South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-26
UNCLE
WIGGILY
UNCLE WIGGILH AND THE
TEACHER BIRD.
BY HOWARD r GAHIs-

starting out from his hollow stump
bungalow one evening.
"Oh. adventur.nE replied Mr.
I.ongears. Il am just going of 20
look FOR a uttle adventure. Miss
Fuzzy WHY is there any little
thing 7 may have The pleasure OF
colrg for you % asked the bunny
uncle with a low and polite bow.
Thank YOU. no. 7 need nothing
from the six and seven cent store
today answered the muskrat lady.
But here are some bread crusts. IL
you done mind taking them, though
they are rather hard and dry
"Oh. I shall be back in time for
dinner" said Uncle Wiggily. i VIII
not need the bread cruss. thank
YOU"
Ha Ha / didn't mean them for
YOU laughed Nurse Jane But /
thought YOU might Ike 20 feed
them 20 the birds. You so often
meet birds Of late when you are
out adventuring. and the birds are
So often hungry that I thought
you'd Ike 10 feed them the bread
orusts
Thank you I WILL said Uncle
WirCily 'It was very good OF you
20 be so thoughtful
With the bread crusts in his poe
ket Uncle Wiggily was soon mop
ring over the Fields and through the
woods. IN the forest he heard a
whistlinE sound and at FIRST he
thought Il might be Buddy or
Brighteyes, the guinea pig children.
for guinea pigs whistle. you know.
But after the whistling came the
sound OF Tapping wings. and Uncle
WiEgily knew neither Buddy nor
Brighteyes could fly.
1T must be a bird!' exclaimed
Uncle Wiggily. and then. from a
nest in a tree overhead out flew
large bird. with brown and white
feathers It's nest was a rough, criss-
cross collection OF sticks. almost
like that Of a crow. and was in the
TOP OF dead tree
Hello. there. Mr.. Bird" cried
Uncle wiggiy. in his jolly. happy
voice How would you like some
bread crusts 20 eat?"
Thank YOU. but don't eat
them" the bird answered. as II
pcrched on low limb near the rab-
biz. Il am an osprey. or FISH hawk
and all I eat is fish. 1 am on my
way % the ocean now 20 catch a
fish"
But where is your role and
llne2" asked the bunny. How can
you catch a FISH unless YOU have a
pole. hook and line?"
"Oh. I don't FISH that way,
laughed the osprey. II fly over the
water. and have such sharp eyes
that I can see a fish swimming far
down In the waves Then / dive and
catch the FISH in my claws and fiyI
back with il through the air 20 feed
my little hungry birds.
But don't your feathers get all
vet when YOU dive in the water2'
asked the bunny
They soon dry" the fish hawk
answered. besides. there is a sort
OF all on my plumage that doesn't
let me get very wet. I thank YOU
again for Offering me the bread
crusts. but I must have ish.
Then I will give the bread TO
birds who will eat 10" said Uncle
WiggiIy. as the fsh hawk few away.
and the bunny scattered his crumbs
fer the robins and chickadees.
Well. that wasn't much Of an
adventure" said Uncle Wiggi,y, as
he hoped along once more. f'Stiu
ii was better than nothing / Won
der II anything more will happen
II did In a little while The
bunny was hopping along when, all
Of a sudden. as he drew near the
duck pond ocean. he heard The
sound Of crying.
II must be careful" whisr
the bunny This may be the Fox
or Wolf pretending 10 cry so I viii
20 10 them Then they would nibble
my ears. I'll look through The bush
es first"
Uncle wiggily did this. and there
he saw Mamie Wagtail the goat
eirI. standing out over the water
and crying.
WHAT'S The matter7" asked Uncle
WigEily or NanDie
"Oh. was giving my doll, Han
nah EuCkleberry POt8toCake. ride
on ms brother Bul e'e sail boat"
sobbed tho goat girl but all at
once the string that I was holding
the toy ship by. broke And away
blew tho little ship and Hannah
FTuckleberry Potatoceke Is on board
and she'll he taken FAR far away,"
Uncle WiggiIv looked and saw. far
cut from shore. the little shin with
the doll on f.
ooh Hannah Huckleberry Potato
cake How shall 7 ever get YOU
L. ID
ont her front feet
II wish I could help YOU but I
can't swim sadly said Uncle Wig
Filv
"Oh doHe dolIe' cried Mamie.
Come back"
Wait a minute. I'll get her back
for YOU" vhistled a voice. as Mamie
was about 20 wade In. and this was
dangerous for the water was deep.
-Iu bring back Hannah Huckleberry
Potatocake'" With that The kind
fshhaWk swooped over ire ocean
and few out 20 where the coy ship
foated The bird picked ur the doll
in one claw and the little boat in
the other and flew back safely with
them 90 the beach
"Oh. thank yout' laughed Mamie.
FOR everything was an right now
And ! thank you also" spoke
The bunny gentleman.
7 am glad I could help YOU"
whispered the osprey as he few on
"a End a fish for his dinner Then
Uncle Wigg.ly bought Mamie an ice
cream sandwich. and Hannah
Huckleberry Potatocake went 70
sleep.
And = The pen doesn't scratch the
hack OF the book. so all the leaves