Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-07-31
Bedtime Stories
For Little Ones
Copyright. 1920. by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.
UNCLE WIGGTLY's CONCERT.
tBy Howard r. Garis.)

UNCLE WIG(SILHS CONCEIfT.
Lets go to the movies tonight,
Uncle Wiggily," suggested Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat
lady housekeeper one evening after
supper in the hollow stump bum
galow. ~
THAT will suit me all right" the
bunny rabbit answered. What
sort of a picture is it?''
"Oh. it's something funny, about
how frogs get SPOTTED. and why a
camel wears humps" said the
muskrat lady.
"Good!' exclaimed Uncle Wig-
gily. Then he brushed some dust
off his pink, twinkling nose and
put a little stove polish on his tall
silk hat and he and Miss Fuzzy
Wuzzy were ready TO go to the
movies.
Uncle Wiggily and Nurse Jane
were little late, as Nurse Jane
couldn't get her tail ribbon tied
Just to suit her, but at last they
walked down the woodland path
TO where, in a great, big hollow
stump, the movie show was held.
The animals sat on toadstools for
chairs.
This is rather queer" said I'm
Gle Wiggily, as they neared the
place.
what is?r asked Nurse Jane.
"Why, / don't hear any music at
the movie show" went on the bun
ny rabbit gentleman. Most al
ways Mr. Lightning Bug, who runs
the place, has IA nice concert to
entertain us, besides the pictures.
I wonder what can have happen
ed?"
ut is strange.' agreed Nurse
Jane.
And when they reached the big,
hollow stump and went inside, II
was stranger still not to have any
music.
whats the trouble?" asked Un-
Gle Wiggily of Grandpa Goosey
Gander. as there a strike among
the musicians?"
mo" answered Grandpa Goosey
"But the iitney on which they We're
coming to the movie theater broke
down, so Mr.. Mocking Bird, the
leader, telephoned, and they won't
be able TO get here to play to-
night" -,
"Oh, then. we'll have no music
said Nurse Jane, sadly.
at doesn't seem so" quacked
Grandpa Goosey.
"I am very sorry, friends" said
Mr.. Lightning Bug, who ran the
movie show. But i, can't give
concert this evening"
He made this little speech
standing down in front with the
light from some of his FREELY
friends turned on him. Afterward
the fireflies made light shine
through the moving pictures on
the screen. While the lights were
turned on brightly Uncle Wiggliy
looked among the audience.
There is no reason why we
cannot have some music, said the
bunny gentleman.
How can we have 1t when there
are no musicians here to give the
concerto" asked Mr.. Lightning Bug.
"Ah, but we have plenty OF mu.
sical folk among the audience!
laughed Uncle Wiggily. "Jolile
and Jnlie Longtail, the mice, can
squeak as we'll as any fife. john
ME and Billie Bushytail, the SOUR
rels, can chatter like canary birds,
almost. / hear some crickets out
side. and they can cheerfully
chirp. Bully and Bawly Notail,
the frog boys, wall SO rumph,
IImph,' like the big drum, and
many othars will heap MAKE
concert
"Oh. yes! Let's make our own
music." cried the animal friends;
very well, you may try" SAID
Mr.. Lightning Bug.
IAN ready! Start" called Uncle
Wiggily, waving his red, white ana
blue striped rheumatism crutch.
SO the crickets chirped The
frog boys went ''Umph- -Umph'
like a drum. Some grasshoppers
came in and played like fiddles on
their left hind legs. The squirrel
boys chartered loud and shrlll IKE
birds. Jackie and Peete Bow
WOW, the dogs. howled the hlgh
notes like trombones, and Sammie
and Susie Littletail, the rabbits,
followed out a pumpkin, strung
some strings of grass over the
omen end, and Neddie and Beckie
Stubtail, the bear boy and girl
nicked the strings with their long
claws making music like a banjo.
',Now, could any music be bel
ter than this?" cried Uncle VIE
gily, as some tree toads Whistleo