El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-23
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones
UNCLE WIeGTLY AND ER eoBRLE eoBBLE

You might put up little lunch for
me. Nurse Jane" said Uncle
Wiggily. as he started to hop
away from his hollow stump ounga-
sandwiches and a slice or two Of
turnip."
Dear mel I hope you aren't going
TO be gone very long." exclaimed
Miss FUZZY Wuzzy, the muszrar lady
hOusekeeper, sort OF anxious like
you know Il is Thanksgiving this
week and I'm planning TO have little
extra dinner"
stay away from you al Thanks
rfvfng2 I guess not-" cried Uncle
WiEEily. making HIS pink nose twin
kle SO fast that 10 looked like PUPPY
dog Wagging his tai. -Iu be mere
But Just now an going 70 ne
woods 20 look for an adventure and
thought might meet Reddy Tut.
the Red Squirrel Hes always so
hungry. 7 could take him nut sand
wich.n
"As long as you aren't going to be
away over THANKSGIVING. take any
thing you Ike" said jolly Nurse Jane
Here Is some ccrn and II You meet
Reddy you might build a fire and pop
IL He may like popcorn balls
Il think very likely he does" said
Uncle Wiggily. with a smile any
how I'll hop along and look for an
adventure"
So away he started. with his tan
silk black hat his red vest and his
pink, twinkling nose, as well as his
red, white and blue striped rheuma-
tism crutch- In his pocket the bunny
rabbit gentleman put the corn that
Nurse Jane had given him for Reddy
Tuft. the Red Squirrel boy
Along and along hoped Uncle Wig
gily, and he was just looking around
the corner OF mulberry bush, and
thinking what a nice Thanksgiving
dinner Nurse Jane would get FOR him
on Thursday wheus all OF a sudden
a loud voice cried.
-Gobblel Obblel Obble, Who dares
come where am. wearing redg|
Obble- Obble-" and with that great
big turkey gobbler came struttins
out from behind the sassafras tree,
with his wings dragging on the
ground. and the black tassle on his
neck webbing from side 10 side
while the red thing hanging on his
beak Topped up and down
oh, ny goodness me sakes alive
and some dishpan turnoversr' cried
lnels wisely, getting ready 70 run
@Gobblei ObbIel obblef" went the
turkey gentleman. putting out his
feathers. Who dares to come with
red on into my field? I hate redg
and he Elared at Uncle Wiggily.
spoke the bunny rabbit gentleman.
u forgot all about you not liking red,
Mr.. Gobble Obble. Wait. III button
my black coat over my red vest"
Uncle Wiggily did this but still the
turkey gentleman glared and nut-
tered his wings.
There's red on your crutchI" cried
ar. Gobble O3ble. I can't stand red
any more than Mr.. Bull can. Red
makes me have the flop doodlesF
"Oh, I'm 50 sorryl" spoke Uncle
Wigglly. -Waiti III cover up the
red In my rheumatism crutch."
With some brown leaves that he
found on the ground the bunny rab-
bit gentleman covered the red in his
crutch. winding the leaves around the
places the turkey gentleman didn't
Ike Then the crutch Of the bunny
rabbit was blue, white and brown
That's better" Erunted Mr.. Gobble I
Obble, when he saw what Uncle Wig
gily had done. 1T Is only red that /
hurts my eyes Now we can be I
Iriends. 7 don't suppose you have /
any ming 20 eat have vouI he asked /
I have some corn Nurse Jane gave 7
ne, in case met Reddy Tuft, the red 4
squirrel" spoke the bunny. Il was
going to pop Il FOR him"
Tut Tuti' exclaimed the turkey I
gentleman. Don't even mention a !
red squirrel 20 me Not that I would .
hurt Reddy Tuft. but it's just as well Z
Tor me not 70 meet him. However. n ]
you have some corn I could eat that
Never mind popping it,
So Uncle Wiggily. being careful not .
to let any OF his red vest show, took 4
out the kernels OF corn and Mr.. Cob I
bic Obble ate them up one at a time, I
picking them from the ground with .
his big beak.
You are very kind 70 me. Uncle 3
" ggily." said the turkey gentleman. I
I hope you don't mind me being so .
tussy about red"
"Oh. not at am Not at air. an
swered Uncle Wiggily. twinkling his I
nose and very glad that it was pink /
instead Of red Mr.. Gobble Obhle /
didn't mind pink.
You see 7 always set nervous and I
fussy near Thanksgiving" went on \
the turkey gentleman And that IS
only two days off. I can't bear
Thanksgiving
Well Nurse Jane and I like IT, but
then we only eat pumpink pies, cram
berry sauce tarts and things like
that. with possibly a celery cake or
two" said the bunny.
That isn't so bad" agreed Mr..
Gobhle Obbie. But this corn is an
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