The Washington herald., 1920-02-10
CHILDREN,S
SUNRISE STORIES
UNCLE WlGCILY AND
SUSIE'S NEEDLE.
NJ HOWARD n. GARIs

Dear me! Now I can't 60. and
/ suppose that's all there is to it?'
Uncle wiggily Longcars. the
bunny rabbit gentleman, said this
one day as he was getting ready
to hop out fsom the burrow under
ground house where he and Nurse
Jane were living. for a time, with
the Littletail family Of rabbits,
where do you want to 60. Uncle
wiggiiy. and why can't you goT'
asked Susie. the girl rabbit.
81 want to go look for an adven-
ture." replied the bunny gentleman,
but 1 cannot because there is a
button on my coat"
"oh, 1 can sew it on for you, II
you have the button!" exclaimed
'T have the button" Uncle Wig
gily answered. But can you sew,
Susie?"
'of course" laughed the little rab-
bit gi1.
81 don't want you to be late> for
school," said Uncle Wiggily. .
."oh, III have lots Of time" Susie
answered most cheerfully.
shall I take my coat of. susie?"
inquired the bunny.
"Oh, no. she answered. "Just sit
down beside me on this little low
stool.
So Uncle wiggily sat down beside
Susie.
Then she stuck the needle through a
hole in the button, and she stuck the
needle through Uncle wiggily-Oh,
excuse me! mean she stuck the
needle through the cloth of the rabbit
gentlemsn's coat. and she began to
sew on the button.
1t was almost fastened on when tho
door of the burrow underground house
opened. and in sneaked the Fuzzy Old
Fox.
"Dd-did you want to see me?'
asked Uncle Wiggily.
Il not only want to see you. but
want to feel you!' cried the bad old
Fox.
what shall do" asked the bun
ny in low voice.
Hush! Leave it to me! I thir X
can fix this chap" WHISPERED
Susie.
"Oh, excuse me. M. Fox, Y,u
have a loose button on. your 0 at
Please .st me sew it on for you. as
sewed Uncle wigsiiy's!
Dear me. OF course!" gurSIed
the Fox, ambitious and flu tered
-. L, n IL d.
button! Can you sew it on?"
"Oh. yes" said Susie sweetly.
So the Fox sat down on a chair
and as he looked over at Uncle wig.
gily the bad chap said:
Don't worry! I'll get your SOU G
as soon as this button Is sewed On.
Il wish it would never be sewed
on. then" thought the Iafbt Pen.
tleman. and he wondei ed what Susie
was going to do.
In and out flashed the needle ct
the little rabbit giil She was :
ing something to the coat of tie
Fox who sat in the chair.
All of a sudden Susie jumped VI
and cried:
Now come on, Uncle Wiggily
Run and I'll run. too"'
Yes. and so VIII j. III run
after you and I'll get souse from
each of you" howled the Fuzz,
Fox.
mo. you won't! You can't run
l sewed you fast to the chair.
sewed you fast to the chair" CRIED
| Susie. And so she had. While sh,
was pretending to sew a loose but
ton on the coat OF the Fox sh,
| wasn't doing that at all--she wal
sewing, him fast to the back of III
| chair!
And when Uncle Wiggily an,
| Susie ran out of the burrow tn.
Fox couldn't get up because N,
was fast to the chair and h.
couldn't get the sewed-fast chat
through the door. And then a po
liceman dog came and arrested hin
and took him away. SO the Fo.
didn't get Uncle wiggily's souse af
ter all and Susie wasn't late 70
school. And II the clothes brusl
doesn't try to put a hat on tn
head of cabbage to make il lool
like a snow man in a rain shower
the next story viii be about Uncl
Wiggily and Sammie's thimble.
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