of
sight, within the snowy house. all
the other animal boys gathered
around Billie and talked in excited
| whispers.
Now we can't play in the snow
house, and when Uncle Wiggily
comes out the Pip will get him"
/, "Oh, no he won't" whispered
Billie.
why nOt? asked SammlS
Because" chartered Billie, "wem
fill the door and window of the
playhouse full of snow and shut the
bad Pip up inside. Then We can get
a policeman dog to arrest him"
Quickly they gathered around the
playhouse and began tossing and
shoveling snow against the open
door and window.
rs that you, Uncle Wiggly?
called the Pip from inside. Hurry
up; ] want your souse!" 4
The animal boys answered nevsr
| a word. but they kept tossing snow;
until at last the Pipsisewah was
shut tight fast inside the play
| house.
Let me out, Let me out" he
| cried. Then when Uncle Wigg!ly
came out with some hot crullers,
| which he had asked Nurse Jane to
! bake for the animal boys, the rabbit
gentleman was very glad to find
the Pipsisewah caught as he was.
And it took the policeman dog an
| hour to dig out the bad chap and
arrest him. I'll tell you next about
Uncle wiggily and Susie's washing.
Copyright. 1890, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.