South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-14

UNCLE WICGIIY AND 8E1T1-s
IL

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Good morning., sIrT. Elngtau..'
called Uncle Wiggily 90 The raccoon
LADY mother OF Bobby and Betty
Ringtall the little coon boy and
Girl. How Is Bobby this nornin- q"
went On the bunny rabbit gentleman.
Z hope nc didn't have bad dreams
on account OF Swing me from tho
Wof yesterday with his rubber
ball"
"Ob. Bobby Is an right. thank
you, answered Mrs RilgtaH. "Ho
ecemed 10 think ID was fun roolre
The Wolf and saving -our ears"
IL was fun after 10 was over. d"
chuckled Uncle WigsiIy. 'But
where are Bobby and Betty nowr
Have they gone 20 the hollow stun4p
school % say heir lessons % the laUy
mouse teacher"
Not quito so soon" replied Mrs
Ei1gtall. You are bit too early.
Bobby and Betty are Just washing
their breakfast"
Washing their breakfast! Don't
you mean they are washing their
faces 20 eat breakfast" asked Ar.
LOngoars.
ooh. no." said the mother animal.
II mean just what I said-BObby
and Betty are washing their break.
fast. You know We raccoons are
very clean. Not only do we wash
our faces. but we wash every bit OF
GOOD we eat"
"Oh. / think I must have forgot
ten that" admitted Uncle Wigglly.
Though I do recall that Nurse Jane
sa.d something about IL. Wen, III
go watch Bobby and Retty wash
their breakfast. though it seems a
funny thing 90 do Then I'll hop
along 90 school with them and per-
haps we may have an adventure"
Uncle Wigglly hoped a little way
from the tree in which the RiugtaI
family lived. He saw Bobby and
Betty the coon children. on the
shore Of little pond. The pond had
been frozen over, but there was a
small space of open water and here
Bobby and Betty were washing their
breakfast. They had fish that morn
ine-some fish hat Mr. Riugtail had
caught the nigh. before I'm the brock
and the little boy and girl animal
held their pieces of fish in their fore
paws. which were almost like hands
and dipped the fish i'm the water
again and again. scrubblng il uEll
q, was very clean.
All raccoous do this, even those
YOU may see in a Zoo Park. That's
why there is. or should be a basin
II water i'm the raccoon pen, for the
'cOons VIII even wash a piece OF
bread before they eat 1T. Green
corn. of the cob Of which raccooT.s
are very fond, is the only food they
10 not wash.
"Oh. here's Uncle Wiggily," cried
Bobby. as he finished washing HE
piece OF fish and began TO eat #.
Are you going to school with us this
morning." asked the Coon boy.
Uncle Wiggily doesn't go TO
SCHOOL," chartered Betty. He knows
enough without-he knows more
than the lady mouse teacher"
ooh. I'm not too old 10 learn"
chuckled tho bunny gentleman.
Then will you come to school
with us?" begged Bobby. "and may
be come in and stay q while and
tell the class "a story? We won't
have so many lessons to study then,
Betty. If Uncle WIggily tells us a
story" whispered Bo&y.
"Oh. goodiei' exclaimed the little
girl coon Then she and Bobby
having finished their breakfasts,
washed their paws and faces. and
went on to school with Uncle Wig
gily.
The lady mouse teacher was very
glad TO sec Mr.. LOngears, and in
vited him to stay and tell a story to
the class. which he did And then
it was recess. out ran the animal