Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-20
Bedtime Stories
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THB
PINK CAT
By HOWARD r. GARIa
Copyright, 1926, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate


the front room of Uncle Wiggilv s
hollow stump bungalow was a pink
cat. Never did the eat lie down or
curl up-always it sat there, up
right and stiff, staring straight
ahead with yellow eyes.
And the reason the pink eat never
curled up or stretched out comfort
ably as other cats do, was because
this pink one was made of China,
Yes, il was china cat! Uncle Wig
gilv had seen it in the window of
the eight and nine cent store one
day and had bought it as mantle
, ornament for his new rabbit lady
wife.
II think the pink eat is very
sweet said Mrs. Longears when
Uncle Wiggily first brought it home,
and she thought the same thing even
yet, and it was now almost q year
old, was the china eat.
One day, just before Uncle Wig
gly started out to look for an adven
ture, and when Mrs. Uncle Wiggily
! was putting on her hat to go down
town shopping, Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzv, the muskrat lady housekeep-
/ er, crept into the front room to dust
! the mantle. She was about to lift
! he china eat aside to wipe beneath
| it when, all of sudden; the pink
! cat moved to the far end of the
, mantle, almost falling off. y
ooh. oh, may goodness squeak
ed Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy.
i What the matter.' cried Uncle
Wiggily, hopping into the room very
much excited. - Did the Bob Cat
: try to jump in hte window, Nurse
Janc?'
No, but the pink china cat-7it
moved-it moved away as was GO
ing to pick it up to dust beneath
! it, ... =
Nonsense, Janie!''. exclaimed
Mrs. Longears. THAT pink china
eat ism t alive-it is like a plate on
the tablet can t move ITSELF -
Cant it?n squeaked Nurse
! Jane. just look here!"
She stretched one paw toward the
! pink china cat and, surely enough,
the mantle ornament moved over to
lHf biIltl tiiI VI tlC SHCiis
"See!' whispered the muskrat
lady. 1t must Be magical china
cat.''
! Il never knew it was like that
when l bought it, said UNCLE Wig
gily.
"It WASH ~ declared Nurse Jane.
"It never acted that way before. l
have often lifted it to dust it, but
it never moved like this before l
can't see what s gotten into it!'
Let me look at it, suggested
Uncle Wiggily. He put on his strong
est glasses and peered at the pink
china eat. 1t did not move then, but
as Uncle Wiggily turned away, won
dering what was the matter (for hC
could see nothing different about the
cat) the ornament suddenly moved
again, toward the edge of the man.
tie.
Goodness!' cried Nurse Jane
There is goes again and l WASH Z
near it, so you can t put the blame
on mel
"Wait. Mr.. Whitewash, the poIa,
bear gentleman is PASSING" said
Mrs. Longears, looking out of ths
window. III call him in, he is
very wise. Perhaps he can tell why
the pink china cat moves
Into the bungalow numbered Mr.
. Whitewash. He heard the story, he
watched the china cat move, as
Nurse Jane tried to take it up.
"What makes il do that!' ask
ed Uncle Wiggily.
r Have you looked under the cal
TO see if there is anything inside
it''' asked the polar bear. "China
cats are hollow, you know, with d
hole in the bottom.' AS he spoke
, he suddenly lifted the pink china
eat and there, inside, having crawl
ed up through the hollow hole, was
Jollie Longtail, the mouse boy.
'Ha! Ha! l fooled you, didn Y
I?'' laughed Jollie. ~ jumped VI
on the mantle with my sister Jillit
and she tipped up the pink china cal
so | could get inside the hollow part
There was little hole where | could
look out and when | saw Nurse Jane
coming | pattered my feet and made
the cat move. | fooled you, didn 7
Io'
"Yes, you did" said Uncle Wig
gily, "but YOU muslin I do it again
Jolli". You might have frightened
Nurse Jane. -
son, No.' laughed the muskrat
lady housekeepcr: 81 was only puz
zlcd. was afraid the pink china
eat might be getting to dislike me
because | am u rat. But il s ali right
now. Then shc picked up the pink
ornament and the china cat never
moved at all, not even to blink its
yellow eyes, for JOllic, the mouse
boy, was 10 longer inside.
SO was solved the mystery Of the
. pink china eat. And if the blottcr
docsn' t take the ink out Of the foun-
tain pen to make lemonade for the
lead pencil IN tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily and Mr.. Whitcwasn.