Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-08
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
TOCTHACFE

One morning, before the school
bell lad played its early ding dong
song. Mrs. Longears saw Uncle
Wiggily hopping around the hollow
stump bungalow with strong piece
of string in one paw.
"What are YOU going to do. my
dear'' she asked her new husband.
Are you going to jump rope with
Jingle and Jangie?' -
No, l am going to tie this cord
to Wizzzie 5 aching tooth ana pull
il out SO il won t hurt any more,
answered Mr.. Longears Z" Wizzie
has I loose tooth that aches | found
him CRYING with the pain little
while ago, and | talked to him and
asked him TO let me pull his tooth
for him.
"And did he say he would2 ?" ask,
ed Mrs. Longears, doubtful ike.
- After quite a bit of talk he
did, answered the rabbit gentle
man with laugh. - At first he
was afraid it would hurt, but l told
him the pain would be very little
and would be over in d second. SO
he told me to come in and get the
string and pull his tooth. He is out
III the yard waiting for me.
"Wizzic is drawer chan l thought
he was, said :hc mother rabbit.
But he careful, Uncle Wiggilr,
not to pull his sister Wczzic 5 tooth
by mistake. You know nv little
twin rabbit boy and girl look so
much alike that sometimes | can t
tell the mapart,
'Oh, l ran easily tell Wcczic
from Wizzic, chucklcd Mr.. Long.
cars. Weczic wears dresses and
Wizzic has on knickcrbockcrs. I'll
20 out now and pull Wizzic 5 ach-
iEg tooth and then he can hop
along to school -
So the rabbit gentleman uopped
out in the yard where the clover
grew deep and thick. and there he
saw the little rabbit child sitting
on a round stone
"Thcre S my brave EttIc Wiz
ne! cried Uncle Wiggily i'm a iol-
~ voice. There : Wizzic sitting
on Il stone, just as it wcrc a chair
il the Dentist Bears office, wait.
ing to have his aching tootl, pulled.
And ! m going to be the dentist and
pun it,
Holding his string ready, i'ncle
Wiggily hoped to thc little Iabbit
child, whose back was turned to-
ward the bunny gentleman.
Here ! come! cried Uncle
Wiggily gaily--that is as gaiIy AS
Quo can speak about a tootirachc.
Here | como, open your mouth
real wide now. WiZzic, and lii soon
have that tooth out.
The rabbit child's mouth was
open. Uncle Wiggilv was about 10
put tho loop of the string around "A
( tooth. when. looking a'sccond time
into the mouth. Ur-ic Wiggily could
see no loose tooth. All the teeth
were whi:c and sound. None hade
a hole in il.
- Why, Why. - cxclaimcd the rab.
bit dadr uncle Why, where s
your aching tooth, Wizzie:V Then
the bunny looked more closely and
ie saw that il WASH t the littlo boy
rabbit at all, but Wcclic, his sister.
She had ou pair Of Wi1zic s
knickcrbockcrs and looked JUST like
har brother. "Why Wcezicl What
does this mcan?'' cried Uncle Wig
gily. ~ nearly pulled one Of your
teeth in mistake.
"I'm glad you didn't spoke
Wcczic, Wriggling off the stone
3. Wizzie got frightened, after think
ing about having his tooth pulled
and hc gave me five cents out OF
lis bank 10 dress up like him and
take his place. lie said he'd give
e mr five more af'Cr YOU pulled ono
Of MY teeth instead Of his Bet ~
glad you didu cause haven Z
any toOthacbe.
'The idea! What shame j
would have been if had pulled on
Of your good teeth IL mistake