South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-23
UNCLE
UNCLE WIGGHY AND
NOODLES NIBBLES.

called:
"oh. Uncle wiggily! May I
come with your"
The bunny rabbit looked up and
down, moving his pink, twinkling
nose in a circle. but he saw no one.
"Oh, dearl" thought Mr.. Long
ears. This must be the Fuzzy Fox
or the Woozie Wolf hiding some
where under a stone! he wants &c
come along with me so he can nib
BILE my ears oh. dear!"
May 1 come with your" asked
the voice again.
The bunny gentleman was just
about to say NO" as bravely as ne
could, when there was rustlIng in
bush nearby, and out Of hole
which it partly covered came Wood
lie Chuck. the grounding boy.
"Oh, Woodiei" exclaimed the
bunny gentleman. I'm so glad it's
you OF course, you may come with
me! 1 was afraid you were Fox.'
I'm nearly as hungry as a Fox,
or the Wolf, eitherl" whistled
Woodie as he waddled farther from
the burrow hole where he and his
brother waddie had spent the long,
could winter That's why I want
10 come along with you. Uncle Wig
gily, because I'm so hungry!
want 10 do some nlbbung!" eX-
claimed the woodchuck boy.
"Oh, dear me. Nibbling!" cried
Uncle Wiggily, as he neId his paws
over his ears. That word always
makes me so nervous
wen, you don't need to be
afraid" laughed Woodie You
know we woodchucks, or ground
hogs. only eat clover. grass and
sometimes the bark of trees. We
never nibble ears. And now as
spring has come, and the green
things are beginning to grow, 1
came out Of the burrow TO see what
l could find TO nibble. That's why
1 want to walk along with you"
"Oh. that's all right" said Uncle
Wiggily. with a friendly twinkle of
his pink nose. Come along Wood
lie. and nibble as much as you
please"
Together the woodchuck boy and
the bunny gentleman went over the
fields and through the woods. Here
and there little bits of green grass
were beginning TO show, but there
was not much. Uncle Wiggily, toe,
liked something fresh and green,
and he and the grounding boy nib
bled all they could find.
Finally they came to A field in
which were many big rocks. Wood
lie began searching around among
the great stones for something good
TO nibble At last he saw what he
thought was a piece Of cabbage leaf.
"Oh, here's something fine to
nibble!" cried the grounding boy.
He took few little nibbles, but, all
OF a sudden, voice cried;
Wei, the very idea! You're eat
ing my new bonnet"
And from the other side of the
rock came Aunt Lettie, the goat
lady. She had a bonnet with green
ribbons on it, and one edge of the
ribbon. huttering around the rock,
looked so much like a cabbage leaf
that it fooled Woodie.
"Oh. excuse me. Aunt Lettie." he
said, letting go Of the end OF the
goat lady's ribbon.
"All right" she answered with a
smile "only please don't do it
again"
1T looked just like cabbage"
said Woodie to Uncle Wiggily. as
the two friends hoped on again
seeking something to nibble. Then
they came to place where there
were many old stumps. On top Of
one stump Woodie saw something
brown.
ooh. fine bit of juicy bark" he
thought, as he began to nibble it.
But he no sooner had it in his teeth
than a voice cried:
Excuse me, that's my necktie!'
and there was Mr.. Whitewash. the
polar bear gentleman. He had sat
Down TO rest with his back 10 the
stump. and as it was rather a warm
day for a polar bear. Mr.. White
wash had opened his vest. The
end of his necktie futtered out and
Woodie had begun TO nibble it.
'Ha! Hal" laughed Mr.. White
wash d5 he LQEhtu his ntEhLLE
away That was funny"
Uncle Wiggily and Woodie went
on a little farther until they came
TO a place where the ground was
covered thickly with dried leaves.
Sticking up i'm the middle Of one
pile was something red.
"Oh, it's a clover blossom for me
TO nibblel" cried Woodie, and he
took a hard bite.
Here! Ouchl Wow! That's my
earl" howled a voice, and out OF
the leaves sprang the red Fuzzy
Fox. He had hidden there, with
Only his ear sticking out, hoping TO
catch Uncle Wiggily. but Woodie
had seen the red ear. and. thinking
it was clover, had nipped It hard
This is no place for me-" howl
ed the Fox Il don't want my ears
nibbled. want 10 do some nib
bling myself" And away he ran.
So. after all. Woodie's nibbles saved
the bunny And then Mr.. Long
ears took the grounding boy 10 the
hollow stump bungalow and gave
him a carrot to nibble.
And If the sweet pickle doesn't
turn sour when il falls into the
vinegar jug instead OF the molasses
pitcher. I'll tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily and Waddies fun