Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-26
Bedtime Stories
For Little Ones
Copyright, 1929. by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.
UNCLE WIGGILY'S SPRINKLLNG
CART.
(By Howard r. CARTS. }

Dear mel 1t is very hot and dry
and dusty" said Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy, who was Uncle Wiggily's
hollow stump bungalow keeper
Il wish it would rain! The place
is so dry and dirty. with clouds
of dust flying around, and the
grass is all drying up .
81 think I'd better get out the
hose and do a little sprinkling,
said the bunny rabbit.
at would be fine!" exclaimed
Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy.
So Uncle WiggiIy turned on the
water in the hose and then he went
down in front of the bungalow
sprinkling the grass, the flowers
and the dust and washing the front
porch.
"Oh, that's lovely!" Nurse Jane
said with a happy sigh, as she
came out to sit down.
Yes, you are very lucky to have
some one do the hose sprinkling
in front Of your house" spoke Mrs.
Longtail, the mouse lady, walking
past Just then. THE rest of Wood
land is pretty dry" went on the
mouse lady. Il wish it would
rain" -..
I'VE need it," said Nurse Jane.
After Mrs. Longtail, who was the
mother of Jollie and Jillie, the two
cute mouse children, had passed
on, Uncle Wiggily was noticed to be
thinking very hard. .... .... ...
Whats the matter?" asked
oh 'is
pink nose was hardly twinkling at
all.
"Oh, ] was just thinking of some
way so | could make it rain here,
and sprinkle cooling water in front
of all the places. as l wet down
here with a hose said the bunny.
ooh, you can't make it rainn
declared Nurse Jane. ..
mo, but if I had a sprinkling
cart | could almost make it seem
like rain" Uncle Wiggily answered.
I'm do it, too! I'll make a sprink-
ling cart"
How" asked Nurse Jane.
"Why, all / need is a big sort of
tank that will hold water and
some Wheels" went on the bunny.
Il can get Cup, the kind horse, to
pull it for me and I'll steer, or ]
could even take the water tank
in my auto. l guess that would be
best At the back of the tank III
put an old coffee strainer to make
the water scatter out, like from a
real sprinkling cart"
We'll, don't get hurt, whatever
you do" said Nurse Jane and Uncle
Wiggily said he'd be careful.
He found an old vinegar key that
would do for tank. He had Toodle
and Noodle, the beaver boys, gnaw
a hole in the bottom at one end,
so the water would squirt out after
it had been put in the bung hole
on top. Then Uncle Wiggily fas-
tened the key tank on his auto, and
on behind he put an old coffee
strainer in place so it would scat
ter the water.
Now I'll ride around on my
sprinkling auto and splatter water
on all the hot, dry Places said
Uncle Wiggily, as he climbed into
his machine. which had bologna
sausages for tires. And, when IN
Gle Wiggly wanted to go fast, he
sprinkled pepper on the sausages.
But he didn't want to go fast now,
as he wanted to let the water
sprinkle out and sink in to settle
the dust.
Off he started, and as soon rs
Sammie and Susie Littletaii, the
rabbit children, saw the sprinkling
cart, they cried:
ooh, come on, let's hitch behind
and get a shower bath"
That's what Wen dol" chat
tered Billie and Johnnie, the two
squirrels.
Uncle Wiggily didn't mind the
animal children having a ride and
getting a shower bath. as they had
on their old summer clothes.
Up and down rode the rabbit
gentleman in his sprinkling cart
auto, and soon he had made Wood
land as cool and damp as If it had
rained.
"I'n just sprinkle little over in