Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-20

! he often had adventures. But this
time he was going farther ofi-to
+ the deep dark, dismal forest.
Just as he was hopping cat Of
! the woods near lis bungalow, Tn
c'e Wiggi'y saw Sammie and Susie
Littletail. the rabbi, Children. gnaw-
ing bark from "a clump OF white
birch trees. near the edge of the
forest. The biryhes stood Up like
tall. slim ladies il pale dresses.
DO not cnaw TOO much bark
from the trees, - warned Uncle
Wigg;lv to the little rabbits. You
must eat bark ] know, but DO not
take too much from any one tree.
And 90 not e5t off the bari. in "a
circle I'll the Wa round "a trea FOR
that W kill !. Ee careful e .hc
beautiful white birches.
Gwen be careful, Unele Wlgs.-
ly.' promised Samu.e
even only graw half a Circle
ot bark from any oae Tree. said
>usi,.
That is Is II should be, - spoke
the bunny gentleman. Then. leav-
ing his little nephew and niece At
the c,ump q white b;rches. Uncle
Wigg5iy hoped on toward the dark,
deep. dismal forest.
"Uncle Wissi'y was kia5 and
thoughtful toward US. whispered
ore white birch tree 10 another.
YES was the answer; "if lie
ever needs help hons we may be
there 10 give il 10 him. BIZ the
trees did not dream they could ever
help the bunny.
However, as IT haP7eHcd, Mr.
LonCcars found no adventure in the
black forest. lie hoppcd this way
and lie hoppad that way, but no
thing happened aad il was 80 dark
and lonesome IN the forest that not
even the birds sang.
IL shall 90 back TO my own
woods. - thought the bunny. There
+ ] alwav3 have adventures. But.
alas. When lie started 10 hop out
Of thc deep forest night had fallen
and Uu-ic WiggiIv found himself
rthc dark But 7 caa hop across
The meadow in the dark as wcH as
in tie daytime, he said TO him
self.
So be started bravcIv off, but
he had not gone very far before
be bumped into a large rock.
81 must be on the wrong path, p"
said the bunny. rubbing his pink
nose, which lie had hit against
the stone. ..lu 20 the other vav. ."
50 BE- did hut La lad not hoped
far before he bumped into q tree
Oh. fear ] am lost. sighed Tn
Gle Wiggilv. and so lie was.
No matter how Ae hoped. lie
could not find the path home in the
dark. and he dil not know what
70 90. He thought be woull Lave
70 star out ali night when. all Of
% sudden, he saw something pale
waving in tic blacEncss. Il was
isc IA white hand motionirg ~
linn 10 conc toward il, aHd some
soft veira cai.ci
"W5iE tL.s way, Uncle Niggi-
r.. and Jou viii bc lost no longer"
"NAo arc you:" asked the bun
Hr
.Wc are tbo white birch trees
t9 whom yoa aeIc kind, w3s the
answer. Eve stand on the edge
ri yoar own forc.t." So. plainly
seeing the white trees ia the dark
night, Uncle Hjggi'y hoped ~
ward iheir waving bzaacAc8, which
#era Ike Lcrkoa.ug arms. som he
r4s on tic edge NJ bis own patch
ol wood. Ana be know his way
through that with his eyes shut
so it did not take Him long 10
bop ~ Liz bmsa.1r though first
ir ma1c q low and polite bow 10
thn white birebc. f1r la:ing Helped
him. Add - Ya. long time be-
for tie bunny "r4, ac4in 70 the
t-,k forest. B4t If Tic kitchen
eha.r doesn't ron over ON its back
and talk ia rs sleep, I'm tel sou
ueH about Uncle Nissily an1 tho
cuckoo.
Kfep y0ur eyes on the stars and