South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-17
UNCLE
WIGGILY
TUF STORY OF NOODLES
CAKE.
NOODLES
Nv HOWARD r.. GARIs.



Where are you going now, Uncle
WigglIye" asked Nurse Jane one
dsy. a. the uuskrat lady house
keeper saw the bunny gentlemen
looking al his pink twinlaing nose
IN the bottom OF the dishpan OF
course don't exactly mean thal
Uncle WIggily's nose was in the
AiahDan-T mean ne used the shin
ing tin bottom as looking glass,
when the pan was hanging over the
z6nk. and he was trying 20 see II his
mink nose needed straightening-for
sometimes IL turned upside down
"oh. I'm just going out for lit
tie walk" said Uncle Wiggiiy. u
thought perhaps 7 might stop over
Al the beaver mud house and see
bow foods Flat Tail was feeling
eeter the peppermint aspen bark
candy 7 took him YESTERDAY
yes. do that" said Nurse Jane.
And now that I think OF IT, Toodle's
brother. Noodle. Is H."
"ch. IS he?" asked Uncle Wigsily
I'm sorry to hear that. Shall i take
Eoodls a little candy7"
NO I have made a teeny-weeny
cake for Noodle said the muskrat
lady. 1T 81 a willow bark cake.
Fine" laughed the bunny gentle
man. beavers are as fond Of willow
bark as they are OF aspen twigs
Wait until 7 get my cap, and TIL
take your willow cake over 20 poor
sick Noodle. I'm sure he'll be glad to
get II. You are very kind Nurse
jane"
NO more kind than you" spoke
Miss FUZZY WuzEy. You'll find the
cake. all wrapped UP. on the kit
chen table. I'm going 20 run over to
see Aunt Jerusha Ann, the wood
chuck lady FOR a little while. Tod
die along with the cake for Noodle
as soon as YOU are ready Uncle
Wiggily"
Nurse Jane went out. MT. Long
ears found his cap and then taking
a package from the kitchen table
he started to hop over the fields and
through the woods on HIS way TO
the house Of the Fiat Tail beaver
family
Toodle and Noodle lived in a home
mad, OF mud and sticks on the edge
OF a pond OF water or course, the
water was frozen over now. hut the
mud and stick house was raised
above the ice. though the front door
<vas under water and under Ice.
However. as beavers are good divers
and swimmers they had no trouble
getting in and out and by having
their front door under water It kept
out many enemies.
They'll open a hole IN the top Of
their house through the mud and
eticlzs 20 let me IN" thought Uncle
TVfggllv. a. he horped along with
Noodles cake "Tor though 7 can
swim a little IN warm water. 7 can't
dive down under the cold fee 10 set
in BY the regular front door
Uncle Vv1EEiIy was thinking about
Toodle and Noodle and about Grand
%. vvhackuu1, the oldest beaver OF
Them all. and the bunny was Won
dering II Noodle would Ike Nurse
James cake when All or sudden
there was a noise In the bushes. and
out popped the Fuzzy Fox
"Ho, Ho'" laughed the FOX. Ha'
JIai Now 7 have you. Uncle Wig
eily,"
mot vet" cried the bunny who
was feeling quite spry not TO say
clipper. that day. on account OF not
having any rheumatism pains. "Not
yet. YOU h0ven't" and taking "A tEht
hold OF the cake away he hoppeN
over the snow. which was crusted
hard. Just right for running
Faster and faster hoped the bum
rs. but the Fox was hungry for ears.
and ne ran fast also. So that Uncle
wirily. looking back over his shout
der. saw that the bad chap was COM
ing nearer and nearer.
"Oh dear What shall T dor
thought poor Mr. Longears. IT can't
keep mp this fast running much
Longer. II could only make the FOX
stop IN some way. until 7 could get
farther ahead. 7 might hide in some
hollow tree or stump But how can
] make him stop"
"Ah. ] know, This willow bark
cake that Nurse Jane made for Moo
die, I'll drop this cake on the snow.
the Fox viii stop 20 eat Il ard I can
get safely away Then III have Miss
FURY Wuzzy make another cake for
Noodle, I'll DO st."
Uncle wIggfly dropped the cake
he carried. ard ran on faster than
before Looking back over his
shoulder the bunny gentleman saw
the Fuzzy Fox stop and quickly eat
fhe cake
But. no sooner had the Fox swal-
lowed the cake than he began %
turn sOnersaults. ne loaned ar the
mouth and tIied 70 catch hts tail IN
his teeth.
"Oh. wow Wow, wow" howled
the Fox. what IN the world kind
OF cake was that" and away he ran
into the woods 20 look for come
water that wasn't frozen
This Is very queer" thought Tn
Cle Wiggily. Il must ask Nurse
Jane about that cake" So he did