Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-12
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD &. GARIS
Copyright. 1926, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY GOES FISHING

slender pole.
"Oh, ho!' grunted Mr.. Twistytail
the gentleman pig, as he saw the
rabbit, care you going to hcip Moth
@, Goose brush the cobwcbs off tin.
sky, Uncle Wiggilv, with that long
pole you carry?'
"No, indccd,' laughed the bun
ny uncle. - am going fishing - d,
And all Of sudden. Mr.. Twisty-
tail began to cry.
What S the matter - asked Tn
Gle Wiggiy. Have you the tooth
ache
ooh, no, no. no. sobbcd Mr.. Twis-
tvtail and tears fell from his eyes.
"Thcn, why do YOU cryo' asked
Mr.. Longears. Perhaps your wife
las the toothache and you are crying
for her. is that it?
con, NOT sobbed the gentleman
pig. 81 am crying because YOU are
going fishing! y
"IIa! Ha. laughed Uncle Wig,
gilv, twinkling his pink nose. II
can see! You are crying because YOU
cannot also go fishing! But you can.
| invite YOU to come with me! Don I
cry any more.
But Mr.. Twistytail only shed more
tears and sobbingly he said:
"No! No. 1t ism t that! | don t
want to go fishing with YOU. But
| can't help crying, Uncle Wiggiiy
when think of YOU catchin. the
poor fish on the sharp hook! Oh, how
that hook must hurt the poor fish. y
~ don t believe it hurts them
very much. said the rabbit. ''Fish
are mad" to be caught 50 what 5 the
use worrying about it.
con, / can t stand it to think of
the poor fish biting on sharp hook
H. their mouths! sobbcd the pig,
. If YOU could only max" the hook
soft in some way, 50 it wouIdn Z
hurt
Ola. That S an idca!' exclaimed
Unclc Wiggily. ~ never thought,
before, that sharp hook might hurt
the fish. | 'm glad you spoke Of ii,
Mr.. Twist,tail. Will you stop cry
ing if use soft hook to catch my
fish
"Ycs, - gruntcd the pig gentleman
Il Will. Plcasuc use soft hook =
one made of mollasrs candy would
be right think,
'Wcll. haven t Il molassca candy
hook laughed Uncle Wiggilv.
But - ha! know.' he suddenly
cried as he looked at his feet. He
WAS wearing rubbcrs to go fishing
for there had been Il rain shower,
this being the jolly month of April.
81 know what | II do!' said the
rabbit.
What?' asked the pig gentle
man, driving his tears on the edge Of
his coat sleeve.
~ II cut il pi'rr off my rubber
and with it | III cover the sharp point
of the hook.' promised Uncle Wig,
gilv. "Thcn won t hurt the fish. "
''Oh. Won are 50 kmd.' murmurcd
Mr.. Twistvtail as he waddlcd off to
the five and six cent store to get his
wife Il new dress.
Whistling Il merry little toodic-
ocdlc tune, Uncle Wiggily hoppcd to
the fishing stream. He sat down
behind a bush and, taking out his
knife. he cut a strip off th" top odgc
of his rubber, where it was not need
ed The rabbit gentleman was just
going to wrap this soft piece of
rubber around the sharp fish hook,
which danglcd on long string tied
on his pole, when, all Of a sudden,
there was a rustlng in the bushes
near the bunny and harsh voice
whispered;
III jump out first and grab him!
"Ycs.' growlcd another voice
and then II jump out next and
nibblc his ears, And, pccring
through the bushes, Uncle Wigglly
saw the Fox and Wolf hiding there.
"Ob ho,' softly laughed the rab-
bit IL II not use Il soft hook on YOU
| II use IL sharp one without any rub
l,cr ou the poiut'' And with that
Mr.. Longcars flickcd the line, with
the hook ON il, over the top of the
bush. The sharp barb of the hook
caught the Fox on the ear ami
nrickrd him. Then the rabbit flick
cred the hook again and prickcd the
Wolf,
Wow,' hoWlrd the FoN, and
g Wow -! howlcd tn" Wolf, and then
they ran 10 til" drug store to get
some S;ickum plaster, not nihblinS
Uncle Wiggilv at all. The rabbit
gentleman made his hook very soft
and caught forty 'lcvcn gold fish,
which he took homr to his forty ley
rm little rabbit children to watch
as the fish swan ;lround in the dish
pan. .\rd the tiSh said ii didn i
hurt ia the least 10 be caught as
Uncle Wiggily caught them, with =
rubber hook.
So il all happened for the best, yoa
see. and if the umbrella docSn t try
to hide in the milk bottle when j,
ought to be out playing in the rain.
] II tell YOU next about Uncle Wig
giIv and the honey bear.