Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-04-21

farther, until he saw a blue bird
who was also hungry, and him
also, the bunny fed with crumbs
Then the rabbit met white
pigeon, who had lost its way, and
was tired from flying about trying
to find its home.
| REST yourself and eat some of
my crumbs, white pigeon" invited
the bunny. And the white bird
did.
Uncle Wiggily was quite happy,
now, for he had done little favors
for three birds, all in a row as
you might say.
Il think will go on to the
hollow stump school," thought
the bunny gentleman, land have
the lady mouse teacher tell the
| animal children to be kind to the
birds and feed them. Not that
the animal children aren't kind,
but sometimes they forget"
So Uncle Wiggily hoped on to
the hollow stump school, and
when he reached the place he
saw that some thing was the
matter.
The lady mouse teacher and all
the animal boys and girls were out
in front, some of them looking
under bushes, and some behind
trees, and the janitor a nice old
rat gentleman, was fussing around
the flagpole, which stood near
the school.
"Oh, here's Uncle Wiggily!"
parked Jackie Bow Wow, as the
little puppy dog saw the bunny
uncle. HE can help u.s."
What is the matter, Miss Lady
Mouse % asked Mr.. Longears
with a low and polite bow of his
tall silk hat, Has anything hap
pened?"
Yes" answered the teacher.
"Our flag is gone! We have q
red, white and blue flag that
the janitor hoists on the staff in
front of our school each day, so
the animal children will salute
it and love it. But this morning,
when he came to put up the flag,
it was not to be found"
perhaps the Woozie Wolf or
the Fuzzy Fox took it," said
Uncle Wiggily. -t.
Chats what | think" said the
lady mouse teacher But we do
not like to start school without
singing to the flag, as we do
each morning"
"Have you flag?" asked
Susie Littletail, the rabbit girl.
NO" Uncle Wiggily answered.
81 am sorry to say / have no
flag with me. But I'll hop home
and get one"
THAT will make school so very
late" said the lady mouse teach
err. "If we only had some red,
white and blue cloth could
get the girls of the sewing class
to make a flag"
Just then Johnnie Bushytail,
the squirrel boy. raised his paw.
eyes, Johnnie, what is it?"
asked the lady mouse.
IF you please, teacher, 1 see
something red up in the air."
chartered Johnnie, and he point
ed over his head.
And / see something white
flying along" barked Petite, the
puppy dog boy.
, "And l see something blue!"
clucked Arabella Chick, the hen
girl.
Through the air came sailing
.specks Of red, white and blue.
Right to the Flagstaff they came
and then Uncle Wiggily cried:
why. it's Robin Red Breast,
the Bluebird and the White Pig
con: They will make a bird flag
for you, Lady Mouse.
B. And, surely enough, as the
birds whom Uncle Wiggily had
fed perched themselves on top
of the pole, they made the most
beautiful flag you can imagine.
Children! Salute the flag"
called the teacher, and the animal
boys and girls did, repeating their
pledges. Then they sang. and
the robin and bluebird sang with
them and everything was just
lovely.
you come along just in time
said the bunny to the birds as
they flew away when the children
went in school. And the next day
the rat janitor found the regular
flag where the bad wolf had car
ried it away and dropped, it in
the woods. But the red, white and
blue birds were fine; weren't
they? And if the brown COW will
eat some green grass to make
white milk and yellow butter, I'll
tell you next about Uncle Wiggily
and the pussy willows.