The Washington herald., 1920-04-24
CHILDREN'S
SUNRISE STORIES
~ HOWARD n. GARls
UNCLE WGGl AND
= uULU'S LUNCH.

Lulu! LuluI What are you do
mgr called Mrs. wibbiewobbie. the
duck lady. to one of her children as
she looked at the clock. Comet It
Is almost time for you to be starting
for the hollow stump SCHOOL,!
Il know. mother! I'm going right
away" quacked Lulu. I'm inst put
ting up a lunch"
A little while after that Uncle
Wiggily, going hippity-hop through
the front hall on his red, white and
blue striped rheumatism crutch, saw
a little. bundle wrapped in white
birch bark Npaper on a chair near
the door.
We'll, do declare!" exclaimed
the bunny rabbit gentleman. Lulu
has gone of after all, and forgotten
the lunch she so carefully put up.
But. no matter. I'll take IL to her."
So saying. the old gentleman rab-
bit gave his pink nose a little twin
kle or two to keep II from getting
rusty, and. taking his rheumatism
crutch under one paw. in the other
he took Lulu's lunch and away he
started over the fields and through
the woods.
Il wouldn't want my little duck
girl friend to go hungry" said I'm
Gle Wiggily to himself. And as
Nurse Jane has gone shopping at the
three and four-cent store. and as
Mrs. Wibblewobble is washing the
dishes, there is only one thing left
to do-thats for me to take the
lunch"
So Uncle Wiggily hoped on and
on, and. pretty soon. he saw a lit
tie May Fly lady caught by her
wings in an old cobweb stretched
between two trees
Buzz! Flutter! Flut" went the
May Fly. "Oh. please help me get
loose"' she begged.
Certainly" spoke Uncle Wiggily.
and. with his red. white and blue
crutch he Soon set the tiny creature
free.
'oh. thank you so much.'' she
whispered, filtered her wings. 'T
can give you some good advice"
What is it?" asked Uncle Wig
gily. as he changed Lulu's lunch
from one paw to the other
Turn around and go by some
other path" said the May Fly. AS
/ few along just now. before I was
caught in the old spider web. saw
the Skillery-Scallery Alligator hid
ing in the woods just beyond here"
Il don't believe he'll get me-"
said Uncle Wigyily.
We'll. perhaps you know best"
buzzed the May Fly as she scared
away.
Uncle Wiggily went on with Lulu's
lunch. but he had not more than
just passed a persimmon tree before.
all at once. out from behind it
crawled the bad old SkiIlery-Scal-
lery Alligator with humps on his
tail.
"one moment. II you please" bel
lowed the bad chap. Il am very
much in need of souse.'
"Oh. there you go again" cried
Uncle Wiggily. sort of eNaspcrated
like and inflammatory. Il don't see
why you chaps can't let my ear
souse alone"
TT may have been Lulu's lunch
once, but it's mine now" and reach
ing forth lis scaly paw he took the
package from Uncle Wiggily.
Til cat this first and then I'll
have a go at your souse," said the
Gator. and. not even stopping to
take off the paper wrapping, the
bad creature took a big bite.
And then a queer expression came
over his face.
This is a very funny lunch for a
little duck girl to take" mumbled
the Gator. It's as tough as never
was! But IL she could eat 1t I CAM
"Oh, I've broken five teeth! Oh.
Lulu must have had some stones in
that lunch" And. dropping the bun
die. away through the wood he sour
tied, not hurting Uncle wiggily at
all or taking any of his souse.
We'll. this is funny" said the
bunny. curious-like: 'T wonder what
sort of lunch Lulu put up?'
And just then through the woods
came flittering Lulu herself.
''oh. Uncle Wiggily" quacked the
girl duck. What do you think? I
forgot my arithmetic example book
and had to come back for it. was
SO interested in putting up my
lunch I forgot my book"
rs this it?" asked Uncle wiggily.
pointing to the thing the Gator had
been chewing on.
"Oh, yes!" quacked Lulu. And IL
! the broom doesn't tickle the feather
duster when they're playing tag with
the potato salad around the piano
in the kitchen, I'll tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily trying to fly.