Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-24
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD f. GARI3
Copyright, 1928, py Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNcLE wTaqILY's CHRISTMAS

WAS the day beI0rc christmas,
and all through the bungalow float
cd the perfume Of Uncle Wiggily's
cocoalo
At least that 5 what the old rab-
bit gentleman called the hot choco
late drink Nurse Jane was getting
! ready fer him.
Us my cocoalo roadyr' he called
TO his muskrat lady housekeeper.
must soon hop out and see If
everything is ready for Christmas.
The hot cocoalo will keep me
warm. -
Here ii is SAID Miss Fuzzy
/ Wuzzv, coming in the dining room
with Il Steaming cup, But / wish
! YOU wouldn't call it cocoalo. 1t s
Just cocoa,'
Wen, cocoa or coeoaIo, it is very
! good. - laughed the rabbit. Then,
having slipped it, he twiukIed his
! pink nose ana hopped out to look
: for theIaSt adventure he would have
before Christmas.
rs the rabbit uncle skipped along
he came to the edge OF u hill, and,
! just below the edge, he saw little
house with chimney sticking up
through the roof, rs all chimueys
| stick.
! But that is very black and
dirty chimuey. said Uncle Wiggily
j 70 himself. .'oa standing on the
edge ct the hill, ht cauld look down
on the roof of the little house and
! directly into the chimney. 1t is
very black indeed &Ud dirty with
SCOT. 1t hasn t been cleaned out for
Christmas. Santa Claus can never
climb down that chimney. 1 had
better clean it eat. 1 can easliy
jump down on taa; root and Jump
back here again Oh tte hl-..
Sc taking wstl h5m d fiutfE branch
from pine tree, which branch was
like a big brush, tacle Wiggily
leaped TO the roof of the house with
the sootv chimuc.
- guess some enc lives here who !
has forgotten aIl aho3t Santa Claus !
and Christmas. thought the bunny +,
rs he thrust the pine branch into |
the chimney. ''Tuev didH I clean
stc tue ont SO s.. Nicholas could j
climb down. But ] u do it for !
ticm.
-low, though Uncle Wig-i.y didu
know 1t, thls house was one into
which the Fox had just moved for
tac winter. And the Fox was in
side, sitting by his fire and wishing
he mad Uncle Wiggily's ears 10
nibble And when the Fox heard :
some one up on his roof and heard
q scrap;ng inside his chimney the
Fox grow.ej.
y wonder VINO that is! IN 70 |
outside and lock. L its boys play !
ing Hallowe en- tricks ON M III !
bite them" You see the Fox never
gave any thought TO anything so
Jolly as Christmas-Ho indeed.
Slipping out 'of the back door the |
Fox hid behind some bushes and look /
ed up To his roof. There, TO mis-
great surprise, he Saw Uncle Wig
gI.y cleaning out the chimney with |
the pine brush.
We'll, of all the good ,uck.'
laughed the Fox. ~ III 20 mp on the
hill, jump 10 uy roof. - that rabbit !
mast have d0ae and >Len III uibbic !
his ears, At last / have caught
him. Ha. Ha.'
Bus just Is tie Fox was going
TO leap from tine hill 10 the root
CAcle Wi14i y leaned over TOO far
ANA down the chimney hc fell. hight
inside the loa>c ot the Fox. 30 |
quickly did Tie bunay fal! that he
bounced out ot the 1.re oA the hearth !
without getting buraed 5.t Y
'' Il, is queer. said Uncle Wig
.i'v to himself. as he stood up. " No
body Aomr. I guess 10 one lives |
here. Well, anyhow, 1 cleaned out
tie chimney fgr Santa Claus. No" !
I'll 70 back home and get ready for !
Christmas. And out Of the door
ran the bunny, and the Fox could
not catch tire RABBIT, because the |
Fox was up OH ii, own roof, and !
didu : jump down III time.
Pooled again lewi,. the bad
chap. a the bunny ran safely home.
And the next day was the groudest
time of all the year.
" Merry Christmas Merry Christ |
mas. Nurse janet cried the bunny
as he looked at the presents under !
the Christmas tree.
" Merry Christmas. answered ;
'lc muskrat lady. And then Uncle
Wiggjy called to all the boys and
rir'-:
Merry Cbristmas, Merry Christ
mas,
And l suppose voo wish him the
Same And II the paint brush doesn't !
put red ink on the loaf of bread !
to make il look ike strawberry
sbcr'cako, IW tell you ucxt about !
Uncle Wiggiv and Sammie ) candy.
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