The Washington herald., 1920-04-19
CHILDREN'S
SUNRISE STORIES
NJ HOWARD n. GARls i.
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
DUCK GIRLS CAKE.

One morning Alice wibblewobbie,
the little duck girl, arose very early
IN the pen house where she lived
with her father and mother and
her sister and her brother.
Dear me!". said Uncle wiggily to
himself. as he hoped out of bed
and put on his bath robe and slip
pers. II hope those bad old trsmps,
the Pipsisewah and Skeezicks.
haven't come to the back door
begging SO early in the morning
Uncle Wiggily slid along the BAN
mister. that being the quickest way
to get downstairs when you're in a
hurry, and he saw Alice in the
Kitchen and heard her singing q
jolly little song.
Il am glad to see you SO happy
this morning. Alice" said Uncle
Wiggily. why are you up SO
early? Was there a tramp Pipsise-
wah at the back door?"
oh. no." answered the duck girl;
Il just got up early to make a pie
cake"
We'll. that is very nice" said
Uncle wiggily, twinkling his pink
nose like a slice Of lemon orange
1t. But / never heard of a pie
cake. Don't you mean a pie or a
cake?"
No" said Alice. quickly stirring
some batter in q dish. Il mean a
pie-cake. all together in one. 1t is
very easy to make a pie OF a cake,
but to make both in one. that is
harder"
IF you hurry and get dressed you
may go with me. Uncle wiggily."
said Alice. as she opened the oven
TO see how hot it was.
Til do that" exclaimed the bunny
gentleman. II want TO see what
Grandpa Goosey says when he sees
a piecake."
They had not gone very far be-
fore. all of a sudden, out from be-
hind a bush jumped the bad old
tramp Pipsisewah.
"One moment. IL you will be SO
kind" gurgled the bad chap. as he
caught Uncle Wiggily by the ears
Not so fast. il you please"
We'll, we are not very well
pleased at being stopped this way"
said the bunny gentleman. Don't
muss my tall silk hat. whatever YOU
do. And now. why did you stop us?'
TO get your souse. of course
said the Pip. Alice may waddle
along il she likes. she has no ears
to get souse Of"
The idea! AS II I'd go away and
leave Uncle Wiggily with you"
quacked Alice. I'll do nothing OF
the sort"
'Hoity-toity, How bold We are
this morning." sizzled the Pip
Well. just for that-Ah. ha! What
have you in the basket" he sud
denly asked. reaching out one paw
toward the package Alice carried
while. with the other paw the PiI
held fast to Uncle wiggily. What's
in the basket. Alice. my DEAR"
I'm not your dear, and ! never
will be. but there's a piecake in the
basket for Grandpa Goosey!" quack-
ed the duck girl.
'oh. no. A piecate, never
heard of such a thing!" said the
Pip. Let's see.''
Most rudely he snatched the cover
and the white napkin of the bas.
ket Alice carried on her wing
''Oh. SO that's a piecake. is it?'
asked the Pip.
Yes" said Alice. and Uncle Wig
gily also saw one for the first
time.
We'll, I'll just eat Alice's pie.
cake before l take your souse." SAID
the Pip to the bunny. 1T will Civ,
me an appetite. l wish / had two
mouths, and then ] could take {
bite of cake and also a bite of pit
at the same time. But. as il is
I'll take hold Of the cake Die in
my left paw. and I'll take hold oi
the pie side in my right paw. anC
between them I'll have a feast.
So the Pip let go of Uncle Wig.
gily's ears to take the cake in hi:
left paw. and he took hold of the
pie piece in his right paw. anC
then. all of a sudden. Alice cried
''Oh, come on. Uncle Wiggily
Let's run! He's let go of you and
he can't catch you again as long
as both his paws are holding my
piecake, Come on. run"
And Uncle Wiggily and Alice rar
and they got away from the Pip who
had his paws filled with the ducl
girls piecake, and he was so greedy
that he didn't want to let go OF
either side,
But il the fried egg doesn't think
he's a popcorn ball, and jump out OF
the dishpan to chase the bread knife
up the chimney. II tell you mex