The Washington herald., 1920-04-17
chill DREN'S
SUNRISE STORIES
~ HOWARD h GARis
UNCLE WIGGILY AND
THE LOLLYPOPS.

"Hurray! Hurrayi There 10 no
school today. Uncle wiggily can
come to the woods and with us he
twin play"
That's what Lulu wibblewobbIe.
the little duck girl quacked one
morning. t-
Whats that? What's that you're
singing about?" asked Uncle Wig
gily.
Il was saying you could come to
the woods with US and have fun!'
laughed Lulu. Come on, Uncle Wig
gilyi"
We'll. believe / WILL" said the
bunny rabbit gentleman. But sup
pose the Bazumpus. the Crozokus
or the Pipsisewah chases us? What
them
"oh. we can drive either or all
: of them away" quacked immie the
boy Jduck.
Lulu Jagged a little behind the
others and when Jimmie looked back
to ask her why she said: ..
| I'm gcIng to ask Nurse Jane to
put us up a little lunch"
! "Oh Joy" quacked Jimmy. and
Uncle Wiggily felt happy, too, be-
cause he liked to eat lunch in the
woods.
Lulu walked along beside Uncle
WiggiIy. and after a while Lulu
quacked:
will you lend me your knife,
Uncle Wiggily?"
My knife? What for?" he asked.
h In
Lulu answered. She was almost as
good as a boy, you know. and could
throw a stone nearly as straight
and make a willow whistle almost
as quickly.
So Uncle wiggily let Lula take
his knife. and when he saw her cut
ting little branches from the trees
he walked on ahead with Alice and
Jimmie.
So Uncle wiggily walked on
ahead with Alice and Jimmie for
while.
the duck children came to a nice
new. tiny green ferns growing all
around and Lulu called:
Let's sit here and eat our lunch =
her wing. something wrapped in q
green leaf.
What's that" asked the bunny
gentleman. with a smile.
"Oh. lollypops." answered Lulu
with another smile.
Lollypops!" cried Jimmie. tho
duck oh. just love lollypops"
They aren't ready yet" added
Lulu Now we'll sit down and ca
our nice lunch" and she laid th'
bundle of lollypops. wrapped in Z
green leaf, on the ground besid,
her.
All of a sudden. out from behinC
a huckleberry tree jumped the bad
old Skeezicks.
oh. no! So you're trying to foo
M. are you" howled the Skee a
UnCle Wiggily.
Trying to fool you? What dc
you mean?" asked the bunny rabbi
gentleman.
Coming of here to the woods sc
1 couldn't get your souse" snick
cred the Skee. But I followed you
l heard what you said"
Trying to fool you? What d.
you mean" asked the brave duel
girl. comprehensive like.
Trying TO hide those Iollypopi
from me by wrapping them in
green leaf" went on the Skeezicks 5
But ! saw you put them there
and. just for that, I'll eat ever!
one"
Before Lulu could stop him tn,
bad chap grabbed up the littl,
bundle from beside her and popped
II into his mouth. But the mex,
moment the Skee gave a loud yell
turned a back somersault and {
front peppersault and cried:
oh, talk about lollypops' oh
what have You here? oh. my mouth
is full of splinters" And away ne
ran. not hurting Uncle Wiggily OF
any one.
oh. Lulu! Did he take your nice
,lollypops?" asked Jimmie. sadly.
NO. he didn't" laughed the duck
girl. Those were only lOllypoI
sticks that l had cut with Uncle
wiegily's knife" Then he and the
duck children had fine time in the
woods And if the curtain doesn't
jump out OF the window and tickle
the letter man, when he's trying to
whistle for his dog. I'll tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily and Alice's
apples.