Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-02
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND y H Z
WISE HEN

Once upon a time there was a
very wise lady hen who lived in 4
coop house near the Hollow Stump
School. Every day, when the h:tle
animal girls and boys were inside
the school, saying their lessons for
the Lady Mouse Teacher, the hen
wouIi wander around the school
yard.
She used to pick up many crumbs
Of the lunches which the children
brought, and she also could listen
to the boys and girls rcciting their
lessons through the open windows.
I'm this way l pick up crumbs OF
knowledge as well as crumbs to
eI;, sad the wise hen to Mr.. Cock
A, Doodle, the rooster gcntleman.
knowledge and wisdom are
food, " crowcd the rooster. "Of
course you will never be as wise as
| am, tor see each day crow
and make the sun rise. You can
never do that.
NO, = agreed the hen lady hum.
bly,, i can never learn to crow.
But perhaps that is just as we'll
For II l crowed and YOU crowcd al
so, the sun would not know which
Of us to rise for.
Exactly, said the rooster gen
tlcman, strutting about the coop.
He really believed, as did the lazy
hen, that his GROWING made the sun
rise. Oh, he was very proud, was
that rooster-almost as proud as
Peter Pan, who always crowtd
when he thought how smut he was.
So matters went on. The wise
hen grew more wise each day, for
she went to school from Monday
morning until Friday afternoon, !.
and even ON Saturday she would
walk around the yard, though OF .
course there were no children there !
then ree.ting their lessons. Bur
there were aCill crumbs Of food to
pick up, If not crumbs Of knoWl 4.
edge.
All the animal folks il Wood /
land were talking about the wise
hen lady, and how much she knew
almost, II was said, as much as the :
Lady Mouse Teacher IL the Hollow
Stump School, until, one day, Uncle .
Nigily heard the news.
Il must call on the wise hen and
see how much she really knows, -.
said the rabbit gentleman to his
wife. 1t may be that She could
teach our little rabbits on Satur- !
days when there Is no Hollow
Stump School.
"terhaps. . agreed Mrs. Long
ears, so the bunny gentleman hop
ped over the ficlas and through the .
woods until he came TO the len
coop.
Il hear YOU are very wise, he
said to Mrs. Hen. VIII you please
say big word for me so that |
may know how smar, YOU arc t'
lhc hen lady cachicd and said: .
Big words do no: mean any
thing. But il YOU would ike 10
come for a walk with me we can
talk together and then, perhaps, !
YOU may see il am wise or not. /
l do not Ike to boast. said the /
hen lady. molestly, "but il would
be d sad thing indeed. if l had liv /
cd near the Hollow stump School
SO long and had not learned some
thing /
"Wc shall see how much YOU
have learned. = laughed Uncle /
W;ggily, with twinkle of his pink
nose. ''And if find YOU are wise ,
will have YOU teach me, for | am
too old to go 10 school as the chill
dren do. =
SO the rabbit gentleman and the .
ben lady went together over the /
fields and through the woods, the !
hen lady talking wisely but mod
estly, until, all Of Il sudden, C4elc .
Wiggilv looked back and cried: /
Here comes the Fuzzy Fox chas- ,
Ing after US to eat one of Us. Arc (