Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-08
b edtime Stories
For Little Ones
BY Howard B. CARTS.
Copyright. 1921. BY Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
TOOTER.
BY Howard B. CARTS.


Hello, Uncle Wiggily! Hello!"
cheerfully called a jolly voice one
morning, as the bunny gentleman
was hopping down the steps of his
hollow stump bungalow. "Hello!"
THAT doesn't sound like the
Fuzzy Fox nor yet the Woozie
Wolf" thought the bunny uncle to
himself. II think 1t will be safe
enough for me to look around in
stead Of jumping back in the house
and locking the door"
the corner of the gate post. hold
ing his paw over his pink nose so
it wouldn't twinkle, and he saw
Curly Twistytain. the little piggie
boy. waving his cap.
"Hello, curly" called Uncle
Wiggily.
Hello" answered the piggie
chap. do you want to come with
me this morning, Uncle Wiggily 2"
he asked,
We'll" replied the bunny rabbit
gentleman with a cheerful smile.
Il believe you are going where the
lady mouse teaches in the hollow
stump school. But as my school
days are over, except when l pay
a visit now and then, / hardly
think I can go with you, Curly,
though thank you just the same"
Eyes, l am going to school,"
grunted the piggie boy. He grunt-
ed because that was his way of
talking. and not to be impolite.
But before I go to school," he
said. II am going slipping. Don't
you want to come slipping with
me. Uncle Wiggily? There is time
before school"
"Slipping!" exclaimed the bunny
gentleman in surprise. Slipping?
Don't you mean sliding? But how
are you going to slide when there
is no snow or ice?"
IT don't mean sliding, I mean
slipping!" laughed the piggie boy.
'1f you will come with me I'll
show you"
"I'll comet" declared Uncle Wig
gily. There may be an adventure
in it for me. But I don't UNDER
stand about this slipping"
Curly laughed and chuckled in
his piggie fashion, and hurried on,
Uncle Wiggily hopping after him,
Soon the piggie boy stopped on the
bank of brook, over which hung
some willow trees, with a mist of
green on them where the new
leaves were unfolding.
Here is where / do my slip
ping" said Curly.
well, be careful you don't sl:p
into the brook" cautioned Uncle
Wiggily, "or you'll be so wet you
can't 60 to school,"
THAT isn't bad idea" whis-
pered Curly.
what isn't?" Uncle wiggiiy
wanted to know.
Failing in the brook and get.
ting so wet / wouldn't have to gc
to the hollow. stump school," said
the piggie boy. But I'm not go.
ing to do it now" he quickly add,
ed, as he saw that Uncle WiggilS
was going to say something. "Wha-
I'm going to do now is--slipping!'
With that curly cut off branch
from a willow tree and then he be
gan to white it with his knife
After a bit he began pounding OF
the bark, slowly turning the stici
in his paw. as he held the bit O.
willow on his knee.
ooh, now know what your,
DOING" cried Uncle Wiggily. "Yol
are making a willow whistle!"
yes" agreed Curly. "But cal
it Slipping as have to slip tn,
slippery bark off the stick to max,
a hole beneath the bark so the all
will whistle through"
So saying, Curly gave the bari
a twist where he had cut aroIin,
it and pounded on 1t to loosen Il
Off slipped the bark, leaving TIL
white willow showing under II
Beneath the bark the willow sticl
was very slippery.
After little more whittlinJ
Curly put the round cylinder 0
bark back on the wood. blew in tn
mouth end, and there was a shril
whistling noise.
"Ha! That's fine whistler ey
claimed Uncle Wiggily. ~ thin
I'll do some slipping myself. RI
make whistle" q
"And I'll run on to school or RI
be late!" grunted Curly. h "a
Don't blow your slippery Wits
tie in school, whatever you do,
cautioned Uncle Wiggily. and tn
piggie boy said he wouldn't.
SO the bunny rabbit made him
self a willow whistle, which II
! called his "tooter," because h
could toot on it. Just as he had