Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-02
lBedtim e Stories
For Little Ones
Copyright, 1921, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
FUNNY SKATE.

Once upon a time, when Uncle
Wiggily was hopping through the
woods, looking for some sweet car
rot tops to chew, he saw behind e
bush something that looked very
queer and funny.
WE'LL" exclaimed the old rabbit
gentleman, as he scratched his tall
silk hat on his left ear, II wonder
what that is?"
He skipped up little closer and
saw that the queer thing was made
of something hard, like Nurse
James teakettle, and that it was
shaped like the sole Of a shoe.
But it isn't shoe" said Uncle
Wiggily, 'for it hasn't any buttons
on or laces in. And it has green
vines and ferns growing through it..
Maybe it's a new kind of flower
pot"
Then, as the bunny rabbit looked
more closely, he saw four wheels
on the object - a wheel on each
corner.
"But 1t can't be a wagon" said
Uncle Wiggily to himself, "for
there is no handle by which to pull
II. L wonder what 1t ISL"
He hoped slowly around 1t, try
ing to imagine what it might BIO He
was about to give it push with
his red white and blue striped rheu-
matism crutch, when, all at once,
out from behind a bush hoped
Sammie Littletail, the rabbit boy.
Hello. Uncle Wiggily!" called
Sammie. ''What are you doing,
playing Rose Around the Ringie ?"
Then Sammie laughed, for Mr..
Longears was always getting the
games of the animal children mixed
up-like Leap Scotch" and Hop
Frog"
What are you doing?" asked
Sammie again.
ooh, just trying to find out what
this queer thing is," answered the
bunny uncle. do you know?"
mo, l can't say that / do" an
swered the boy rabbit. II wonder
II it's alive? ?" He crept slowly up 70
the queer thing and, as loudly as
he could, cried "Boo!"
my, goodness" exclaimed Uncle
Wiggily, you almost scared me!
Did it move?"
mot a Bit" said sammie. "I
guess it isn't alive, unless it's sound
asleep. But perhaps 1 can find out
by touching it," Sammie put out his
paw and gave the old roller skate
a push. For, of course, you have
guessed what it was-an old roller
skate over which grass and vines
had grown
The skate rolled slowly along
the level ground.
"Oh, look" cried Sammie. at
goes"
isn't that funny?" laughed I'm
Gle Wiggily, who, not having his
glasses on, could not, as yet, very
well tell what it was he had found.
well, Sammie," he went on, see
IL you can find out what it's for,
while l hop on ahead to look for
some carrots"
So the bunny uncle hoped away.
leaving Sammie with the old roller
skate. Mr.. Longears went slowly
along, singing a little song about |
a boy who found a poor, hungry
dog, and took it home to live with |
him. And one day the boy fell into
pond end the dog pulled him out. |
iilCH SUES W SHOW L1dC every |
good act is paid for somehow"
thought the bunny gentleman. "If |
he had hot fed the hungry dog, the
boy might have been left in the
water too long and have taken
cold"
At last Uncle Wiggily reached a
carrot field, and, having pulled a
paw full Of the yellow vegetables,
he started back with them. AS he
reached the place where he had left
Sammie, Mr.. Longears saw the lit
tie rabbit boy sitting on the old
roller skate, and pushing himself
along the ground by means of a
stick.
"All abroad" cried Sammie.
Train leaves in one minute. Next
station Mount Chocolate Candy"
Wait! I'll take a ride with you"
laughed Uncle Wiggily. Putting the
carrots on the skate, the rabbit
gentleman hoped up beside Sam
mic, for the skate was an extra
large one.
"Oh, goodie!" cried Sammie
when he saw the carrots. NOW we
can have picnic! Well go off on ii
trip. Let me take your crutch for
pusherl" Using the bunny's red