Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-07
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD e. GARTS
Copyright, 1923, uy 11cClars
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND T0OTER
TOOT

My. dear, think snail take
some of the children out FOR
walk.
That will be'vcrv Kind of you,
said Mrs. Uncle Wiggily. How
many will you take''
"Oh, about half dozen, an
swcrcd Mr.. Longears, as though
speaking of eggs something like
that.
Every we'll agreed his wife.
"Theu Nurse Jane Fuzzy WuzzN
and | can do some work around the
bungalow, which we cOuldn t do if
all the children were playing in it.
Hop along and good luck to you.
So Uncle Wiggilv called to Nip
per and skipper, to Jingle, Jamgle
fand Tangle, and 20 Tooter, which
made just half dozen of the chill
dren, and away the bunny gentle
man started over the fields and
/ through the woods with them. Nurse
+ Jane, who still lived - the hollow
stump bungalow after Uncle Wig
! gily married. helped Mrs. LongcarS
with the work.
Now said Mr.. Longears,
+ speaking to the little children rab-
! bits. ''vou know that there are
many things for small buun;es to
learn, so they will not be in danger
when they go hopping around by
j themselves.
do We have to learn how to
spell - asked Nipper
THAT YOU will learn from +he
/ Lady Mouse Teacher in the Hollow
! Stump school, said Uncle Wiggi-
lv. but | can teach YOU how to
! keep cut of danger from the fox and
wolf, how never to Jump into
! hole if YOU can not see a way out.
and will show You the poison
weeds and grasses SO you will not
eat them by mistake.
"Will YOU show us how to have
fun. too?' asked Jingle who. with
her sister Jangls, was lively little
rabbit, always trying 70 play trick
or Il joke.
Yes ON this little picnic we are
taking now, said Uncle WIggily,
= I'VE may have some fun. Now
for the first lesson. l will teach
YOU the difference between toad
stools and mushrooms. Mushrooms
are good for rabbits to eat, but
toadstolS, though they are Jolly good
little chairs to sit on, will make
YOU very i'll if YOU eat them. Then
the bunny gentleman gave the lit
tie bunnies this lesson. and also told
them many things they never knew
before about the woods and fields.
And now wa will 90 over to
that old stump said Mr.. Long
ears. and have some fun. think
[ may find some lollypoPs in my
pocket, and we can pretend we are
having a picnic lunch.
The little bunnies thought this
would be great fun, and they were
running toward the stump when,
all of sudden. Tooter jumped over
beside his new daddy and whisper
ed:
Il see the old Fuzzy Fox creep
ing softly along by that stone fence /
down there" and Tooter pointed .
with one paw. ~ think he is try .
ing to sneak up and catch some Of
US,
= think 50, too. whispered Tn
cle Wiggly as ha and the little /
rabbits caught sight Of the sly fox /
And, indeed, the fox was hungry
for some tender little rabbits. He
! had about given up trying to catch
Uncle WiggiIy.
u know how we can scare that
fox, went on Tooter.
3" How" asked Uncle WiggiIy
- have tin whistle in my pock
ct, = said Tootcr. u will take il
out and toot eI il and the fox viii
think it is policc dog blowing his
whistle and hs will rum"
That S a good idea, Tooter,
said Uncle Wiggily. Go oil
tOoti,'
But when Toctcr tried to blow
his whistle. or toot on it, he could
not. He puffcd out his checks and
l-swelcd up like balloon, but still
tho whistle would net make a
sound. ''It's all stopped up with
cracker dust that was in my peck
ct, Sdlu OOltf. - But ! 81 Try
again. Once more he puffcl ou'
7 his checks, but, instead of blowing
/ the toOtcr gave Il loud snceze be-
cause some of the cracker drst flew
up his nosc
''Ker choo! Kcr foo. Ga zaz-
zium. sneczed Tooter. and he
made such strange, funny, scary
sort of noise that the fox tucked
his tail between his legs and howl
/ ed:
.Oh that must be q new sort Of
gun UnclI Wiggily-'s new little
rabbits are getting ready to shoot
+ IN going home! and away he ran,
frightened BY Tooter's sneezc.
Then Uncle Wiggily laughed aud
20 did tie littld rabbits. and they
lad fud eating the lollypops. But
there was none for the fox. And
if the root doesu I jump down off
the top of the house to watch the
cellar window play tag with the
coaIbin, II tell YOU next abou, Tn
I rle WmgiIv s dandcliOu pie.