The Washington herald., 1920-10-16
Children S Sunrise Stories
ny Howard r. Gsrxs
Copyright. ia2o. hy Mcclure syndicsfs.
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE GRAPES.

DO you like bread and Jelly, Un-i
Gle Wiggily? asked Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy one morning. Just as
the bunny rabbit gentleman, had
finished his breakfast in the hol-
low stump bungalow.
Bread and Jelly! i should say i
do like it," cried Uncle Wiggily,
and his pink nose twinkled just like
bun, with sugar sprinkled over
the top. But ] have eaten so many
of your lovely apple pancakes, with
lollypop sauce sprinkled on them
that / fear / can eat no bread and
Jelly this morning" went on Uncle
Wiggily, as he waved his ears like
flag in a parade.
"Oh, / didn't mean you to eat
bread and jelly now" spoke Nurse
Jane. 'In fact, there is no jelly in
the bungalow. All that ! made is
eaten up. But If you would like
some more, and will hop of to the
woods and get me some grapes, I'll
make a lot OF jelly for you"
"Ha. No sooner said than done"
cried Uncle Wiggily, just as though
he lived in a story book. I'll get
you all the grapes 1 can find"
In the woods grew wild grapes.
They were not wild like lions, or
| tigers, but too wild to grow in a
garden or vineyard. And Uncle
| Wiggily knew where there were
many wild grapes.
Soon he was making his way
| through the tangle Of vines, looking
for clusters of the purple fruit.
| Many of the grapes were green yet,
but Nurse Jane had said:
Pick me some green grapes, too,
! Uncle Wiggily."
But will not green grapes be
| soUr?" the bunny had asked.
"Oh, yes" Nurse Jane answered.
| Green grapes are very pUckery and
! sour. like lemons. but, mixed with
ripe ones, they will make very good
jelly. Pick as many green grapes
as you like"
So Uncle Wiggily picked green
wild grapes, as well as ripe ones to
put in his basket.
'Tll have plenty of bread and
jelly this winter" thought the bun
ny rabbit gentleman to himself as
he filled his basket.
When he had picked all the green
and ripe grapes he wanted, Uncle
| Wiggily started back out Of the
| woods to go to his hollow stump
| bungalow. But he had not gone
very far before, all of a sudden,
| Hippy Hoppy, the little hoptoad boy
| jumped from under a stone and
| called:
oh. Uncle wiggily, You want
| to look out and be caIefUl'"
| What for" asked the bunny rab-
! bit gentleman.
because" said Hippy Hoppy,
Just now i saw. out in the woods
the old black, bushy bear. He tried
to chase me, but ! hoped down in
A hole and hid until he went past
You want to look out that the black
/ bushy old bear doesn't get you, Un-
Gle Wiggily!"
Il should say So" exclaimed the
bunny gentleman, setting down his
basket of green sour grapes, and
also purple. ripe ones. But are
you sure, Hippy. that II WASH
good Mr.. Stubtail, my gentleman
bear friend. or Mr.. Whitewash, the
polar bear. whom you saw"
NO, II was a black, bushy bear
said the hoptoad boy. and he kept
growing: I'll get him this time
I'll get him this time" I guess ht
was talking about you, Uncle Wig
gily."
Maybe he was" said the bum,
I rabbit gentleman. But, since yoI
have told me about him, I'll go home
around the other way and he will
not get me"
'Oh, he won't, eh7" suddenly
called a grillery, growlery voice
Well, that's the time you're fooled
! Uncle WiEgily! Here l am now, and
/ I'm going to get you" And with
! that. bursting through the bushe,
came the black. bushy bear. He