Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-25

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Scooter as he ran around 20 look.
"Oh what "A dandy place to hide,
exclaimed Tooter, trying to make
his little pink nose twinkle like his
new daddy S larger one.
We II call this the cave tree. and
we II hide in it and see if any one
can find us" suggested Scooter.
But there 5 no one here to look
! for us, - objected his brother. elf
YOU hide from me III know YOU re
i in the cave tree. And if / hide
from you that will be the same
thing"
" Yes, > said Scooter. slowly. at
will. But look-here. comes Nipper
and Skipper!" he suddenly whisp-
cred as he saw two of his brothers
/ hopping through the forest. ave Il
both hide in the cave tree and see
! if they can find us. -
THAT will be lots of fun!
agreed Tooter. SO the two little
Iabbits Scampered into the hollow
cave tree. Then they cried.
+ 'Coopic! Coopie. Coop.'
This meant they were hidden and
j that they wanted some one 10
search and find them. skipper and
! Ripper heard their brothers call and
skipper said:
! "Thcv are playing hide and seek!
Let 5 find them. - But 50 well hid
. den were Scooter and Tooter in the
cave tree that Skipper and Nipper
could not find them, until the two
little hidgen rabbits hoped out
laughing
"Whcrc were you'" asked Nip
per.
''Oh. We have d dandy new PLACE
to hide.' - said Scooter, but neither
he nor his brother Tootcr would tell
where it was. So they kept the Sc
crct of the cave tree.
"Wc can play Il trick on our new
daddy with it,, - whispered Scooter
to Tootcr that night. And the next
day, when Uncle WiggiIy took these
two little rabbits to tho woods on
q picnic, Tootcr whispered to his
brother:
"Comc on now! Uncle Wiggily
Daddicums is going to sleep. We II
take, some OF the good things to
eat and go hide in the cave tree.
/ When Daddicums wakes up he won t
see us and he II think we're lost
! and he Il be all excited like and II
! will be lots of fun for us!
So while Uncle Wiggilv slept,
Tootcr and Scooter hid IN the cave
! tree and ate tot of good picnic
things they had brought with them.
Then after while, Mr.. LonocarS
awakened.
Dear me. must have been
aslccp,' he cried: "Comc, Tooter.
; Come Scooter, $ time we start
I ed for homc.'' But the two little
rabbits were mt i'm sight. "Oh,
they must be lost. - cried poor
i Uncle Wiggily, Where are they!
! Oh, Tootcr. OH Scootcr!' And. all
the while, the little bunny boys
were hidden in the cave tree. peer
ing out through crack and laugh
/ inG at Uncle Wiggily.
But AZ last, when he cOuldn I FIND
them, and was going to run off to
get the Police Dog to come Iooter
cried:
"Hcre we arc in the cave tree! >
''Oh. ! IN so glad, - said Uncle
! Wiggily. ~ thought you were lost.
! Como out and wen 20 home. =
BUT TOOTER AND SCOOTER
. COULDN II COME OUT. No, sir!
They had eaten q fmuch Plcoie
lunch that their little stomacLs had
/ swelled. And, anyhow, it was Il
pretty tight fit for two Of them
/ inside the hollow tree. And THEY
! COULDN'T GET OUT,
"Oh, dear.'' cried Tootcr, and
Scooter said the same thing. They
were afraid they would have to stay
in there forever, or maybe all night, +,
and they were sorry for the trick
they had played on their new daddy.
Dut Uncle Wiggily didn I laugh at
them.
With his sharp teeth the bunny
gentleman gnawed enough oft the
side Of the hollow tree so the little
bunnies could squeeze out. And
glad enough they were to do 80, too.
let me tell you. So it all cnded
happily. and if the cocoanut cookie
will let the tooth brush bite Just
u little wee bit, II tell you next
sbout Uncle Wiggily cutting the
grass.