Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-06

Mrs. Twistytail, the pig lady and
gentleman, are coming and they are
so fond of melons. Didn t your
wife tell you -
"Why no. began the bunny.
And just then his wife opened the
window and popped out her head to
say:
THAT S my fault jamie. l meant
to tell Wig about the melon, but |
forgot. Please bring home large
, one, my dear she went on blowing
her husband kiss from the tip of
her paw. Uncle Wiggily caught
the kiss on the tip of his pink,
twinkling nose and hoped along,
politely lifting his tall, silk nat and
saying:
You shall have the finest large
i watermelon | can find. Then he
hoped over the hills and far away.
repeating to himself: - 4 large war-
ermelon-the largest l can find, for
J Mr. Twistytail is coming to tea and
his wife won't be far behind. Oh,
no, Oh, ho A large melon L must
keep in mind. -
You see Uncle Wiggily was a bit
forgetful, and that is why he sang
over and over again about the wat
crmeton. However, he made no mis-
| take this time and soon he was at
a field where many large melons
grew, and, gnawing fine, big one
! off the vine. he began rolling it to-
ward his bungalow. The melon
was too large for the bunny to
carry.
After while. when he was half
way home, Uncle Wiggily became
tired of pushing the melon and, see
ing that it had come to stop on 4
soft clump of grass the rabbit said:
"'Ill lie down here in the shade
and go to sleep. There is still plenty
of chance for me to roll that melon
home in time for Mr.. and Mrs
/ Twistytail to have some for tea. | Il
90 to Sleep and he did.
Now while Uncle Wiggily slept
along came waddling Lulu, Alice and
Jimmy Wibblcwobble. together Will
Johnnie and Billie Bushytail. The
first three were duck children anL
the last two were squirrels.
''Oh, poor Uncle Wiggily!
quackcd Lulu as she saw him asleel
in the shade. He is SO tired from
having to roll this heavy melon.
Eyes, that S what he is!' chat
tered Johnnie. :" say LET 5 help him
lie often helps US.
"Help him, how?" quacked Jim
mic.
"Bl making the melon Fighter 81
il will be easier to roll" went OF
Johnnic. "Wc can eat out all the
inside red part, and the outside
green part viii be hollow and light
as a football. Then Uncle Wiggiiy
can carry it if he likes and he won
get tired.
"Oh, fine! Let s do it,' quackc,
Alice, the duck.
so the squirrel boys nibblcd
seam all around the melon, cutting Il
into twin parts, and then the ducki
and squirrels fell 10 nibbling The
sweet. juicy, red inside Of the meloi
until it was all eaten up, and moth
ing but the green and white rinl
was left.
Now we II put the two parts to
gether again, so it will look like {
melon the same as befirr, chatter
ed Billie. and Uncle Wiggily cai
easily take it home when he wakes
up"
! "He II be very thankful to US fo'
saving him lot Of hard work,
quacked Lulu.
The children fastened the two EN-
rty halves Of the melon tOgctbei
again with thin, sharp thorns anc
hurried away. And when Uncl'
Wiggilv awakened and started u
roll the melon, he was surprised tt
find how easily it trundled aloug.
"Why!" he exclaimed, picking II
~. sit isn't heavy at all any more
What wonderful thing sleep IS
IT made me strong;' But when h'
rot home with the melon, and Nurse
.,ane opened it to find no read meal
inside, why, Uncle WiggiIy was more
ihrn surprised.
"Ha, Hal" laughed Mr.. Twisty
| t1il, who, with his wife, had just
] rived "some one must have play
q a joke OIL you, Wig Come on