Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-11
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD e. GARIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RAG
DOLLS

Dancing up and down in front OF
Uncle Wiggily, the queer, old mon
key gentleman, shaking bag, cried
out:
81 have them! l have them!
have them in the bag!'
"What have you there'' asked
the rabbit uncle. els it any of
the bad chaps-the Fox, the Wolf
or the mewing Bob Cat with his
silly little tail' Have you any of
them in the bag!'
Nonsense Of couse not!' an
swered the monkey with laugh,
1.-The idea of carrying bad chaps
around in a bag
"Well, they would carry me
around in a bag if they could,
said Uncle Wiggily. but tell ME
what have you there
"Rags2" answered the monkey
gentleman.
"Rags'" questioned Uncle Wig
gily.
"Rags!" spoke the monkey gem
tleman again. And Mr.. Longears
was glad the copy cat WASH t there
to repeat the word rags
Il have rags for dolls,' went on
the monkey.
Rags for dolls'" cried Uncle
Wiggily. II didn t know dolls ever
needed rags. / should think they
wouldn't like rags at all!f
You don t understand kindly
explained the monkey gentleman.
~ mean l have in my bags rags
out of which dolls can be made.
You have heard Of rag dolls, haven I
you'"
Surely l have replied Uncle
Wiggily. II guess with my little
rabolt girls, Jingle and Jangle and
Baby bunty TO say nothing of Lulu
and Alice, Wibblewobble, the ducks
have heard enough talk about rag
dolls. y
We'll then went on the mon
key gentleman, you know, with.
out me telling you, that you can I
make rag dolls without rags. Now
l met rag man, going to the fair
no that was the pleman, whom
Simple Simon met. Anyhow l met
a rag man and he gave me bag Of
rags. l have them here. Ana, If
YOU like, l will take them to your
hollow stump bungalow and your
little rabbit girls can make all the
rag dolls they like from my rags.
That is very kind of you, said
Uncle Wiggily. - ought really TO
go home and not look for any more
right away, for Nurse
Jane viii be wanting this loaf or
bread He took from under his
paw the loaf of bread he had bought
gust before he was upset i'll the little
cart with Scooter and Tooter. The
loaf had been under the pile OF
leaves with the rabbit gentleman,
when the Black Swan uiew them
away. "And this loaf is a tr.t.e
mussed up, said the bunny.
"Never mind suggested the
monkey gentleman. - II put it IN
my bag with the dolls rags and
after IL has been shaken up u bit
the loaf will look like new.
SO the monkey slung his bag OF
rags and bread over his shoulder
ana he and Uncle WiggiIy were soon
at the hollow stump bungalow.
''Oh, is that Il new Santa CLAUSE
asked Jingle when she saw the
monkey gentleman carrying the bag.
.'No, he has rags Tor you and
Jangle TO make dolls win, an
swered Wiggily, and just then, out
from behind big rock jumped the
Fox.
''Give me that bag to carry Uncle
Wiggily away in barked the bad
chap to the monkey. RudeIy snatch
ing the bag, the Fox turned it upside
down to empty it. But, as he did so,
from the bundle of rags that fell
out, a small creature, IKE a little
girl, with blue eyes, red checks and
golden hair started TO walk toward
the Fox.
''Oh, a rag doll has come to hfe.
howled the FOX. a rag doll has
come to life! She must be a fairy
and will change me into clothes