El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-21

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hopping through the woods one
day. and when he skipped near the
hollow stump school he heard the
lady mouse teacher saying
ooh. my dear childreni VII you
never Learnt Why IS it you cannot
understand You are making me SO
much trouble!'
'-Hai TROUBLED Here IS where 7 come
ini thought Uncle Wlggllyi with
twinkle OF his pink nose 7 hope
Johnnie Bushytail isn't pulling klttie
Eat's tail. or that Jackie Bow WOW
Isn't barking at Susie Littlerail-
Uncle Wigglly hoped over % the
hollow stump school, but when he en-
te-ed the class room be saw no signs
Of any trouble such as he had feared
I The animal children were az their
desks, and the lady mouse teacher
was walking 10 and fro in 'front.' OF
I her deck on the little raised platform
Whats the trouble2' asked Uncle
/ Wiggily. Il don't see Jimmie Wioble-
Wobbie throwing paper balls, nor is
] Toodle Flar-Iail sticking pins IN Bully
1 No-TaiL"
"Oh. we haven't any trouble IKE
Z thatl' laughed the lady mouse teacher
D as she tied a fresh 50Wznor In her
Then what IS the mattsrg" asked
I Uncle Wiggily-
"Its their number work" explained
the lady mouse teacher asked
Johnnie Bushy tail II he had ten mar
bIes. and gave his brother Billie five
how many would he have LETT
How many did he sayf asked
-He said he'd have ten" answered
the lady mouse, and when asked
him how that could be. he said ne
Wouldn't give his brother i've mar
4 bles."
Listen. Uncle WIgguy" Chartered
Johnnie. Il said that because j
4 wouldn't have 20 give Billie any OF my
marbles Billie has some marbles OF
I can't seem TO make them under
stand subtraction or addition number
work" said the lady mouse teacher.
Suppose you let me rryl spoke
Uncle Wggily- Wait mere q mn NE
Miss Lacy Mouse. and you, too chill
dren," begged the bunny uncle
"Oh, Wen waltz mewed k-t-le KAT
. And please come back and tell Us 8
? Bedtime story, Uncle WISELY
i VIII II you DO your NUMBER
work" laughed the bunny gentleman.
! Away he hoped over the field and
through the woods, and pretty soon
he came back with box under ms
wow, Johnnie" said Uncle WigEily
8 20 the squirrel boy, J have mere a
@oh, goodieia cried all the animal
} children, clapping their paws Or Zap
ping their wings, JUST according %
b what each one had
Tut Iutr said Uncle Wlggllys try
ing not 70 laugh OF let his pink nose
= twinkle too fast These loiypops are
3 Tor number work. Take ten Of them.
D. Johnnie"
-Oh, are we each going 20 have
. tenn piDed up Petite Bow wow
mol Row please hush-- said the
, bunny. i just want 70 teach Johnnie
a little arithmetic number Work- rake
2 ten lollypopss Johnnie
i have EN-. thank you, enaltered
the squared boy, as he picked ol-
some Of cinnamon some OF lemon ana
r some OF orange 1lavors-
Hand five Of them 70 BLlie. went
D. on the bunny ARD then zen ne nov
d many lollypops you have ler-
, Johnnie did so, Studied over lt Tor a
! minutes and then he counted and said
i have five loLypops LETT
Good cried Uncle wisely.
Fine said the lady mouse teach
! er. eat last by the help Of Uncle
) Wiggily, you are learning your nun
wow. ven try it without the
candy" suggested the bunny uncle
/ III vou had ten hickory nuts Johnnie
, give lolypopsr answered the
I @Oh. aol That vas the other ez-
I ampIel7 said Uncle wisely. This Is
. lust the same, only different Try
! agaln, Johnnie. But first III pass
Z some OF the l0llypops among the other
o. children They can be rhlnlzlus ABOUT
! their number work then
The lady mouse teacher passed the
I Ifouypops. while Uncle WiggilT asked
J the squirrel boy over again how
: many hickory nuts he would have y
, he started with ten and save bilAe
five.
T I'll guess the answer IS one-- said
Johnnie at last
wrong. said Uncle Wiggilyi
. sadly
~Rightg' suddenly exclaimed g
harsh and unpleasant voice, -and I'm
. that onet I'm after souse--oo.
Souse from one OF Uncle wisely S
!. ears, I don't care which one-' And
there was the bad old PipsiseWah
g I'm that one and want souse-- he
cried
-Oh. you do. ehs" barked Jackie
g Bow WOW. while the lady mouse
: threw chalk and erasers and pencil.
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