Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-22
Bedtime Stories
Copyright, 1929, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
BY HOWARD L. GARIS
UNCLE WIGGIIy AND SAM
ME S TOOTH

when tAe rabbi, gentleman ~aswer-
"a. there s.ooa Mrs. LEtt,etail.
Good mo.n:Ngl" greeted tn.
bunny gentleman to the rabbit
Isuy, 'a..a now are you this morn
irg
II m all r.g'rt. bus Sanmie is in
troUb.c, explained Mrs. Ljttietail.
In Il great Jt.1 ct trouble, might
say
He can't lave been KEEP. in
after school. said Uncle Wiggilv,
for it 5 toe carly for that, I won
der
'Exruse me eor uterlupting Won.
bat It's his tooth, said Salumie 5
mothers. ., lie las u loose tooth
that needs fullinE, bat he won t
let any ef Us take i; out.
" Hum! mUrmured Uncle Wig
gilv, reflective Ike, Then once
more lie 'murmured =, Hum!" After
thai he tw:ulslcd his rink nose ard
asked; hid YOU try fastening 4
string 10 it @u5 tying the other end
of the string To the door knobo"
II tried that, but it wouldn t
work, answered Mrs. Littletail.
While l WIS tying one end of
the string TO the door knob Sammic
loosenel the other end of the
string from his tooth.
Ham, anfmured Uncle Wig
sily. How about tying one end
OF the string to Il ftatiron and
dropping the ION down the well. :"
tried that also. replied Mrs.
Littlysaii, ''hut wbi'c / weat to
look for the FIAT iron sammie took
the other eni of the string from
his ioose tooth and we re Just about
where we started ut first Sanmie
still has his loose tooth, and it ought
to come out.
Yes, agreed the bunny gentle
man, cit ought Have YOU tried.
balloons? - he suddenly asked.
Balloons! cried Mrs. Little
tail ''What do You mcauo"
:" mean get Il bunch Of high fly.
ing, toy balloons. went ON Mr..
Lengears. Tie the string around
S;mmie 5 loose tooth, tie the other
end of the string to the bunch of
balloons and Ct them go. They Il
pop up into the air and pull out
Sammie 5 tooth us they rise.
That might work al right ii
we could get Sammip to open his
mouth, : said Mrs. Littletail. But
lie is so afraid now that every time
one of US goes near him he closes
his mouth ana holds his paw over
II. So we can t even tie a string
ground the loose tooth.
Hum! answered Uncle Wiggi-
" again. Perhaps Ia better try
and see what | can do.
= wish yon would, begged Mrs.
LittIetail.
So Uncle WiggiIy hopped to the
ten and eleven cent store and
bought a bunch of toy balloons
big balloons filled with gas so they
were eager to sail away in the air
ell the while. But Uncle Wiggily
kept tight hold of the strings SO
the balloons cCuldn t fly until he
wanted them to do so.
With the balloons Uncle Wiggily
started for the house where Sam
mie lived with his sister Susie.
''But l don : see how YOU are 60
ing to get him to open his mouth, :
said Mrs. LittIetail, who was walk
ing with Uncle Wiggily.
"Perhaps I can find a way, -
spokt the bunny gentleman.
As they caMe near to Sammie 5
10y sitting on flat stump out
bou sitting on flat stump out
IN trout. AS soon as Sammie saw
the big bunch of Toy circus bal
loons-colored red, blue, green and
purplc-why that rabbit boy Just
opened his mouth as widely as he
could and cried:
Oh. All"
Well, one part is donc-hc has
his mouth OPEN. " chucklcd Uncle
WiggilY.
"Ycs, agreed Mrs. LittletaiI,
{" but didn't think you could do
it. -
''Now to &C. the string on the
tooth, went on the bunny gentle
man. He had strong cord in his
pocket, and while Sanmie' 5 mouth
was still open, as he stared in won
der 1T the many balloons, Uncle
Wigsily pat The string on the tooth,
tying il tightly.
- sav!' cried Sammie in sur.
Prise =. What = the idea?
''Ncrer mind" laughed Uncle
Wiggily. Just look al the bal
looms brought them for you, Sam
uic!''
''Evcgv onc?" asked Samnic.
'' Yes, cvcry one, answered the
rabbit uncle With that he tied TO
the bunch ~ balloons the other
end Of the strIng that was around
Sammie' 5 loose tooth Then Tn
Gle Wiggily LET 20 Of the balloons.
But u strar4e thing happened.
Sammic $ tooth 'Has in rather tight
cr than any one knew. And when
the balloons began to pull they lift
cd the little boy rabbit, tooth and
I'll, up il the air
con" cried Sanmie,
Whoa, Conn back! cried Tn
clc WiggilY. He caught hold. Of
Sannic's leg and pulled him down.
And, with the rabbit uncic pulling
down and the talloons pulling up
oct came Sammic IS tooth! i
dangled on the end Of the string
and the balloons carried it away
far off in the air.
con, my tooth is out aud my