Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-21
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD e. GkRIS
Copyright. 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND BUDDY S
WHISTLE

The Fuzzy Fox called ono day to
visit his friend the Woozize Wolf
i'll the deep, dark dismal den.
"'Have vou caught Uncls Wig.
gilv yct?' asked the Woozie Wolf
licking his white teeth with his red
tongue.
"Not yet, whispered the sly
Fuzzy Fox. but | know how we
can get that rabbit .
Slow" asked the Wolf.
Il am v,ry creepy and sly, >
whispered the Fox. "But alone
never can get Uncle WiggIly.
need your help. Now, viii Slvlv
creep along after the rabbit when
| see him coming from his bunga-
low. And whall he gets here. near
your den / II give a whistle. Then
you rush out and between US we
shall catch him.
"It s a good idea, growlcd the
Wolf. "Go ahead and try it. Ill
be waiting here in my den, and
when l hear you whistle 1u rush
out and help you nibble that rab-
bit 5 ears.
So the Fox went creeping slyly
along TO wait for Uncle Wiggilv
to come cut of his bungalow. The
Fox lay down behind Il bush to
wait. But bcrore the bunny start
ed out that day, to look for an ad-
venture, he heard Il sound Of steps.
as if some one was coming up, and
then he heard a jolly, cheerful
whistle.
THAT can t be the Fox or Bob
Cat. said Uncle Wiggily to Nurse
Jane. "Thcy never whistle as jolly
as that. 1t must be a friend.
And 50 it was-Buddv the guinea
pig boy. Up the steps he walked,
whistling between his teeth rs gui-
nea pigs always do.
Hello, Uncle Wiggily.2 greet
ed Buddy. and ne didn I wag his
tail as Jackie Bow Wow might have
done, for guinea pigs have no tails.
Hello, Buddy" said the bunny
uncle.
"Will you take me with you ad-
today?' asked Buddy.
I guess 50! Yes. Maybe III
think about it! Perhapa Come
along!' said Uncle Wiggily Wifi a
laugh. And Buddy laughed too, as
he followed Mr.. Longears down the
steps and out along the snowy path.
And as Buddy went along he whist
led, as all boys, especially guinea
pig boys DO. Uncle Wiggily liked
to hear Buddv's ; whistle.
So the two went along this way.
looking here and there for adven-
lures until, pretty soon, they
reached the place in the woods near
the den Of the Wolf, who was IN
side waiting.
.'Whist! Whist, Whist" ,trilIed
Buddy 5 whistle.
.'Ha! There : the Fox! He wants
nc 70 rush out ana help him.! "
said tie Wolf. "Here l go!''
But when he rushed out of his
den. the Wolf SAW Buddy and In
rle Wiggilv making hard snowballs
to throw AT a stump in the woods
Where 5 the Fox?' asked the
cowardly Wolf to himself, for hp
Jared not rush at the bunny and
guinea pig alone. - heard the
Fox whistle, but he ism It here. He
ncedn I think l m going to got hit
by hard snowballs. Maybe the Fox
is hiding, waiting for me. III go
back in my den a Bit
50 the Wolf went back in his
den, and again, when Buddy whist
led, out rushed the bad chap. But
he saw no Fox TO help him catch
Uncle Wiggily. and. being afraid
10 jump at the rabbit alone, the
Wolf went back. Again and again
Buddy whistlcd, not knowing he
WAS fooling the Wolf, and again and
again the bad chap rushed out. Un>
til at last the Wolf was so tired,
from rushing back and forth, that
he had TO lie down in the snow.
Then Uncle Wiggily and Buddy
ran home, having Lad lots of fun.
And quite Il while after this, the
Fox. who had fallen asleep while
waiting for Uncle Wiggily 10 come
out Of the bungalow. awakened and
saw the bunny coming back.
Whist! Whist! Whist" whist
led the Fox. but it was too late.
For the Wolf was so tired he
couldn t get up, and the Fox, alone,
could I catch the rabbit. And when
the Fox found out how the Wolf
and lie had been fooled by Bud
dy's whistle-oh, how angry the
Fox was
But what good did it do him,
ask YOU?
Anyhow. if the egg heater will
give the strawberry short cake Il
swing in the hammock. next sum.
mer. I'll tell you in little while
about Uncle Wigglly and the wood
en- doll.