Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-12
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half so gaily feathered as her hus
band, having indeed, but some dull
dingy yellow for her dress.
$50 am IT, said Mrs. Cardinal
who was a drab brown in tint. -
know what we can do though, - she
added.
"What!" asked Mrs. Tanagcr.
Gwen get Uncle Wiggily 10 de
eide" said Mrs. Cardinal. Gle i
sure to know which Of our rel bird.
is more handsome, and once he
speaks our husbands will stop their
silly chatter
"Good!" ehirped Mrs. TanageF.
So the next time Mr.. Cardinal ana
Mr.. Tanager began talking about
which was the more wonderful in
color Mrs Tanager said:
"Stop your silly talking! / have
asked Uncle Wiggily to come 20 the
woods and decide this matter"
every good!" whistled the Car
dinal bird, prcening himself and
making his crest stand up very
straight on his head. "Uncle Wig
gilv will say L am best. -
"Nonsense! He ii say / am! =
cried the Tanager.
And perhaps they would have
started their queer dispute all
over again had not Uncle Wiggily
hoped along just then, his pink
nose twinkling very fast, because
it was no easy matter to decide be
tween two such beautiful birds.
"Now, Uncle Wiggily, will you
please tell us what you think said
Mrs. Cardinal.
The rabbit gentleman looked at
the bright red feathers and black
wings of the Tanager.
Certainly you are very beau
tiful!" said the bunny.
Then he looked at the darker red
of the Cardinal and at the black
throat feathers and said:
Certainly you are very beauti
full"
my goodness" exclaimed Mrs
Tanager, chow is one TO know
from that which is the betterl
don 4 see--'
But just then out Of the bushes
sprang the Bob Cat, and the bad
chap caught hold of Uncle Wiggily
and howled:
"Well, there is one thing certain!
/ am going to nibble some ears, and
there is no disputing thatl"
He started. to nibble the bunny 5
ears, but Mrs. Cardinal cried to her
beautiful husband:
"Oh, can't you do something to
save Uncle Wiggily?"
Yes. Yes." added Mrs. Tana-
ger. "It was On our account he
came to the woods. Can't you save
him, Mr.. Tanager'"
Then the two red birds began
flashing back and forth in the
woods, amid the trees and bushes.
The sunshine reflected from their
crimson scarlet wings III flashes
like fire! And, indeed the Bob Cat
thought it was fire. For the Tana
ger and the Cardinal flew so fast
to and fro around the Bob Cats
head that the bad chap let go of
Uncle Wiggily and howled:
"Oh, the woods are on fire! They
are blazing with flames. This is
no place for me! III nibble your
ears some other timel -
Then away he ran, thinking the
bright red wings Of the birds were
tonpues of fire.
"Hal Ha," laughed Uncle Wig
gily, as he felt Of his ears, still safe
on his head. "You are both most
beautiful, Mr.. Tanager and Mr..
Cardinal. And what is more, you
are useful, for you drove away the
Bob Cat"
Then Uncle Wiggily hoped back
home to his hollow stump bungalow
and the Tanager and Cardinal
birds made up and were friends,
each saying that the other was more
beautiful AS for me, / don j know
yet which is, for they are both so
wonderful. At any rate, if the
wild cherry doesn't throw some of
its stones at the doll = house and
break the window glass, II tell you
next about Uncle Wiggily and the
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