The Washington herald., 1920-04-29
CHILDREN'S
SUNRISE STORIES
ny HOWARD u. GARls
UNCLE WICGHY AND
JIMMIE'S CAKES.

Are you coming to the hollow
stump school tOday?" asked Jimmie
Wibblewobble. the boy duck. of
Uncle Wiggily Longears, the bunny
gentleman.
We'll. 1 hardly know" was the
bunny's answer. II did think OF
going to look for an adventure"
II you'll come with Sammie and
me maybe you'll have one" saiu
Jimmie, sort Of fiittering one wing
to make II nice and timber for play
camp in the woods"
I'm afraid it's a little damp for
my rheumatism" objected Uncle
wiggly. Besides. I get such a hun
cry appetite when I'm in the woods
that"
That's the best part Of it,"
quacked Jimmie. We're going to
have something to eat-Sammie and
l. Were going to take things to
cook In our camp"
What are you going to take"
the bunny wanted to know.
"Oh, some cookies and I'm goinE
to build a fire and bake pancakes"
spoke Jimmie.
Hum! That does sound pretty
good" agreed Uncle wiggily.
Then may we count on you?''
the duck boy wanted to know.
Yes, III be there" promised the
bunny.
I'll see you after school,"
quacked Jimmie to Uncle wiggily.
After a while, he saw that it was
nearly time for Jimmie and Sam
niie to come from school.
"Tll just go along to see that
they don't get into mischief. or
burn themselves baking pancakes
at their camp" said the bunny to
himself.
He found the duck chap and the
rabbit boy waiting for him. Each
one had a bundle.
Now come on to camp" quacked
Jimmie and he led the way through
the woods.
On and on through the woods
they went, and soon they came to
nice place to camp. On a fat
stump were placed the cookies. jam
tarts and other things Jimmie and
sammie had brought from their
homes.
Now. II you'll build us a fire.
Uncle Wiggily." said Jimmie. III
bake the cakes"
NNSA some
hour, which he said was already
mixed. so that you Ssd only to Stir
II with water to make pancake
batter.
And brought a little frying nan
to hold over the fire and bake the
cakes on" ,said Jimmie.
While Sammie set the fat stump
table. Jimmie began mixing up the
cake batter in an old empty tin car.
He found water in a bubbling
spring near by.
Uncle Wiggily made a fire in n
safe place and when it was blazing
just right Jimmie said he would
cook the cakes. He had mixed I'M
the batter and now. after greasinE
the skillet, he poured some of the
batter out on the hot pan.
The cakes sizzled and steamed
Just as Uncle Wiggily had seen
them do for Nurse Jane. And the
bunny uncle was smiling the air,
hungry like, when, all of a sudden.
out from a sassRfras bush jumped
the bad old skuddlemagoon.
Whats this / smell? What this
I smell cooking in my woods 81
cried the Skuddlemagoon.
oh, excuse US! We didn't know
these were your woods" said Uncle
Wiggily. politely.
But they are" cried the skud-
die chap. And what is IL 1 smelIY"
Perhaps these cakes 1 am cook
Ing. answered Jimmie even more
politely. Have one" he invited
and he held tho hot skillet from
the fire over the bad chap.
Yes. Will take a cake, and then
I'll take all OF Uncle Wiggily's
souse!" howled the unpleasant
creature. He caught hold of the
skillet in one raw and flipped the
pancakes high up in the air, open
ing his mouth wide to catch them
as they came down.
Down thoy came. straight into
the skuddlemagpon's open mouth,
and then he suddenly dropped the
pan. gave q yell and cried.
"Oh, why didn't you tell me they
were blazing hot?"
You never asked me-" uuacked
Jimmie, innocent like. Then the
bad chap ran away to find some ice
water to cool his burned tongue.
Jimmie made more cakes ana he
and Uncle Wiggily and Sammie had