The Washington herald., 1920-05-08
CHILDREN.S
SUNRISE STORIES
ny HOWARD u. GARis
UNCLE wIGGILY AND
SAMMY'S SKATES

/ are you going 10 % De very DuSy
today, Uncle wiggily?" asked Nurse
Jane Fuzzy wuzzy. mis- muskrat
lady housekeeper. as she saw the
rabbit gentleman leaving the wib-
blewobble duck house one morning.
'oh. not so very" was the answer.
II am going over to see DR.. Possum
to get some rheumatism pills"
Well, on your way home I wish
you'd stop at the 3 and accent store
and get me some red ribbon" begged
Nurse Jane.
For yous hair?" asked the bunny
gentleman.
! mo, ] want IL to tie on the. dish
PAN" said the muskrat lady. There
Is no reason why sofa cushions and
bed spreads should have ribbons on
them. IL dishpan can't. i want a
red ribbon to make the kitchen sink
look Jolly"
"And you shall have itw promised
Uncle Wiggily. 80.
on he, started to see DR.. Possurn.
but half way there he stopped at
the house Of Mrs: Littletail, the
squirrel lady.
I'll Just give my rheumatism a
rest here" thought the bunny uncle,
and he was quite surprised when
Sammie Littletail opened the door
in answer to the knock.
"Oh. are you going to get Lulu
and Alice and Jimmie roller skates
at the store?" asked Sammie,
eagerly.
mo. what made you think it?"
questioned the bunny. "I am going
to get Nurse Jane a new red ribbon
to tie on the dishpan-some new no.
tion OF hers"
We'll, then. there's no use wish
ing" sighed Sammie, with a doleful
face.
No use wishing for what? Un-
Gle Wiggily wanted to know.
mo use wishing for a pair Of
roller skates" went on the boy rab-
'bit. II want q paiy so much!"
That is too bad" agreed Uncle
lWlggily. Il wish my hollow stump
bungalow hadn't burned down. In
that was a pair of roller skates I
made when I was a boy"
Il made myself a pair Of roller
lskates out of some old spools for
wheels. a piece of wood for the bot
tom part and / tied them on with
strings"
'oh. know where there are a lot
Iof empty spools in mothers work
box" said Sammie. DO you think
you could make me a pair Of
skates%'
I'll try" said the bunny, and he
went to work.
He fastened some spools on the
ends of some sticks, and he fastened
the sticks to some fiat pieces OF
wood. Then he tied the spool skates
on Sammie's paws and the rabbit
boy went out on the kitchen oilcloth
where it was nice and smooth. Soon
Sammie was whirling around that
kitchen as fast as anything.
"Whoop la" cried Sammie, "Say.
Uncle Wiggily," he went on, why
don't you make yourself a pair OF
these roller skates?"
There were more empty spools in
Mrs. Littletaiis work basket and
soon Uncle, Wiggilv had made a sec
ond pair of the skates. These he
tied on his own paws and started
to skate.
But alas! The bunny gentleman's
left paw slipped and he bunked into
a chair and almost fell into the
sink.
| Never mind. try again. invited
Sammie, going faster and faster.
Uncle Wiggily struck out again
and this time his right paw slipped
and he fell into the basket of clean
CLOTHES. So he wasn't much hurt.
! Il don't believe I'm as good a
roller skater as / used to be, Sam
mie." said Uncle Ciggily..
| oh. try once more" begged the
boy rabbit. And Uncle wiggiIy did,
But this time both his paws slipped
and down he went ker-smasho-bango
in the middle of the floor, rattling
every dish in the pantry.
! And just then the door opened and
in came Mrs. tletail. the rabbit
lady.
"Oh, dear me. Uncle wiggily" she
cried. as she saw him sitting in the
middle of her floor looking queer.
Are you ill?"
No" answered Mr.. Longears as he
| got up and took of the spool roller
skates. MY rheumatism was both
ering me. but it's better now. I
guess I won't have to go to DR.. Pos
sums"
Well. I'm glad of that" spoke
Sammie's mother. Then she mace
Uncle Wiggily a cup Of tea and after
that he bought Nurse Jane the red
ribbon for the dishpan.