South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-21
UNCLE
WIGGELY
UNCLE WIGGTLY AND SUSIES
Sun SHADE.
By HOWARD r.. GARfs.

Once upon time, as Uncle Wig
gily was hopping past the burrow or
underground house, where Sammie
and Susie Littletail. the two rabbit
children. lived. the bunny uncle said
ID himself:
ri stop and see how Sammie is.
haven't seen him since the day
when he drove away the Fuzzy Fox
with the bouncer ball"
As Uncle Wiggily was hopping up
the front path. intending to ask Mrs.
I1ttletsil. the rabbit lady how her
children were. all OF a sudden the
bunny gentleman heard a cross and
fretful voice saying:
Wei, I don't see why I can't
have one! All the other girls have
one and 1 want a new one. too.
don't care,"
That's Susie, and she's teasing her
mother for something" said Uncle
Wiggily in a whisper I'll find out
what il is and perhaps I can get il
for her-that is. if it's right for her
TO have it,"
Uncle Wiggily hoped on up and
/ into the Littletail rabbit house He
saw Susie pouting and pulling at her
dress with her paw.
GOOD morning. Mrs Littletail"
called Uncle Wiggily. with a cheerful
twinkle Of his pink nose And 10
you, also. Susie. my dear"
Hum. II isn't a very good morn
ing for NETS bad" grumbled the
rabbit girl
Bad? I'm sorry TO hear that, &"
said Uncle Wiggily. us It a bad
morning because you can't go 10
SCHOOL,"
NO, it's because I can't have a
new sun shade parsol" exclaimed
Susie. "All the other girls have new
sun shades. and I don't see why I
can't Ny old one is all faded and
torn Oh, dear. 1 want a new sun
shade so muchu' And she was al
/ most ready 10 cry.
"Hoity-toity." laughed Uncle Wig
gily. THE idea. Susie! But tell me
why you aren't at school"
1T is spelling examination time. "
! said Mrs. Littletan. "and as Susie has
done so we'll in spelling all term,
J to take the test. So she is staying
( home. but I almost wish she had
gone 10 school" sighed the rabbit
| lady as she looked at Susie's pouting
| lips u have told ner that times are
still a little hard and we have no
! money TO buy her new sun shade, "
! went on Mrs. Littletail.
There you are. Susie" exclaimed
Uncle Wiggily. Now be a good rao-
bit child"
! II don't care. l want a-a-new
new sun--sun sha-sha -shade!"
sobbed Susie. and she began crying.
"Oh. this must never be-" said I'm
/ Gle Wiggily. II don't like you so
much when you cry. Susie. Now you
sit under this tree and nibble this
bit of cabbage lollypop I found in
my pocket and I'll see what I can
do about a sun shade for you"
1--WE can't afford TO buy her one.
said Mrs Littletail.
Uncle Wiggily said nothing. but he
4 twinkled his pink nose up and down,
as we'll as sideways. Then he hoped
off through the woods and over the
fields.
! In a little while he came hoppins
/ back again and Susie. who had fin
I ished eating the cabbage lollypop,
saw that Mr.. Longears held some
thing in his paws behind his back.
Susie" asked the bunny as he
stopped in front OF her. would you
like a yellow sun shade?"
II like that color best Of ALL" cried
Susie. clapping her paws.
And would you mind If il was yell
| low on the edges and brown in the
/ center?" asked the rabbit uncle
"Oh, I love those colorsi" cried
| Susie. They are too sweet"
How about a green handler" ask
ed Mr. Longears.
! Green is my favorite color" Susie
answered.
Then here IS your new sur
! shade." exclaimed Uncle Wigglly
and he held out a large sunflower, on
a long green stem. The outer petals
OF the flower were of yellow, the
| center was brown and the stalk. or
! handle. was green.
Hold that up in front Of you
I SUSIE anu Al " III SlldAt NALt sun II cAA
/ your eyes" said the bunny
Susie looked at the sunflower
/ shade a moment and then a smile
I came on her face in place OF the
/ frown and pout
"Oh. how silly I am" laughed
Susie. Il might have thought OF a
sunflower shade all by myself. Thank
/ you. Uncle Wiggily!"
Then Susie walked up and down
with her new sunflower shade, and