Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-03-24


adventure, as he often docs. Nurse
Jane has gone out 10 the store, so
| there is no one at home. We can
crawl in a window, easily
what for.' asked Billie.
"To play the JOKE answered
Johnnie. Listen again. Nurse Jane
always keeps Uncle Wiggily's slip
pers on the floor by his easy chair,
so when he comes home from adven.
turing he can take off his shoes, if
he wears them, put on his slippers
and rest his paws. y
~ don I see any joke there. -
chartered Billie.
"No, but this is the joke went
on Johnnie, "Well sneak in and
nail Uncle Wiggilv's slippers fast
to the floor. Wen drive nails
through the soles and fasten them
to the floor. He won't see the
nails, and when he comes in and
puts his paws in his slippers and
tries to walk-well, he can't that S
ALL He II be stuck fast to the floor
and he won T know what did it, and
he II think maybe the Fox has him,
and say-he'il be all. excited and
it II be lots of fun.'
eyes, guess it will" agreed
Billie. II do it
So the two boy squirrels sneaked
into the hollow stump bungalow.
Surely enough, there were Uncle
Wiggily s slippers on the floor near
his easy chair. 1t took but few
minutes to nail the slippers down,
so they couldn't be moved. And yet
you could not see the nails by which
they were held fast.
Now We'll hide in a closet and
watch what Uncle Wiggily does
when he puts his paws in his slip
pers and can't move" chuckled
Johnnie.
The two squirrel boys hid them
selves in closet near by and wait
ed. Soon they heard Uncle Wiggi-
ly come along, hippity-hop.
"Dcar me! l am very tired
sighed the bunny. "And I could
MT find single adventure. Oh,
dear,'
Hes tired, and he'll put his
slippers on right away and we II
see the fun whispered Johnnie.
Looking from the closet, he and
Billie saw Uncle Wiggily about to
put on his Slippers, when, all of a
sudden, the door opened and some
one came in.
Maybe it's Nurse Jane wills
pered Billie.
But it wasn't. 1t was the Fuzzy
Fox. In the room he came and he
looked at Uncle Wiggily standing
near the slippers.
''What were you going 10 do, Mr..
Longears?' snarled the Fox.
"Well, was going to put on my
slippers and sit in the easy chair, !"
said the bunny gentleman. ~ am
rather tired add
Tired, YOU'RE not half as tired
as | ami" snaried the Fox. ~
have been chasing you a long time,
trying 30 nibblc your ears, and l am
very tired. Leave your slippers
alone. ! shall put them on my own
paws and, when l am rested, III
nibble you. Yes, III nibble you. j"
So saving the Fox slipped his
paws into the nailed down slip
pers and started to sit in the easy
chair. But when he tried TO move,
the Fox eouIdn' I. He was held
fast With his paws III the nailed
slippers.
"Oll What's this! Ha! I see, i
trap! You think YOU have caught
ue IN trapl' howied the Fox.
my paws! | can't move them
These @erel I slippers at ALI They
were 4 trap. But you shall not
keep me here! Bahl III got away.
ZoOp, Woofl Therc,'
He pulled up OIL his paws with
all his might. Tho slippers did not
come loose, but the tired Fox pulled
his paws from the slippers so sud
denly that he fell down and bump
/ ed his nose, kerbunko!
"Oh, soopie! Worse and worscl -
howled the Fox, us he picked him.
self up, rubbed his nose and ran
away. And Johnnie and Billie in
the closet laughed 80 hard that In
ele Wiggily caught them. And Of
course he forgaye tho squirrel boys
for mailing his slippers fast. Would
| NJ you, after they had caught The
Fox. even though they didu' mean
to-
Uncle Wiggily pulled his slip.
pers loose with the tack litter and
then he popped some corn for the
squirrel boys and they bad fine
time. The joke turned out right
/ after all.
4 And f the front porch doesn z
chase the ~iL man around the