The Washington herald., 1920-10-27
Children's S Sunrise Stories
BY Howard r. Garfs
Copyright. 1890. by NcClure sJsdiests-
UNCLE WIGGILY In THE LEAVES.

Something really must be done
about it," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy, the muskrat lady house
keeper as she stood on the porch
OF the hollow stump bungalow one
day. 1T looks as If no one lived
here"
What is the matter. Janier'
asked Uncle Wiggily. as he came
out on the porch. What looks as
If no one lived here"
The dried leaves from the trees,
scattered all over in front of our
bungalow" answered the muskrat
lady. Jack Frost nipped the leaves
off with his cold fingers. Then they
fell, and the wind blew them. Now
there are so many around the porch
and scattered over the place that
anyone passing would say we had
moved for the coming winter"
"Oh, il it is only leaves that are
bothering you I'll soon fix that"
said Uncle Wiggily. I'll rake the
dried leaves up in a heap. Nurse
Jane, and burn them"
Il wish you would" Miss Fuzzy
Wuzzy made reply.
So Uncle Wiggily brought out his
rake and broom and began to gather
up the dried leaves. There were
many OF them, some being red in
color. others yellow, a few purple
and still more brown in tint.
And while Uncle Wiggily is
raking up the leaves. to make our
hollow stump bungalow look spick
and span" said Nurse Jane to her
self. I'll go in and bake a custard
pudding"
The muskrat lady mixed up -four,
Egg. sugar. milk. butter, cocoanut,
chocolate and rose leaves-whatever
goes INTO custard pudding-and
she put it in the oven to bake.
| ilttIe later Uncle Wiggily. who
stood knee deep in the leaves he was
raklrg, saw his muskrat LADY,
housekeeper come out on the baCi,
! porch and set something down on
! the .tep.
"Whats that, Nurse Janeo" asked
the bunny rabbit gentleman. curios-
ity shop like.
"Im setting the custard pudding
| here to get COOL Miss Fuzzy wuzzy
answered. Wen have it for sun
per"
! That's good" said Mr.. Longears.
And when it came time to take a
little rest. because he was working
| so hard in the leaves. he went up to
the norCh, and gently put his nav
on the edge of the custard pudding
dish
MY. but IL is very sweet and
sticky. said the bunny gentleman,
as he tasted the pudding that stuck
to his paw. Every sticky indeed.
But it will be all the better for
that. suppose"
Uncle Wiggily kept on raking up
| the dried and rustling leaves. get
ting them in a large pile to burn,
when, all of a SUDDEN. there was a
rush and patter Of feet through the
side yard, and some animal made a
| jump for the rabbit gentleman,
missing him but sliding along on
the slippery leaves.
| Hold on there. Jackie or Peetie
Bow Wow-n it is either of you.
or Johnnie or Billie BusbytaiI"'
| cried Uncle Wiggily, not able TO see
| who it was on account of a lot of
leaves flying around "If you're
trying to play trick on me, please
stop it,"
! "Oh, ho! I'm neither Jackie nor
Peetie Bow Wow, nor vet either Of
the Bushytail squirrel boys"
answered a growing voice. 'Tm
| the Fuzzy Fox and / came to get
your'
"Ha' First you must catch me"
answered brave Uncle WiggiIy. and.
dropping his rake he sprang for
/ the hollow stump bungalow. Uncle
Wiggily wanted to get inside and
lock the door.
But as he started, up from a pile
Of leaves where he had fallen.