Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-04-05
Bedtime Stories
For Little Ones
Copyright. 1921. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
TADPOLE.
BY Howard q. CARTS

well. Uncle Wiggily, you can
take them all with you this morn
ing" said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuz-
w, the muskrat lady housekeeper.
as she set the table for the bun
ny's breakfast.
"All what?" asked Mr.. Long
ears, as he came down stairs. do
you mean | am to take all the
animal children with me when |
go to look for an adventure this
morning."
Hardly that" laughed Nurse
Jane, 'for there are so many of
the animal boys and girls that
you'd look like a circus process
sion if you had them all. l mean
| 1t is raining and you can take
with you your umbrella. your
rubbers, your raincoat and the
pills to keep you from catching
cold. You can take everything."
"Oh, so | cant" cried the bum
ny, as he looked out of the win
dow and saw the drops dripping
down. II like rain when /
have with me everything / need
to keep dry"
"Uncle Wiggily finished his break
fast, put on his coat, slipped his
paws into his rubbers, put the
box of pills in his vest pocket,
and hosting his umbrella, started
out in the rain.
"Pitter- patter." fell the rain
drops as Uncle Wiggily skipped
over the mud puddles. For this
was April, and it does not take
long to make a mud puddle, you
know.
The bunny gentleman was whist
ling a merry song and he was
wondering what sort of an ad-
venture he might be going to
have when, all of a sudden. he
happened to splash into such a
big mud puddle that he went in
over his rubbers, shoes and ank-
les.
ooh, dear! oh dear!" cried the
bunny gentleman. II have gotten
my paw wet and l know I'll catch
cold. Oh. dear! Oh, dear!"
"Oh, dearl Oh, dear!" sudden
ly cried another voice, seeming
to come from the mud puddle it
self, and, looking into the murky
water. Uncle Wiggily saw little
black fellow. with a long tail,
swimming about.
What are you saying 'oh,
dear! for?' asked the bunny And
who are you, anyhow"
I'm a little tadpole," was the
answer, "and cried out because
you nearly stepped on me. 1
don't suppose you meant to do
it."
BLESS your taiI---no!" exclaimed
Uncle Wiggily, slipping into
the mud puddle by accident. And
the reason / said 'Oh. dear! was
because I got my foot wet and
I'm afraid I'll catch cold"
I'm so sorry" said the little
tadpole, who would soon turn
into frog. with four legs in
stead of one tail.
But ! know what ! can do so
I won't take cold" said Uncle
Wiggily. II have with me pills
that DR.. Possum gave me to take
whenever / felt chill coming on.
I feel one now, SO III take my
pills"
The bunny gentleman took from
tHe DOA III HIS vest poSheL al tne
pills, and swallowed them, one
after another.
There" he exclaimed II feel
better already. No cold for mel"
"Oh, dear! oh. dear!" sadly
cried the little tadpole again.
whats the matter now" asked
Uncle Wiggily. II didn't almost
step on you again, did II"
mo" said the little tadpole.
"But ] fear j am taking cold
now. You see, 1t is little early
for me TO be out playing in mud
puddles," he went on. II was
Matched bit before my time. but
| can't go back into the. egg now.
I'll have to stay out, and--oh.
dear me--ker-choo / believe /
am taking cold" he said.
That's too bad!' exclaimed