Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-10
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
LITTLE WREN

woods. not Ear from his kcllow
stump bungalow, he heard Il bird
singing very Sweetlv. 1t was a
Jolly little song, and it made the
rabbit gentleman feel so happy that
he said:
IL wish | could see what bird is
singing so swectlv. | would thank
it. for music is so wonderful 1t
makes the sad things JOYFUL
Here | am, Uncle Wiggily! call
ed Il tiny voice. II am Il wrcn-
one of the smallest of birds.
.'But YOU are one of the sweetest
singers,' said the rabbit, with a
low and polite bow of his tail, silk
hat. .'Please sing again for me.
Then when opened his break, fill
ed his throat with air and thrilled
lovely song. 1t made Uncle Wig
gilv feel even more happy.
After that, for many days, I'm
Gle Wiggilv hopppd to the woods
after his breakfast, to listen to the
singing of the wren. But one morn
ing, instead of the jolly song. the
rabbit gentleman heard the bird
signing and saving:
.'Oh, dear; Oh, dear!s
Whatever is the mattcr7 :" ask
cd Mr. Longears. why do you
sigh and say oh, dear!" F" why don t
you sing lappilys"
"How can | sing when am in
troublc!" asked the wren. Cone of
nv legs is tangled in some string
that must have fallen into this
tree from the kite of some boy. |
can get loose to fly home TO my
little wife. Oh, dcarl =
"Lct me help YOU! begged I'm
Gle Wiggily. And, rs the wren was
caught in Il tangle of string not
far from the ground, the rabbit
gentleman could reach up with his
rnawing teeth, and cut the string.
..Oh. now | can fly to my home
and. wife. - ehirped the. bird. But,
before flying away he thanked I'M
Gle Wiggilv andpalso sang the rab-
bit a song. Mr.. Longears watched
where the bird flew, and saw him
dart int a very tiny hole III the
trunk of an old tree.
"My goodness, What tiny house
the wren lives in,' said Uncle
Wiggily. "But then, being a
small bird. he only needs !, little
door through which to enter.
Uncle WiggiE stood outside the
hollow tree, inside of which the
wren family lived. The front door
was no larger around than TWEEN
twentyfour cent piece, but 1t was
twentv-four cent niece, but 1t was
large enough for the wren.
One morning, when Uncle Wig
gily was hopping through the for
! est, all of sudden, he heard
| rustling in the bushes.
"Perhaps this is my friend, the
| wrca bird, coming to sing to me
| again. thought the rabbit. But
, his happiness was turned to sorrow
| when be saw the bad Bob Cat spring
out.
"I'm going to get you!" howled
the Bob Cat.
Uncle WiggiIy didn't know what
TO do, but just then Mr.. Wren
stuck his head out of his tiny
front dOOr~and cried:
"You NAV catch Uncle Wiggily,
but YOU can t catch me! Tee hcc.
Tee hec. You-ean't t catch me! .
Now the Bob Cat didn't like to
be laughed at, so, all of sudden
he sprang forward toward the tree
and tried to catch the wren. But
the bird chap darted back INSIDE
the hollow tree and the front door
was so small-like Il twenty five
ccnt-piece - that the Bob Cat
couldn t even stick one claw i'll.
The bad chap ran back toward
Uncle Wiggily, but once more the
wren stuck his head out of the lit
| tie hole and mockingly cried:
"Tce hce! Tee hec. You can T.
catch me! -
This made the Bob Cat 50 angry
| that he rushed at the tree as hard
as he could. Into the hollow nest
| porpcd the wren. But the Bob Cat
! was running 50 fast that he couldn t
, stop. d,
.'Bang. Bung!" he ran into the
tree. ''Oh, my nose! My nose! y.
howled the bad CHAPS
''Tce hee. Tee! Hee, You can I
catch mel" laughed the wren And
Uncle Wiggily, seeing that the eyes
| of the Bob Cat were filled with
tears because of his bumped nose
then Uncle Wiggily thought this
was "a good chance for him to run
/ home.
Which he did, so the Bob Cat
didn u get him after all, all on ac-
count of the little wren. And as
the Bob Cat, holding his paw to his
| nose, limpcd away the bird laughed
aud cried: ~
''Tee hee, Tee hee, You can't.
catch mel
But if the umbrella docsn t hide
in the bath room when the rubber
| boot wants TO take il for a walk in
The rain, III tell you next about
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