Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-19
Bedtime Stories
UNCLE WIGGILY AND KITT1E s
CAKE
Copyright, 1922, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)
Rv HOWARD r. GARIS

paper Syndicatc)
Bv HOWARD r. GARlS
"Oh, Uncle Wiggily You can t guess
what l IN going to do!0 mewed kittle
Kat, the pussy girl, one day, as she
went hippityhop past the bunny rab-
bit, who was standing i'll front OF his
hollow stump bungalow.
"Well, i hope you aren't going to
scratch anybody with those sharp
claws of yours, Kittie Kat spoke
Uncle Wiggily. For well he knew that
the pussy girl had sharp claws under
her velvet paws.
"Oh, no indeed. IN not going to
scratch any one, mewed Kittic. "Spe-
cially not you, Uncle Wiggily, though
maybe / would scratch the Woozie
Wolf or the Fuzzy Fox if they tried
to nibble your ears
II hope that doesn't happen, cz-
claimed Uncle Wiggily, and he stopped
twinkling his pink nose to look over
his shoulder, making sure neither OF
the bad animals was anywhere near
him. "But this ism t trying to guess
what You are going to do, Kittie Kat, -
went on the bunny gentleman. Let
me see, are you going to school:'
- Yes, of course, for it ism t vacation
time yet" laughed Kittic. "But after
that / IN coming home and going to
bake cream cake! There! I'vc told
you!" and she clapped her paws for
joy.
''Oh, ho! SO you re going to make
u cream cake, are you?" laughed the
rabbit uncle. "Wcll, L hope it will
be a sweet one
"It will, and II give you a slice,
mcwcd Kittie. "On my way home
from school | IN going to stop at Mrs.
Moo Cows house and she is going TO
give me the cream. Then l IL take it
home and make a cake. And after
you hop around and have an advcn
turc, if you II come to my house III
give you slice of cake. -
"Thank you, kittic Kat!' said
Uncle Wiggily. "And now you had
better run on to school or you may
be late. Good -byc!"
/ Away hoped the bunny and of
ran Kittic. Uncle Wiggily had moi
gone very far before, all Of sudden
he heard gently voice saying:
"Oh, / wish you wouldn t do that
titdSt blOp DltlHS Ult.
| "Oh, hot" thought Uncle Wiggily
$50 there's biting going on, is there
must see about this! 1t may be tn,
Fuzzy Fox or the Woozic Wolf getting
ready TO nibblc my ears.
Uncle Wiggily looked through thu
bushes, but all he saw was tali greer
plant, with cluster Of purple bios
SONS. And it was this plant, or weed
that had spoken.
"Plcase stop biting mel cried thu
cluster of purple flowers, for they have
a language of their own, you know.
"'Who is biting you?" asked Uncle
Wiggily, for, though he looked will
both eyes, he saw neither Wolf MOI
| Fox.
"It s a big worm, biting away at my
roots, under ground" said the plant
eff the worm cuts off my roots I u
wither and die. -.
I "That must never bc!' exclaimed
the bunny, and with stick he dug ;
little earth away from the roots of tn.
plant and drove away the bad, biting
| worm.
/, "fOh, thank you, Uncle Wiggily, ,
! whispered tho purple flowers, and the,
inodded in the wind as Uncle Wiggily
lioppcd away. If ever we can do yol
favor we shall be most happy"
Uncle Wiggily laughed, twinlilcd hi
pink nose and went on TO find an ad
venture. He had one with puddle O
water, into which he fell, and whei
the bunny had ,hopped out. and wa
drying himself in the sun, all of sud
| den he heard some one crying and say
ing;
"Oh, dear! Oh, dear! II 8 all spilled