South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-07
Uncle Wiggiiy

IT Naa IA UilS4 lFtnE ~ " oo0 ID nds
where Uncle wiggily lived in his
hollow stump bdngalow The ami
NAL boys and girls were thankful
because they had such good food 20
cat and such warm places TO live in.
ASammie and Susie LittIetal. the rab-
Boits ate their Thanksgiving dinner
% cabbage turnlps and Iettuee.
Johnnie and Billie Bushy;ar. the
squirrels. had nuts. and Neddie and
Beckie Stubtau the bears had
honey and dried berries for their
feast
ar. Turkey Gobbler. who had
k.dden .u Uncle WIgg.ly's hollow
stump bungalow. % keep away from
The Farmer flew of 10 the woods
on THANKSGIVING morning to search
Tor seeds and berries for his dinner
And at night. I'll go back TO my
home In the Farmers barn" COB
Fled Mr.. Turle,- FOR then all dan
ger viii be over untL another year %
What about Christmas and New
Years ?" asked Nurse Jane. as the
Turkey waved his wing TO her IN
farewell
"Oh. let the Chickens worry about
those feasts' chucxlcd the big
Turkey. "Thanksg.v. Is my chief
trouble. but that will ne over by
night And ] want YOU TO know,
Uncle Wiggiiy. now thankful 1 am
% YOU for keeping me hidden said
the GObDlcr.
We'll I'm thankful 90 sou for
having scared away the Fox said
the bunny gentleman I told YOU
that story last night. you remember.
Well Uncle Wlgg.ly had his
Thanksgiving dinner Of carrot pan
cakes. turnip hopovers and caull-
flower pie. and then. feeling very
n atisfed and happy. the bunny
Thought ne would hop out and see
- he could find an adventure.
Though I shall be happy enough
without one" he said 10 Nurse Jane,
with a twinkle OF he pink nose.
As Uneie Wigg.iy hoped through
the woods he met a little field mouse
gentleman. just poking his sharp
rose out Of a leaf-.ined hole under
log
Hello. Mr.. Field Mouse" called
the rabbit. Have you had your
Thanksgiving dinner yet2"
Yes. Uncle W.ggily." answered
the Field Mouse. 'and I am very
thankful that there were so many
beach nuts this year. 7 had more
than enough for my dinner, and my
nest under this log is warm or the
coolest days. j have had a fine
Thanksgiving.
That's good" said Uncle Wig
gily. and ne hoped along until he
came 20 the fields There ne met a
Sparrow.
Good DAY Mr. Sparrow" greeted
the bunny rabbit. Have you mad
your Thanksgiving dinner YETI"
Yes. thank you, Uncle Wigg1v
have" chirped the sparrow Il
found an old sunflower filled with
seeds and these seeds made a fine
Thanksgiving dinner for me and
my wife And ! also found an old
rubber boot that no one wanted
ard deep down inside this rubber
boot my wife and I have made a
coy nest. where we shall stay al
through the cold winter l am very
thankful
- Hum" unused the bunny gentle.
nan as he hoped along, 1T does
not take much 10 make a sparrow
thankful
Pretty soon Uncle Wigg.ly came
10 a big bush. Behind the bush the
bunny saw something moving II
was something fuzzy and the rabbit
thought 10 was Nurse Jane, his musk
rat lady hOusekeeper
"Oh. no. Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy!'
called the bunny Did YOU come
out 10 see how many of our friend.
had had their Thanksgiving din
uerr"
II came out 70 get my Thanksgiv
ing dinner. if that's what yOl
mean" was the growing answer
and then the fuzzy thing moved ant
u WASH, Nurse Jane al all. but tn
bad. old Fuzzy Fox.
oh dear" cried Uncle Wiggily.
Ha, Ha," laughed the Fox "
fooled you. didn't T. Well. for m
Thanksgiving dinner I'm going L
i.-bp4e your ears ana IN very Ela'
you have such large ones as 10 VII
make more nibbles,"
The Fox was just going 10 nibbl
The bunny ears. when, all at once
along ran Mr. Field Mouse. and n
n-pped the Fox ON the end OF tn
tail biting him very hard
"WouchIe, Ouchie," howled tn
FoS
Then alons flew Mr.. Sparrow an,
with his sharp beak the sparrow
picked the Fox ON the nose
"Ouch.e, Wouchie," howIed tn
FoN and away he ran.
H3, Ha. laughed Uncle WIggily
"I'm sorry. Mr.. Fox. but il serve
YOU right Now YOU have nothing Z
be thankful forl"
Yes I have" howled the Fo,
as he ran toward the woods "Ir
thankful thar I haven't two nose
COUGH?