Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-01
In going tc make a cake:
she said

A'' ~ ''eo-NS q CoNS,
she said.
come and have fun in their kennel.
In fact, the nearer it came to
Christmas the more animal boys and
girls there were who wanted Uncle
Wiggily to conc and stay with them
Though why it is don t know
said Mr.. Longears with a funny lit
tie twinkle Of his pink and trembling
nose.
81 think I can guess" quacked
Mrs. Wibblewobble. the duck moth
er. But please don t go away
from US so soon. Uncle Wiggily. -
Il shall have to, m afraid" he
answered.
"What are you afraid of.n
cried Jimmie. If the Fuzzy Fox
comes or the Woozie Wolf, I'll auack
at them, like this!" and Jimmie
went "Quask! Quack! Quackity-ack
III a very bold and brave way.
"Oh, I'm not exactly afraid of
any Of the bad chaps" laughed the
bunny uncle. 81 am afraid of
catching cold and having nv rheu.
matism hurt worse. Your pen house
Is very nice,' he said to Mrs. Wib-
blewobble, "but it is damp, being
so near the pond, 1 fear l must
leave"
"Oh please stay just about two
days more,' begged Alice. "II
want to have an adventure with you
as Lulu did when you got her a
new hat Of rushes. Not that l need
new hat went on Alice, ecouom.
ical like.
And I'd like to have you come
with me-" added Jimmie. I'm
going soon to hunt for some ears
Of corn.'
VERY WELL" agreed Uncle Wig
gily. "I'll stay just two more
longer and then I III 20 on another
visit, though, to tell you the truth
my wife and little rabbits think |
should come homo to them
"Oh, but they have you nearly
all the year. quacked Alice, "and
we only have You few days
around Christmas. And the reason
| want you to stay today she said
i'll whisper, sis because I want you
to help ME COOK
"Help you cook!" exclaimed Tn.
Gle Wigg;ly in surprise.
"Hush! Sush! begged Alice with
her webbed foot held over her yo.-
low bill. "Not 50 loud, please! 1t
is to be a surprise. Mothcr docsn I
know it, nor does father nor Lulu
nor Jimmie. Dut l am going to
make cakc,' she said for she and
the bunny gentleman were now
alone in the ,oom. "Will you help
me cook it,'' she asked.
"You don t exactly cook 4 cake"
sai! Urr.o WiSgny. "Tor fc.i -
-lry 1t, I bc.,eve. At lcas, I'vci
heard of fried cakes
"Well, thea We l. fry this one,'
spoke -Alico w,th laugh. ~ think
1T docsn t matter how You cook |
as long as you put in plenty of
flour, sugar ana milk. Come on
now, no;hor has taken Lulu and
Jimmie for walk. Help me Try
the cake
Waddling out to the kitchen, fol-
lowed by ,ho hopping rabbit gen
tleman, alice got a yellow bowl
and in IL she mixed, as she had
seen her mother do, some milk, flour,
sugar, eggs. and other things. She
stirred Item with a long, wooden
spoon.
"Now I'll put my cake in = pan
and fry it, said the duck girl.
"Yes,'' said Uncle Wiggily. "I
guess that . the next thing to do.
@ But your cake looks sort Of thin;
doesn't it r" ho asked. "In fact
it s more like pudding, or soup
than cake, Al;co.
III call it padding cakcl"
cried Alice, clapping> her wings. 81
was just wondering what to name
it!' She poured the thin. watery
mixture of flour and milk into a
frying pan and set it on top Of the
stove. Naturally enough tho mix
ture soon began to boil. 1t boiled
over, spilled on tho hot stovo and
cloud Of steam poured cut Of the
kitchen windows and door.
"Fire! Firel" quackod Mira. Wib
blewobble, who was on her way
home. "My pen is on firo! Call
Call the elephant and bavo him
squirt water through his hosey,
nosey trunk and put out the fret"
'Thcre is no firel' laughed I'm
clc Wiggiiy, who had taken the
stcaming pan from the stove.
Alice and / just tried TO fry a
cake, that's all!' -
"Well, that quite enough, "
laughed Mrs. Wibblewobble. 81
! know you meant to be kind, my
| DEAR she said to her little Z duck
girl, ~but that is no way>to make
cake. In show you,' and she
did and Uncle Wiggily helped eat
the cake the duck lady baked. And
if the window doesn t jump up
and down in the middle of the
night and wake the alarm clock.
! IN tell you next about Mr.. Long
ears and jimmie g letter.