Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-02
Bedtime Stories
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
PICKLES
Copyright, 1922, by Mcclure News
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(Rv Howard r. GariS1

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(Bv Howard r. Garis)
A spicy smell filled the kitchen Of
the hollow stump bungalow. Uncle
Wiggily LonAears twinkied his pink noae
and shifted. Phen he shifted once more.
"'It seemssto me, spoke the bunny
rabbit gentleman, "that l smell some
thing very good indeed ! must see
what Nurse Jane is making.
Uncle Wiggily hoped down to the
kitchen. His muskrat lady housekeepcr
was boiling something on the stove 1t
was from the Kettle on the stove that
the spicy smell seemed to float up like
a white cloud in blue sky.
''What arc you making, Nurse Jane?
asked Uncle Wiggily.
''Pickles,' - answered Miss Fuzzy
WlIzzy. "And I'm glad you happened
to ask me, Uncle Wiggily, for ] need
n few things more to finish my Pickle.
WIZ you kindly 20 to the store for me :
Eight gladlySwill l gol'' answered
Uncle Wiggily, speaking like Robin
Hood the jolly outlaw. ''What may /
have 4he pleasure of getting for you,
Nurse janet
Y "I'If, write what / want down on a
bit of white birch bark" said the
nuskrat lady, "then you won't forget
in case ycu have an adventure.
Nurse Jane wrote down what she
wanted orr the piece of white birch
bark, which the animal folk use instead
of paper if they need it Then, holding
the bark in his paw, Uncle Wiggiy
hoped over the fields and through the
woods until he reached the grocery
store.
s'IW get Nurse Jane Is things first, y
said Uncle Wiggily "and look for an
adventure afterward. Please put these
things in bag for. me, - spoke Uncle
Wiggily to the monkey doodle gentlc'
man who kept the grocery store.
Hum, - chattered the monkey doodle
% Nurse Jane wants sugar and spice aud
other things nice --um--ye yes--er---
nm" and he went off, mumbling to
himself to get the different things
Nurse Jane had written ON the birch
bark
Uncle Wiggily did not pay much at
tention to what he bought, for he WAS
wondering what sort of an adventure
he would have on his way home.
H'Thcre you are" called the monkey
doodle as he gave the bunny unc'e q
bag filled with things so Nurse Jane
could finish making her pieklce
Everything is in the bag, Uncle Wig
gily,o
s.Thank you,n spoke the rabbit.
Off he started again, hopping over the
field and through the woods. All Of a
sudden, as Uncle Wiggily was crossing
a wet, swampy place, he reached spot
where there was a big puddle of deep,
dark water. Crossing the water, from
shore to shore, was log which served
as bridge. ).
t.But it is a very narrow bridge, s
| Thought Uncle Wiggily as he looked
\ over it. If ] were to meet anyone IN
4 the middle, as ! was crossing, either
| they would have to 90 back, or !
would. For only one can cross thus
bridge at time, it is 50 narrow. B'tf
\ j hardly believe | shall meet any ones
( Uncle Wiggily was about quarter
way over the bridge when, all OF
| sudden, Bully No Tail, the frog boy
started across The bridge at the other
lend. NJ,
esGo back, Bully il you pleaseN'
Icalled the bunny. ''We cant pass one
lanother on this narrow bridge. Please
20 back"
~ don't have toln croaked Bully.
luI can jump right over your back, ard
Ii viii, Uncle Wiggily Don't worryi I,
| Nsupposc you fall in the water3
tasked the bunny.
I Little matters that to melN laughed
1.-THE frog boy 81,
"o, that's sol You can swim I