The Washington herald., 1920-03-15
CHILDREN'S
SUNRISE STORIES
UNCLE WICCIY AND
BILLIE'S JAM.
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Mouse" called Uncle wiggily to
the teacher of the Hollow Stump
School, as he met her going across
the snow covered field one after
noon when the classes OF animal
children had been sent home. why
are you looking so sad and un-
cheerful like?
Was 1 looking sad?" asked the
lady mouse teacher. We'll. I sup
pose IL must have been because
Sammie Littletail. your rabbit
nephew, was such a troublesome
boy in school today"
was he bad?" asked Uncle Wig
gily, surprised like.
We'll, no, not exactly bad" the
teacher answered, but he ate a
piece of carrot bread right out In
school"
We'll, don't be too harsh with
him." begged the lady mouse teach
er. and Uncle Wiggily said he
would not.
The rabbit gentleman did not see
Sammie that night, for Uncle Wig
gily and Nurse Jane were then
staying for while with the
Bushytail family of squirrels. But
after the supper of nut bread and
cake made from pine tree cones,
Uncle wiggily looked at Billie and
Johnnie, the two squirrel boys, and
said:
Don't either of you two chaps
ever eat anything in SCHOOL,!
why not?" asked 'Billy.
Because IL makes the lady mouse
teacher feel badly" answered the
| Ia
told about Sammie.
II s'pose it was his recess lunch
he nibbled at" spoke Jennie emp
munk, who was paying a ht'ie NiSi'
to Mrs. Bushytail.
Yes, l suppose So" said uncle
wiggily, looking at Blllle anu
Johnnie. And l hope you ooSs
will never do that"
The boy squirrels said they never
would, and the next morning. "nen
Mrs Bushytail was putting up sohe
| red raspberry jam sandwiches ioi
Billie and Johnnie, Uncle "issS
said once more. as they started OH
Mind you! Don't nibble your re-
cess lunch in schools"
I'VE won't!" said Billie and john
ME together, just like twins. only
they weren't, of course.
So with their little bundle of Jam
lunches, Billie and Johnnie skipped
over the fields and through the
woods to the hollow stump school
There they recited their gnawlne
and jumping lessons, and the lao9
mouse teacher was just calling up
the class in number work, to hnc
out how many ice cream cones you
could buy for "a penny II appie
ldumplings cost five cents eacn
when all Of a sudden there came a
knock on the door.
"Toodle Flat-Tail, will you please
see who that is?" asked the lady
mouse teacher of the beaver boy.
IF you please. teacher. In
la-skeered," said Toodle. Maybe it's
the Pipsisewah"
I'll go il Toodle goes with me-
spoke Noodle. bashful like and shy
Very well, both of you CO.
laughed the lady mouse. and when
the door was opened there stood
Uncle wiggily!
come right in. Uncle Wiggily.'
Invited the lady mouse teacher
You may hear the class in number
work recite."
So the rabbit gentleman heard
Jackie Bow Wow. the puppy dog
how. tell how many barks there
were in two bones when pussy cal
biscuits sold three for ten cents
VERY good" said the lady mouse
teacher. And now / will let Uncle
wiggily see how nicely you car
write"
Tommie Kat. the kitten boy. rails
ed his paw and said:
please, teacher. there isn't any
ink in my we'll"
"Nor in mine. either" meaowed
Joie. his brother.
pear me" exclaimed the teach
er, how can I have you show Un-
Gle wiggily how we'll you write If
there is no ink?
And it did seem hard, for all the
ink was frozen. or dried up, until
there wasn't a smitch left.
All at once Susie Littletail raised
her paw.
| the lady mouse.
please, teacher. Billie Bushytail
has his recess lunch out of his desk
and maybe he's going to eat 1t in
school like you told Sammie not
to-" said Susie.
"Oh. Billie" said the lady mouse.
"Oh, Billie" said Uncle Wiggily
"Oh, 1 wasn't at all going to eat
my lunch." chartered Billie. But
got some red raspberry jam, on
bread, and was seeing, teacher
if the jam was red enough to make
red ink for us to write with for
Uncle wiggily. So there, susie
Littletail" and he almost made
snoot at Susie.
Now, Billie, Be nice" said the
lady mouse. But your idea about
the jam is splendid! Bring some to
me until / try it."
And IL the little girls mittens
don't pull all the big buttons of
the small boys overcoat for the
mice to play with, I'll tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily and Johnnie's
candy.