Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-13

"And may l Gomez" asked the
little bunny girl, who once lived
in a hollow stump, where she was
found by Uncle Wiggily. =.
Bundle up well and you won''
get cold" spoke Nurse Jane.
Soon Uncle Wiggily and Baby
Bunty were hopping through the
woods and over the fields on their
way to the store kept by the
Monkey Doodle gentleman.
"Some oatmeal flakes for Baby
Bunty," ordered Uncle Wiggily
as he walked in the store and
shook the snowflakes Off his tall
silk hat.
"You shall have the best there
is and plenty of it," chartered the
Monkey Doodle gentleman. so he
put up a large bag OF the oatmeal
flakes for the rabbit gentleman.
1--WE are going to have snow,
spoke the Monkey Doodle, looking
from the window of his store, as
Uncle Wiggily and Baby Bunty
started forth again. 81 hope none
of the birds will starve. We are
going to have a bad storm"
Then Baby Bunty and l must
hurry back to our warm, hollow
stump bungalow" said Uncle
Out into the snowy, blowy air
went the bunny rabbit gentleman
and the little rabbit girl. They
were we'll wrapped in their fur
coats and did not feel cold, but
ITncie Wiggily had to twinkle his
pink nose extra fast so it wouldn't
get stiff.
"Ill have Nurse Jane make you
some warm oatmeal porridge as
soon as we get home" Uncle Wig
gily was saying to Baby Bunty,
when, all of a sudden, there was
a rustling among some dried
leaves under a fallen log.
whats that?" asked Baby
Bunty, smuggling up closer to I'm
Gle Wiggily lis it the Fuzzy Fox
or the Woozie Wolff"
Neither one, 1 hope" said I'm
Gle Wiggily. And just then voice
spoke and said: :.
ooh dear!. How hungry I am!
The snow has covered all the seeds
and berries! What shall l do for
to eat?" and then I'M
Gle Wiggily saw q feathered head
and neck thrust out from under
the pile of dried leaves near the
fallen log. And the neck seemed
to have a sort of scarf, or ruffle of
feathers, around it.
why, it's a Bird" exclaimed
Baby Bunty.
Yes" spoke the feathered csea-
ture, 81 am a bird called the Ruff
fled Grouse. You can see my ruff
fle." he went on stretching out
his neck farther. :,
Indeed 1 see your ruffle, and
it is very pretty" spoke Baby
Bunty. Nurse Jane has one al
most like it made of feathers from
Charlie and Arabella Chick. l
wish / had one"
"And wish / had something to
eat" said the Ruffled Grouse. I'D
trade these fancy feathers from
around my neck for something to
eat, If / could get them off, but l
can't"
mo need to do that!" said
Uncle Wiggily kindly. IF you can
eat dried flakes of oatmeal you
are welcome to as much as you
wish, for l have plenty"
ooh, I'd love it," said the Ruff
fled Grouse, and he eagerly ate
some of the, flaked oatmeal that
Uncle Wiggily and Baby Bunty
spread on top of the log for him,
first brushing away the snow.
. The Ruffled Grouse had just fin
thank his dinner and was going TO
thank the bunny gentleman ana
little girl, when, all of a sudden,
out sprang the red Fuzzy Fox.
"Ah, ha! Here is where l get
Uncle Wiggily." barked the fox,
1t the sight of which the Ruffled
Grouse had fluttered down behind
the log. But Uncle Wiggily and
Bunty were too surprised to move;
Yes, here's where l get you,
barked the fox, and he was JUST
reaching for Mr.. Longears. when'
all of sudden, there sounded
loud:
"Dub! Dub! Rub-a-dub-dub!l
Rub a dub dub"
The fox turned suddenly and
listened. Again came the sound.
Extraordinarily! Rub dub
dub!' SSaaAf te
"Oh, the soldiers are coming!
The soldiers with their guns are
cried the fox.
y Then, without hurting Uncle