Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-12

kin OF white birch bark, aud she
gave the little bundle to Uncle Wig
gily. The bunny gentleman tucked
the loaf under his paw and hoped
over the fields aud through the
woods.
As lie was near Grandpa Coo
sey's house he changed the loaf OF
bread from under his left paw to
under his right paw, and, as he
did so. he noticed many loose
crumbs in tho birch bark napkin.
But guess Grandpa Guosey can
eat tho bread crumbs as well as
the whole loaf" though the bunny.
He was about TO bop on again when
all Of sudden he heard sad voice
saying:
ooh, how hungry I am! think
I came up from my warm South
land n little too soon, for there
isn't much to eat around here. On,
what shall I do"'
Uncle Wiggily stood still for u
moment aud thought. The voice
was d new one. and he was sure
| it was not that of the WOLF or FOX
Still the bunny knew lie had better
be careful.
He peercd through the bushes
and, sitting on the low branch of q
tree, Uncle Wiggily saw a long
tailed bird, rather faded brown in
color. And os the bunny looked
the bird sang such a sweet song
that the bunny gentleman felt as
though he might be in the Wood
land Church.
bird
singer" asked the bunny.
II am called the moChiug bird, -
was the answer. "They say ! can
initiate or mock the song of al
most any bird. Would you like to
hear me-"
Indeed. I would" answered I'm
Gle Wiggily. But | heard you say
you were hungry, and perhaps you
can not sing when you need some.
thing to eat"
II would be glad of a meal
chlrped the hooking bird, but
where shall l find one?"
"Here! quickly answered the
rabbit gentleman.
He shook the bread crumbs from
the birch bark napkin and the
knocking bird, flying down, picked
the crumbs up in his beak and was
no longer hungry. -.
"Now I shall initiate a robin"
he said, and he sang "Cheer-upl
Cheer-up' almost as we'll as a Mr..
Red Breast himself could have done
It. Then the bird initiated a song
sparrow and other birds. giving I'm
Gle Wiggily a most beautiful con-
cert.
II could stay and listen to you
all day." said the bunny, as he
thanked the bird, "but / must hop
on with this bread to Grandpa Goo
sey."
It was when Uncle Wiggily was
coming back. having left the loaf
Of bread, that the real adventure
happened to him. The bunny was
hopping along, when, all OF a sud
den, the Fuzzy Fox sprang out from
behind a bush and growled:
"Now I am going to nibble your
ears"
"Oh, please DON'T" begged Uncle
wiggily. "If you will only let me
alone I'll get Nurse Jane to give
you a loaf of bread"
pooh! Nonsense! I don't like
bread; I want ears to nibble!
the Fox. '%F
He was Just going to jump up
and nibble the bunny's ears when.
all OF sudden, there sounded
through the woods the mry Of:
New! New! NLeaouw!"
ooh, there's cat! A big tom
cat is coming and he'll scratch mel
howled the Fox. ooh, I'm SO afraid
OF scratchy cats as never was! III
nibble your ears some other day
Uncle Wiggilyv and away ran the
Fox. not hurting the bunny at all
81 wonder what cat that was?''
said the bunny out loud, when he
knew he was safe.
1T was no cat. ] mewed like q
cat bird" answered the mockinl
bird, flying down out of a tree. u
saw your danger and wanted &c
help you. And, rs can initiate al
most any bird, ! just initiated the
cat bird and drove the Fox away. :.
"Oh. thank you thousand
times" exclaimed Uncle Wiggily
And then, as he hoped to his bung'
allow. the hooking bird sang like a
canary.
And II the lemon squeezer doesn
try 10 hide in the sugar bowl and
pucker the hole up so the Jumps
can't get out to sweeten the choco'
late cake, I'll tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily and the chimney
birds.
According to the Buddhist faith
the marriage tie contracted in this
world will carry over to the next
| When circumstances prevent q