Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-11
Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1923, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY'S APPLE
OVEN

Billie Wagtail, the goat boy, and
Buddy, the little guinea pig chap,
were skipping along over Il field
one day when they passed under a
tree. As they did so a green apple
fell down out of the tree and
stuck fast on one of the sharp
horns that grew out of the head of
the goat.
"Good!'' bleated Billie, reaching
up one hoof to pick the apple of
his horn. Gwen eat it! III give
you half, Buddy"
"Oh, thank you'll whistlel the
little guinea pig boy, for that was
the way he talked. "Thank ytu,
but the apple is green and if | eat
it [ might become ILL.,
cha! Hal laughed Billie. 81 IN
not afraid of eating a green applet
The goat boy took the apple
fro mhis horn. 1t was rather large,
but il was hard, and as green as
grass. Billie was just going to
take a bite when he saw that Bud
dy looked rather sad.
"Look mere, Buddyl'' bleated
Billie. "'You would like to eat
some of this green apple; wouldn t
you?'
ooh, indeed I would - very
much, - whistled Buddy.
81 thought you would like some,
bleated Billie. "Well, now look here,
this is what ] am going to do. If
| nibble this apple in front of you,
it will only make you wish you
could eat it. But if you have prem
ised your mother you won't eat
green apples-why, of course, you
mustn't But Wen go see Uncle
Wiggily. He may know of Il way
to eat green apples so they won't
hurt you. How's that?'
"Fine!' cried Buddy, "Uncle
Wiggily will know what to do. But
say, Billie, let s get more apples. -
the two animal boys picked up
more green apples, and hurried with
them to hollow stump bungalow of
The rabbit gentleman.
"Hello! \ laughed the bunny,
twinkling his pink nose. "What
are YOU doing with those green ap-
ples?'
"Wc brought them to you 20 see
if you know way we can eat
them without being made ILL.,, eX-
planned Buddy "Billic, he can cat
green apples and they won t hurt
him. But | can t!
u know that!'' chuckled Mr..
Longears. "Well, then the best
way will be to roast the apples in
the oven. Baked apples, even if
they are Il bit green, will harm no
one. However, as Nurse Jane Fuz-
~ Wuzzy is using the oven of the
ding, | will make little apple oven
outside here. -
Uncle Wiggily mixed some mud,
sand and water in box. With this
he plastered together some flat
stones, fitting them together until
he had made cute little oven. In
the lower part he built Il fire. In
the upper part of the oven he
placed the green apples. The fire
blazed hotter and hotter. The ap-
pies began to hiss and sizzle as
they baked.
'They will soon be done, - sad
UNCLE Wiggily, looking in the oven.
eyes, and / will soon be done
nibbling your ears. For | am go
ing to take you off to my den and
start at once!' growled a Big
Black Bear, popping out of the
bushes.
"oh, please don't begged the
bunny.
"Oh, please don't!' begged the
bunny.
eyes, 1 shalll' growled the
Bear.
But do you suppose he nibbled
the bunny's earse Indeed, he didn 7
for Billie, the goat, ran at the Bear
and butted him hard in the ribs.
''Guff! Cuff" grunted the Bear.
Then Buddy took a sharp stick
and tickled the Bear in the ribs.
"lHa! Hal" laughed the Bear.