Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-14
Turned sonnersauEts IN
the Catnlp leaves. :, ]


sure said Uncle Wiggily. "Whcre
is the drug store paper DR.. Possum
left. I'll go get what he ordered
them to take-the medicine you
know.
"Here is the paper said Mrs.
Kat, rncle Wiggily read it through
his glasses and then said:
"Why, all he wants them to take
is some leaves from the catnip
plant. I don't need to go to the
drug store for this. / know place
where the catnip grows beside the
brook. I'll bring you some leaves
and you can make a tea for the
children, just as DR.. Possum told
You to. Then they will soon be
well again"
"Oh, thank you,'' spoke Mrs.
Kat, as Uncle Wiggily hoped off
over the fields and through the
woods. Soon he reached the place
where the catnip grew beside the
kbabbling brook.
"Ah, this catnip smells good,'
said Uncle Wiggily, as he picked
Il pawfull. 'Of course it isn't as
good for rabbits as it is for cats,
but [ like the smell of it,
And when he carried the catnip
into the Kat home, why Tommie,
Joie and Kittie, i'll as they were,
sat up in their beds and mewed:
"Oh, may we have some catnip
leaves!'
eyes my dears,'' mewed thei,
mother. So she gave them some
fresh catnip leaves before she boil
ed what remained up for tea. And
/ wish you could have seen Tommie
Joie and Kittie cat get excited
over the catnip. They rubbed il
on their heads, they tossed the
leaves up and down in their paws
and Tommie, who was not as i'll as
Joie or Kittie, got out of bed and
rolled on the floor, turning somer
saults in the catnip leaves.
4. 'Oh, you mustn t do that!' CRIED
Uncle Wiggily.
Yes, they always do that with
catnip," said Mrs. Kat. 81 fee
like doing it myself and 10! and
behold! She, too rolled over anC
over on the floor in the catnip be
cause she loved it so.
Then she arose, made the tea fol
her children and soon they were al
most well again. That's how good
catnip is for cats, big and little.
"Well, I'm glad to see this,
said Uncle Wiggily, once more
twinkling his pink nose. "Now III
hop 70 the brook again and get more
catnip for you, in case you might
need it during the night.'
"Thank you!" mewed Mrs. Kat
So Uncle Wiggily again gathered
his paws full of the fragrant cat
nip plant. And, on his way home
all of Il sudden, out from the bushes
sprang the Bob Cat.
"Oh hol" howled the Bob Cat
81 am going to nibble your ears!
But what have you there!' he ask
ed the rabbit gentleman.
"Smell!" " said the bunny, hold
ing out bunch of catnip. And
when the Bob Cat smelled the cat
nit he yowled ,and he howled and
he cried:
"Oh, catnip. How love eatnipl
/ never knew, before, where to get
any! Oh, how delicious l feel' And
then, as Uncle Wiggily dropped
some of the catnip leaves on the
ground, the Bob Cat, big eat that
he was, lay down and rolled over
and over and even turned somer,
saults, rubbing his head and nose
in the catnip, and eating some, Just
as Joie, Tommie and Kittie had
done.
"Ha! While he is busy turning
catnip somcrsaults, guess I'll run
home" said Uncle Wiggily, which
he did. And when the Bob Cat had
had enough of his catnip somer'
saulting, and stood up, there was
no bunny for him to nibble.
"Oh,. we'll" laughed the Bob Cat
~ had q goo dtime with the catniI
| anyhowl' Then Uncle Wiggily took
SOME more leaves to Mrs Kat, but
! the children were so well they slept
all night. And so did the Bob Cat
And if the tooth brush doesn 4
tickle the looking glass when the
cake of soap is trying to jump out
of the bath tub, I'll tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily and the milk
bottle.