South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-17

|stovo o." cried Uncle Wiggily. "Why.
/ that will put out the fire."
/ Nonsense again." chuckled
/ Nurse Jane. "I mean put some water
/ in the Kettle. put the Kettle on the
( fire and let it boil.
you mean let the fire boil?" ask
/ ed Mr.. LonEcars.
"Of course not, Let the water in
the kettle on the stove boil And be
sure TO light a fire under it,"
Light "a fire under the stove ?"
/ Uncle Wiggily asked.
For the third and last time Nom
sense," cried Nurse Jane. trying not
Co laugh You know how TO boil
The water for tea, ] dare say"
II dare say" agreed the bunny.
/ ''Toddlc along Nurse Jane. I'll boil
the stove or the fire or something.
and I'll have hot cup of tea wait
ing for you when YOU come home
Nurse Jane said Uncle WigSily was
very kind, and off she toddled to the
home Of Mrs. Bushytail the squir-
rel lady Uncle Wiggily. left To him
self. sat down to read bit. and then,
when the afternoon shadows began
to get longer. showing that the sun
was going down, the bunny rose,
lighted the fire and put the kettle
of water on 10 boil.
CAS- if I didn't know how to make
teal" laughed the bunny Il was
.spoofing Nurse Jane. as an English
man might say"
While Uncle WigEily was sitting
looking at the fire. and waiting for
the Kettle 20 begin 10 sing" the
door of the bungalow opened.
I'll have "a cup of tea for you in
minute said the bunny, not turn
ling around
"Oh, will YOU? Well, I don't care
for tea, but I'm nibble your ears."
growlod a harsh voice.
ooh. dear me-" cried the bunny,
and, turning around, there he saw
1.-THE Woozie Wolf.
How did YOU get in hcrc?" ask
ed the bunny
Through the door. It was omen.
Now I'm in I'm not going out until /
have your ears" growled the bad
chap.
Uncle WiEEily shivcred and wish
cd hc had Baby BunU's rattle TO
make believe it was "a snake and
scare the Wolf. But he had nothing
like that Just then the kettle began
To sing, and a puff of steam came
from the spout.
Whats that?' asked the Wolf,
looking at the boiling kettle.
Hot water for tea answered
Uncle Wiggily. Let me give YOU
cup"
No. indeed" howled the Wolf
You want To burn me-" Just then the
kettle began to sing more loudly and
more steam came out. Il don't like
that noise" grumbled the Wolf. and
l don't like to see that white smoke"
THAT'S steam" explained Uncle
Wiggily. of YOU don't like it youH
have TO stop up the tea kettle spout"
Il viii" cried the Wolf. Il have
cork i'm my pocket" Taking the
cork the Wolf stuffed it i'm the open
spout of the kettle But the puff
fng steam made it pop out.
What's inside that kettle?" ask
ed the Wolf
Nothing but hot water and
steam,' answered the Bunny
FNfNitItb AlAAtE IlArlitA bhi LAlg tOl n
grumbled the Wolf. III put it in
good and tight this time," He showed
the cork in as hard as ne could, but
the kettle was boiling hard now. out
pulled the steam, blowing out the
cork and the cork hit the Wolf ker-
bunko on the end of his nose.
"Oh. wow oh. wow" howled the
Wolf There's more than water I'm
that kettle. There's a fairy inside
there throwing the cork out a me,
oh. this is no place 10 stay-where
there are wonder working fairies."
And away ran the Wolf, frighten-
ed by a popping cork from a tea ket-
tie Uncle Wiggily laughed and
then Nurse Jane came in and she
\ laughed too, as she drank her tea
and heard how frightened the Wolf
was.
And if the cow doesn't take the
milk bottle away from the pOstman
and fill il full of molasses for the
T grasshopper. I'll tell YOU next about
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