Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-17
Bedtime Stories
Copyright, 1923. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
BY HOWARD r. GARIS
UNCLE WIGGILy AND THE
LITTLE TENT

splish, splash Down came the
rain in WOODLAND where the animal
boys ana girls lived.
"Oh, dear!'' sighed Susie Little
tail, the rabbit girl, 81 can t take
my dollie for ride when it rains,
for she II catch cold in her shoe
button eyes.
"Oh dcarl" sigheds Billie Wag,
tail. the goat boy, "when it rains
l can t fly my kite, for the water
would soak off all the paper.
"Oh, dear!" sighed Kittle Kat,
the pussy girl, "now l can t 90 to
the movies, for my tail will get all
wet in the rain.
But Toodle and Noodle Flat
Tail, the beaver boys, didn t mind
the rain at all, for they loved wa
ter. So they SWAN about, flipping
and Hopping their broad flat tails.
Pretty soon, as Toodle and Mood
le were swimming across the duck
pond, they saw, on the far side,
Baby Bunty, the little rabbit girl,
under a big umbrella, off which
the rain drops were splashing.
Whoo-oo, Toodle! Whoo-oo,
Noodlc!' called Baby Bunty from
the. bank of the duck pond.
"What s the matter?' asked
Toodle and Noodle, as they swan
close to the little rabbit girl.
81 want to go to Uncle Wig
gily's hollow stump bungalow, -
said Bunty, "but it is raining 50
hard I'm afraid III never get
there.
Gwen help you, kindly offered
Toodlc. Gwen put you in Il box
boat and pull you TO the other side
of the duck pond, and then you can
easily 20 to Uncle Wiggily 5.
Soon the beaver boys found Il
box for boat. Baby Buntv sat in
il, holding her umbrella over her
head TO keep off the rain. Toodle
and Noodle swan on ahead, pulling
the box boat behind them, and soon
they were ut che other side Of the
dack pound. From there it WASH t
far to the hollow stump bungalow.
"W1y, Baby Bunty! How ever
did you get out with all this rain? y
asked the bunny gentleman, as he
let in the little rabbit girl.
81 came under my umbrella like
II little tent, answered Bunty,
"and Toodle and Noodle pulled me
across the duck pond in - box
boat.
THAT WAS kind Of them, spoke
Uncle Wiggily. And now YOU had
better go in the'Iitchcn and Nurse
Jane viii give yoi q glass Of warm
milk 10 keep sou from catching
cold. And yoa a better take off
your shoes, for rour feet arc wet. -
Uncle Miggiiy went ON rcading
his book, irving to learn new ways
Of twinkling his pink nose, and
pretty soon Baby EuntY, with dry
feet, came creeping into th" room
where Tie bnnnv gentleman sat.
tuclc Wiggily, - sad Baby
Eunty, - c-mc over fu play with
YOU but you don plav--you
iusi read . book all the while! 80
"Ah, bless sopr little ears'" f"
laughed the rabbit gentleman. ~
mUst play with you a bit, suppose.
What shall we do
Let S make little tent and
have a play party in it, said
Bunty.
"How can make a tent inside
my bungalow asked Uncle Wig
giiy.
''Mgkc IT ont Of my umbrella, "
said Bunty. "Opcn the umbrella
aud put il on the floor add we can
crawl in il and play party. That
viii be lots Of fun" F."
"All right" laughed the bunny
gentleman 50 he opened the uin-
brelia, whicl, was nearly dry by his
time. and pat It On ilIc floor IN the
dining room near tEe table.
Eut Nhen both bc aaJ Baby
Buotc tried TO get insids ihc little
umbrella tent, there WASH { room.