Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-26
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD r. CARTS
Copyright, 1926. by McCluTs
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
MAY SNOW


! The Lady Mouse Teacher in the
Hollow Stump school was very tired.
She had been hearing lessons all day,
about how many times two went i'll
to ten, and how to spell dog and cat,
ana now at the end Of the classes,
she was tired,
"School is out!' sQueakcd the
Lady Mouse YEARLY. The black
board needs cleaning of the chalk
1uarks on it SO we shall bc ready 20
start fresh in the morning. But
am not going to ask any ot the litt'c
10y animals to stay in after school
ITO erase the board. went on the
Lady Mouse. no, am not going
10 ask them bat Il any one or two
of YOU boys want to stay and clean
/ the board, IShall be very happy.
/ Thca tn Lady Mouse, whose head
.achcd, went home to rest, and out
of the Hollow stump School ran al
animal boys and girls, whjs'hng
singing, laughing and shouting.
II don't want to stay i'm and
! c'ean the blatkhoards! harked
Jackie Bow Wow, II wait to 20
swimming,
$50 do l." whiucd his brother
Peetic.
Il m not going to brush off the
chalk marks, either. moved Tom
imic Kat. IN going to Play bail. -
:" And | IN going to dig up some
nuts | buried last fall, chattcrcd
Johnnie Bushytail, the squirrel So
uouc Of the animal boys stayed after
school - clean the blackboard And
as the iad1- Mouse Teach7r had
not asked any of the girls. thcy
Qidn I think about It
So The blackboard in the Iol.o,
Stump School remained AL covered
with cd chalk marks
Jackie and Pcetie Bow Wow went
swimming down in the brook by the
duck pond ocean. There they NET
Bully and Bawly Notail, tie frog
boys and they had grand, splash
ing time together.
Il thought YOU would SAY in and
dean tie chalk OF the blackboard,
croaked Rul'y 10 Poetic
And tlough. yoa would,
bar!;ed tie doggie hoy.
u guess nobody stayed in,
vhircd Jackie. and then. after they
had played for while Ill the water,
Bavlv crooked:
SAY. fellows, the Lady Mouse
Teacher Is always good - ~! Don t
you think 0e i better = back now
and clean the board for herr
Yes, / guess we had. agreed
Jackie. II whispered in class to-
day. and she didu' keep me in.
80 the dog ami frog boys hurried
back to tn" Hollow Stump school.
About the same time, Tommia
Kat, VINO WAS playing ball with
Charlie Chick, and Toolle and Nood-
,e Flat Tail, the beavers. moved:
Say, fellows, The Lady Mouse
Teacher is always good to Us, What
say we go back and clean off the
board for her.
Let : 90, crowcd Charlie tn"
rooster boy. We've had enough Of
playing BALI So these boys ran
toward the Hollow stump school.
And about the same time Johnnie
Bushytail, who, with his brother
Billie was eating nuts, chattcrcd ;
Say, Billie, let ; clean of the
blackboard! -
"All right" agreed Billie, and
away they scampcred.
50 il happened that the crowd If
! boys all came together near the
school aud each crowd was aurpri,
rd at tire other.
1T won t take Us long TO clcar
the board There : so many Of Us, ~
barkcl Jackie Bow Wow.
Then, all Of a sudden, as they Iook
vd toward the school, thcy saw
around it cloud Of white dust
flakes.
Oh, is showing, II, showing
ia May. whom the flowers are out
in blossom. " crowcd Charlie. - Who
,vcr saw if SNOW in Mav?' None Of
tie animal boy, had, an dthoy were
bcgIuiug to feel a bit strmlgo about
IT, when, al Of a sudden. Uncle Wig