Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-07-13
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tumbled out, and was falling to-
ward the ground.
ooh, dear!" he cheeped. He
tried to spread out his wings and
fly, but there We're not enough
feathers on them yet. Flutter his
baby wings as he did, the little
robin could not fly with them,
though they helped keep him up,
so he did not hit the ground as
hard as a puppy dog or a pussy
cat would have done.
"Oh, what a hard fall" cried
the baby robin, as he found him
self in the damp grass, wet with
dew. The dew made his, feathers
clammy and cold. so that he be-
gan to SILVER and he could hardly
hop, much less try to fly.
"Cheep! Cheep! Peep! Peep"
cried the baby robin, calling to
his father or mother to come and
get him, to fly with him back into
the nest. But the father and
mother robins were far away
seeking worms. and the brother
and sister robins, still in the nest,
were too much afraid to try to
help the lost one.
All at once a cat ran up to
where the baby robin was fluttering
and trying to hop in the wet grass.
"Oh, please don't eat mev'
chirped the baby robin to the cat. ="
of course l won't eat you"
mewed the pussy. II am Kittie
Kat, and I love birds as much as
Uncle Wiggily does. l just came
to see what was the matter with
YOU"
"Oh, lots is the matter" sighed
the baby robin.
A moment later up rushed a
barking puppy dog, stopping near
the fluttering robin.
"Oh, please don't bite mel" beg
ged the little bird.
bite you? OF course mott"
whined the puppy. II am Jackie
Bow Wow and. like Uncle Wigglly,
| love birds. 1 Just came to Sc If
l could help you"
"Who is this Uncle wiggily I
hear you speak Off" asked the
robin.
Kittie Kat and Jackie Bow Wow
looked at one another.
Just thing!" they exclaimed,
Not to know our Uncle Wiggily!
Well, he's a rabbit gentleman"
parked Jackie.
And here he comes now!" new
ed Kittie. and along hoped the
bunny uncle, wearing his tall silk
hat.
What have you found there,
Kittie and Jackie? ?" asked the bum
ny as he saw them looking at
something In the grass. And when
they told him about the baby robin
Uncle Wiggily said: Poor little
bird is cold and wet. I'll put It
under my hat until 1t gets warm.
and then I'll place 1t where the
mother can feed him"
In his soft paws Uncle Wiggily
raised the baby robin from the wet
grass, and put it in his hiatt
mean he put the bird in his hat,
not the wet grass.
"Oh, how warm It Is in here"
chirped the robin as he felt of the
fuzzy fur on top of Uncle Wiggi-
ly's head. for the bunny put on
his hat with the robin inside. There
was room in the top OF the hat for
the bird. ut is lovely here!" sang
the baby robin.
That's all right" chuckled I'm
Gle Wiggily. Have a good time in
my hat, but please don't flptter 81
much. You are tickling my bald
spot"
ooh, my errorl Pardon mel"
sang the baby robin. Then he
went to sleep, and Uncle Wjgeilv
leaving the robin in his hat, pni
the hat in the crotch of the tree
There the father and mother rob
ms found their lost baby, and fed
him until he grew strong enough
to fly off by himself.
The baby robin never forgot how
kind Uncle Wiggily had been. And
once, when the Fuzzy Fox tried to
bite Uncle Wiggily, the baby robin
now grown to be a large bird. flew
at the Fox so savagely, and picked
at his eyes so hard that the hal
chap was glad enough to run away
and not hurt the bunny at all
SO everything happened for the
best, you see, and IL the bath rom,
looking glass doesn't stand on its
head 10 see il it's stylish to wall,
that way, I'll tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily and the Papa Robin.