Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-03

"Carrot trouble:" repeated the rab-
bit. 81 don t know that / ever heard
of that kind of trouble. Unless you
rot and has the tOothache.' -
"No,' said Buddy. "But Sammie's
mother sent him to the store to get Il
carrot. Sammie had it part way home
and the carrot fell down in a crack in
the rock and 'Sammie can't get it up.
| mean he can t get the carrot up, and
he feels sad about ii. l met him and l
said I'd come and see if could find
you, and l have, and maybe you can
help Sammie and his carrot
81 shouldn't wonder but what l
| could,' laughed the bunny gentleman.
81 III come with you and try
Buddy led Uncle Wiggily over the
hill to where Sammie sat beside the
rock, in the crack Of which the ear
rot was caught. And Sammie was cry
ing. Tears ran down the face of the
little rabbit boy.
.'Why, Sammic!''. exclaimed Uncle
Wiggily. "That is no way to act When
you have trouble don Z sit down beside
it and cry!"
"What-what should I-er-now-
what should dos' stammered Sammic.
Why, 60 right close up~tO the trouble,
look at it on all sides and see what S
best to be donel" laughed the bunny
gentleman. "sCoine on, now, let's yo,
and look at that carrot together
It's of no use, Uncle Wiggily,"-
said Sammie. "I've tried every wa
there is to pull the carrot out of the
crack and Buddy has helped me. But
we can t get the carrot loose. Oh, dear,
i guess it will have to stay there for
ever, and Mother will be so disappoint-
ed, as she wanted to make carrot
shortcake. -
"C0me now, Sammie! Let 8 YOU and
l look at that carrot! said Uncle Wig
gily. Sammie hoped beside his uncle,
and Buddy watched them. Truly the
carrot was wedged very tightly in the
crack Of the big rock, where it had
fallen.
"Sammie,' said Uncle Wiggily, sud
denly, "did you try to gnaw that ear
rot in two pieces, and then try to pull
out one piece at a time?'
"Why, no, Uncle Wiggily! never
thought of that!" exclaimed Sammie.
Suppose you try!' suggested the
uncle bunny. s
81 Wilt" cried Sammie. With his
sharp teeth it took him only a few
minutes to gnaw the carrot in two parts.
And then, without any. trouble at ali.
Sammie, all alone, pulled out first one
piece and then the other piece of the
ow'vegetable. n
"There you are!' cried Uncle Wig
gily. "And you can carry it much
easier that way, Sammie.''
The rabbit boy picked up the sharp
end of the carrot, and just then the
Fuzzy Fox sprang out .of the bushes
and tried to nibble Uncle Wiggily Is
ears. But Sammie ran at the Fox and
tickled the bad chap SO hard in the
ribs with the sharp end of the carrot
that the Fox cried: ..Wow! Wow! Oh,
double wow!" and away he ran.
"Good, Sammie!" laughed Uncle Wig
gily. You see you are beginning to
think for yourself, and that Is good.
not only for rabbit boys but for every
| One.'
| And If the needle doesn Z wink its
eye at the spool of thread and make
the scissors cut up some funny capers,
IN tell you next about Uncle Wiggily
and Susie 3 cabbage. #s.s. ~ ~.
4 "Our girls don Z know how to love-
writes an American singer. ~ But they
are practising.
AA s1-Tg s+s
The returned nickel cigar reports II
has seen nothing of the absent nicke
bread ffss-
4 The wires may be down. Lenint
lhasn Z died for several weeks.
J Besides walking easy, rubber heel,