Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-26
|Bedtin g Stories
For Little Ones
Copyright. 1921. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
UNCLE WIGGLY AND THE
MOLASSES,
BY Howard B. CARTS

The rays are getting shorter.
the nights are growing cold. Some
leaves have turned to crimson,
while others shine like goldt"
Uncle Wiggly, the nice bunny
rabbit gentleman, was singing that
song one afternoon as he hoped
down the steps Of his hollow stump
bungalow to look for an adventure.
That's just right" said Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, his muskrat
lady housekeeper as she heard Mr..
Longears singing. "And IL YOU
want something warm to eat these
cold nights just bring me some mo-
lasses from the five and ten-cent
| store"
Right gladly will 1 bring YOU
molasses, Nurse Jane" spoke the
rabbit gentleman with a low and
polite bow of his tall silk hat. "But
how Will molasses keep me
warm?"
"Ill use 1t to make carrot
| ginger cake" was the answer. "and
you know how hot ginger is, I'm
Gle Wiggly!"
Indeed I do, Nurse Jane! Very
| we'll. please hand me the molasses
jug and I'll get some molasses."
Off started the bunny over the
hill and dale, across the fields and
through the woods to get the mo-
lasses. And though he did not
Know 1t, a Fuzzy Fox was watch
ing Uncle Wiggly.
III just sneak along after Uncle
W1ggily," whispered the Fox to
himself. "I'll wait until he gets
that jug filled with molasses. 1t
VIII be heavy then, and hard to
carry, and I'll have no trouble
catching him and nibbing his ears!
Yes, that's what I'll do! I'll wait
until he is on his way back with
the molasses and then I'll get
him."
Uncle Wiggily. knowing nothing
about this, hoped on to the five
and ten cent store, singing his song
about the nights that were cold
and the leaves turning gold.
But | will not be cold when
Nurse Jane makes the hot carrot
ginger cake!" thought the bunny.
1t did not take Mr.. Longears
more than two minutes to buy his
jug full of molasses. Then, sling
ing 1t over his back, away he hop
ped toward his hollow stump bun
gelow, thinking how good the mo-
lasses ginger cake would taste.
All of a sudden, just as Uncle
Wiggily was remembering that he
must save a piece Of the cake for
Sammie and Susie Littletail, the
rabbit children, a grup voice cried:
"Stop!"
And there was the Fuzzy Fox!
Think of It!
why should I stop" asked I'm
Gle Wiggily, and he shivered and
trembled so in fear that he shook
the cork out Of the molasses jug.
"You must stop so that I can
eat up all the molasses in that
Jug" said the Fox, land then I
want few nibbles off your ears!"
"Oh please don't nibble my
ears!" begged the bunny.
eyes, I shalt" growled the Fox.
eff I gave you five cents would
you let me alone?" asked Mr..
Longears.
moi" howled the Fox.
would let me alone for ten
CeHtS :! asked the Dunny.
mo, and not for fifteen cents,
either" snarled the bad animal.
Get ready now, I'll nibble your
ears first and eat the molasses af-
forwards"
Cor, dear!" sighed Uncle Wig
gily, he sat down on pile of dried
leaves, with the molasses jug. from
which the cork had fallen, beside
him.
mo use saying oh dear!' for It
will do no good!" snickered the
Fox. Nov I'll just sit down be-
side you and see which ear shall
nibble first"
So the bad Fox sat down beside
the bunny gentleman. And Then
Uncle Wiggily looked. and when
he saw some of the thick, sticky
molasses pouring out of the jug,
over the leaves near where the Fox
was sitting, the bunny's pink nose
twinkled as fast as a lollypop.
"You shall not nibble my ears!"
suddenly cried Uncle Wiggily.
With that he gave the Fox
push, sending the bad chap rolling
over and over in the leaves on. the
ground. And by this time the
leaves were all covered with sticky
molasses that had run out of the
Jug
The leaves stuck fast to the Fox.
Over and over he rolled. more and
more leaves sticking fast to him all
he while, until at last he was all
stuck up like piece of molasses
candy that has fallen into feath-
er bed.
ooh, wow!" howled the Fox.
when he found he could hardly
crawl, much less run, after Uncle
Wiggily. "What has happened to
me?"
Leaves and molasses Is what
has happened to you" laughed
Uncle Wiggily. Leaves and mo-
lasses! Goodby"
Then the bunny ran away. with
still enough molasses in his jug for.
Nurse Jane to make the ginger
cake, which she did, and it was
very good.
So everything turned out all
light, though 1t was week before
he Fox had washed off the leaves
md molasses And If the piece OF
,heik doesn't draw funny pic
ure on the black board to make
he spelling book laugh I'll tell you
,ext about Uncle Wiggily and Bill
les whiskers.