South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-15

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rubbAe their ears todoy.
And you're invited. Uncle Wiggily.
Now come on 10 the store with me
and help me pick out some things
for the animal boys and girls"
Having nothing else % do. Uncle
Wiggily hoped along with Baby
Bunty. They had no sooner turned
out Of sight down the path through
the woods, than the old Fuzzy Fox
and the Woozie Wolf rose up from
behind "a bush where they had been
hiding.
Did you hear what she said ?"
grOwlcd the wolf.
Yes" answered the Fox. Il did.
You mean about the party. Ana
suppose that you intend that you
and shall go there and nibble Uncle
Wiggily's ears"
NO, Wen not go to the party"
erowled the wolf. 1--WE can't wait
until then to get some ear nibbles.
Besides there will be too many ami
NAL children there who would chase
us. Wen get Uncle Wiggily's ears
now"
Howl" asked the Fox.
wen follow him and Baby Burty
along through the woods" went on
the Wolf. Wen wait until they
come back from the store. carrying
lot of bundles. Then Wen jump
out on them from behind a big rock
and Wen have all the ear nibbles we
want"
Good" howled the Fox. Though
If Uncle Wiggily could have heard it
he would have said bad" 1 fancy.
on TO the store skipped Baby Bun
~, happy over the thoughts Of her
party, and Uncle Wfggily followed
along more slowly, for his rheuma-
tism panied him a little that day.
Now, Baby Bunty, what are you
going to buy?" asked the bunny
gentleman when they reached the
store at last.
"Oh. want some of this. little
OF that, three Of the other, few OF
those. half a dozen of these. a dozen
Of white ones, ten blue ones five
pink ones, three yellow ones and nine
blue ones" answered Baby Bunty.
pointing her paw at the different
things she wished to buy.
My You go so fast you make
me quite dizzy" said poor Uncle Wig
gily. But the Monkey Doodle gentle
man who kept the store knew how
10 wait on little animal girls, and
soon Baby Bunty had what she want
cd.
Now we must hurry home to the
party" she told Uncle wisgily, as
they skipped through the woods to-
gether on the way home.
They were about half way there
when Uncle Wiggily became tired,
and sat down 10 rest on a big log.
And. as IL happened, the log was
close 10 the great rock behind which
the Wolf and Fox had hidden them
selves.
Nothing could be better for usl'
whispered the Wolf TO the Fox. In
a moment Wen Jump out and begin
nibbhng Uncle Wiggily's ears"
and Baby Buntys. too, if you
wish, agreed the Wolf.
So the two bad chaps prepared to
spring out from behind the rock.
But just then Baby Bunty began
looking at the things she had bought
for her party.
Aren't thoy lovely. Uncle Wig
gily?" she asked.
very fine, indeed" said the rab-
bis gentleman. who was half asleep.
Here" went on Baby Bunty. you
hold the lion a minute. until see IL
1 have two tigers or three. I'll put
the elephant in your pocket, and you
can let the camel sit on your lap.
l thing I have two team Of horses,
too. and I want 10 make sure l have
enough wild cats"
"All right" gently sighed Uncle
NFiggily.
Behind the rock the Fox and WOLF
looked at one another.
Did you hear that talk about
lions. tigers. elephants and wild
cats?" asked the Fox.
Yes" whispered the Wolf. II did
I CUES Uncle Wiggily and Baby Bun
" have a whole circus with them.
We'd better not try 10 nibble their
N4Ac ANNdes A4tA ~ NAlE0h away QultL~
~ before the lions and tigers chase
after US" and away sneaked the bad
animals.
"-All right. Uncle Wiggily. We'll hop
along now" said Baby Bunty. My
animal crackers are ali here!" And
the lions, tigers and elephants she
had been talking about were Just
animal crackers ones for her party
Wasn't that a good joke on the
Fox and Wolf? I think so. anyhow.
And Baby Buntys party was just
finel
And = the fountain pen doesn't try
70 hide in the ink we'll when the lead
pencil Is chasing it TO play tag. Ill
tell you next about Uncle Wiggily
and the mashed potatoes.
Copyright, 1920