Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-02
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
PIN WHEEL

The Fuzzy Fox ran leaping and
tumbling down the hill that led to
the den of the Woozie Wolf, next
door to where the Bob Cat lived.
My goodness! growled the
Wolf. grinning so that he showed
! nearly all of his sharp, white teeth.
"Nou seem in a great hurry this
morning, Mr.. Fox. What S the mat
ter? Are some of Uncle Wiggily 5
little rabbit boys chasing your
No. " barkcd the Fox, "but l
feel SO jolly and happy l just had
to run and jump al the way to tell
YOU about it,
| About what" asked the Wolf.
| About way have thought of
to catch Uncle Wiggily,' went ON
/ the Fox.
TEL me, too" snarled the Bob
j Cat. coming out of his den and look
ing hungrilv around for something
to eat. How can we catch that
/ rabbit gentleman! Though, really,
he ism t much of a gentleman to fool
us so often, never letting us nibble
| his ears. How can we catch him! -
This WAY. whispered the Fox.
= Up in my den is wagon--a sort
Of little express wagon. II take
all the wheels off and drag it down
! the path along which Uncle Wig
gilv will soon come hopping for his
! daily adventure. III dress up like
poor old dog lady and stand near
| the wagon and cry. When Uncle
! Wiggily comes along he II ask why
am CRYING. Ill tell him l m cry
ing because all the wheels are off
/ my wagon and | can t pull it home.
/ Thcn he II stop-bciug Kind hearted
and lie will offer to gnaw some
new wheels for me out of Il stick of
wood or tree branch.
"Well, what then'' asked the
Bob Cat Il the Fox paused to catch
! his breath
well, " went on the Fox. "when
| am crying there like an old lady
dog, and the rabbit is gnawing new
wheels for my wagon, you, Mr..
i Wolf, and you, Mr.. Bob Cat, who
! will be hiding in the bushes, will
| jump out and catch Uncle Wiggily
! Then l II put the wheels back ON my
wagon, for they will be hidden near.
| by, and We'll draw him here to
! your den and nibble him.
THAT 5 a good trick. - cried the
Bob Cat.
\ fine trick!' cried the Wolf.
Lets start it at once. " So the
Fox took the wheels off his wagon
and hid them in the bushes. Near
them the Wolf and Bob Cat hid
themselves. And then the Fox sat
down near his wagon, without any
! wheels, all dressed up like poor
dog lady as he vas, and he began to
cry.
- What : the matter, Mrs. Dog?'
asked Uncle WiggiIt-, hopping along
Il little while after this.
oh, all the wheels have come
off my wagon and can ! draw il
any more and l don t know what tc
do cried the Fox, though he wa,
slyly laughing to himself all tn,
while.
"Oh. lost all the wagon wheels.
That 5 too BAD said Uncle Wig
| gily. " But, as it happens, | have
some extra wheels here and 1 II fas
ten them in your wagon for YOU. "
" What kind Of wheels are they
asked the Fox, surprised that tn,
bunny should be CARRYING extra one,
like that. What kind of wheels
have you, my rabbit friend?''
" Pln"hecls for Fourth Of july. y
answered the bunny. Il have ius
bought u lot Of pinwhecls from tn,
monkey doodle, and there are nor,
than l need. l viii fastcn four OF
your wagon. - And when Uncl,
Wiggily had fastened on the pin
wheels, the bunny happened to Sc,
the big, bushy tail of the Fox stick
ing out under the dress Of the do.
lady which the bad chap had put on
'Ah ha' This is Il trick" though
the bunny. But III fool them, =
So before the Wolf and Bob Ca