Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-16
Bedtime Stories
For Little Ones
Copyright. 1921. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
UNCLE WIGGILY AND
pEETIE'S GOOD TURN.
By Howard B. CARTS

Uncle Wiggily was hopping
along the road one morning, 60
ing to the store for Nurse Jane,
his muskrat lady housekeeper.
The bunny gentleman carried his
red, white and blue striped rheu-
matism crutch, because he had q
twinge of pain now and then. All
of sudden as he was skipping
over a stone in his way, the
crutch slipped and fell.
Before Uncle Wiggily could
pick it up Johnnie Bushytail, one
of the squirrel boys. scrambled
along, picked up the crutch,
handed it to Uncle Wiggily and
hoped away again, chattering:
81 did mine! 1 did mine!'
Ibid your what. Johnnie p"
asked the bunny gentleman stop
a moment and let me thank you"
81 cant! Pm in a hurry to get
to the hollow stump SCHOOL,"
laughed the squirrel boy. But
did mine all right"
did your what?" asked Uncle
Wiggily, much puzzled.
Il did my good turn" ex-
planned Johnnie. you see, all
of us animal children are boy
and girl scouts now. We must
each do at least one good turn a
day, and l did mine when l
picked up your rheumatism
crutch."
'Indeed, that was a good turn
and / thank you for i'll" said
Uncle W'ggily. And then. as
Johnnie scampered along to
school, the bunny thought how
fine it was of the boy and girl
animals to try to be kind, All
of a suddea ttAre came a puff
of wind, which blew the bunny's
hat off his head.
whoa there! Come back, If
you please!" cried Uncle Wiggily
"Tll get it for you Please let
met get it," cried Billie Wagtail,
the goat boy, coming along just
then. Billie ran after the bunny's
hat, caught it on one of his horns,
and very politely handed it back.
There, I've done mine!" beat-
ed Billie.
II suppose you mean your one
good turn for the day" chuckled
Mr.. Longears.
yes" said Billie. But I'll do
more good turns If l can. Do
you want me to help you along
the road?"
"Oh, no. thank you. Billie, and
also thank you for bringing back
my hat said Uncle Wiggily. IL
can get along very nicely since
Johnnie picked ~ my crutch as
his good turn"
Billie hurried off to school, and
Uncle Wiggily was hopping slow
ly along when, all at once, he
heard a fast running sound be-
hind him.
Dear me! I hope that isn't
the Woozie Wolf!" thought the
bunny and he looked for a place
to hide. But he need not have
been afraid, for it was only Pee
tie Bow Wow. the puppy dog boy.
ooh, Uncle Wiggilyl" barked
| Peetie as he ran up. do YOU
know a good turn could do?
Nearly all the other animal boys
and girls have done some good
turn today, and / can't find a
! thing to do! And we are going
! to have a chance in school this
morning to tell the lady mouse
teacher what good things we
did,"
And haven't you done any?"
Uncle Wigglly wanted to know.
mo, not one" sighed Peetie
with sigh. II started to bring
up some coal for my mother, but
my brother Jackie got ahead of
me. | started to pick up Lulu
Wibblewobble's books that she
dropped, but Neddie Stubtail, the
bear, reached them first. Then
/ was going to help Aunt Lettie
the goat lady, across a slippery
place, but Uncle Booster. the
woodchuck, helped her instead. |
can't seem to do any good turn
at ALL"
well, don't worry, Peetie!"
said Uncle Wiggily. you walk
along with me and perhaps you'll
see something to do to earn your
good marks"
ooh. thank you" barked
Peetie. SO he and Uncle Wiggily
went along together, but no
chance to do good turns seemed
to come to the doggie boy. OF
course Uncle Wiggily could have
made believe slip. or drop his
glasses or lose his rheumatism
crutch, and have let Peetie save
him from falling. or pick up the
things that fell, but that would
not have been fair.
Uncle Wiggily was wondering