Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-02
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD &. GARIS
Copyright, 1926. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILy AND THE
BURDOCK BUSH

Where is Uncle Wiggjly? cali
! ed NurSc Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy enc day
As She went skipping through the
/ hollow stump bungalow. In hrr paws
! the muskrat lady housekeeprr had 4
pair Of scissors.
! Are YOU going to cut Uncle
! Wiggily 5 far asked Baby BaHty
/ ,yho was visiting at the rabbit home
"Oh, what fun. Let me watch YOU.
! please. Nurse Jane.
3" Nonsense, m not going to cut
amy fur,' laughed Miss Fuzzy
Way. "Uucl, Wiggiiy's wife
wants him 10 take these scissors and
have them ShlrpeucJ That 5 why
am calling him. Where is he
"Out in the garden. trying Il see
How strong the onions are, answer
,.t tAr little rabbit child. who was
fun ot fun and mischief.
NonScuse.' exclaimed Nursc
Jane again. " How can Uncle Mig
ely see how strong an onion is2"
BY watching II lift its head on,
Of the ground! Ha. Ha,' laughed
Buntv at her poke. And then She
said: "I1l tell Unkjc Wig 'oo
wants. him. NurSic Jane. Some
times Bunty spoke in baby tlk, call
ing the rabbit gentleman Jnkie
Wig.
please take these scissors to
the grinder ; and have him sharpen
Them for your wife. who is going to
cat out new dress. said the musk
rat lady when Uuclc Wiggily hop
ped into The bungalow.
Il shall do that with pleasure,
he answered.
"Pirase may BuHty come vii 90
Jnkic Wig asked the rabbit child
speaking more baby talk.
"An right. Won may come. but
don t play any tricks" warned the
lahbit gentleman aS he took the
i>sors, putting corks OF the sharp
points 50 thcy wouju / tickle him
II he fell down while carrying them
to the grinder :.
Soon CacIe Wig-ily and Haby
nWty were 1u their way. thc little
rabbi, child not having ro 90 10 the
Hollow >tump school until after
noon. All the other &l.inai children,
Lcweyc.. we're saving their lesson
10 the LADY Mouse Teacher.
On the way TO the scissors grind
cr :. Baby Bunty skipped along. and
once, when they passed Il clump Of
glecn bu>he, near a dingv dell,
Huutv looked a. the inviting cool
place and said:
Lets 20 i'll and sit down, Unkie
Wig"
"Oh. no, slid NJ. Longear>
- You mustn't 90 in there! You
might not get out again. Buuty
was iu,t going 10 ask why she
c.ulal' t -,t out when. - j. haEPc.,-
cd. along cme Mr.. Twi>rytail The
gentleman pig. and Uncle WiSgily
became SO busy talking to his fat
friend that he forgot Bunty wa
nth him.
And 50. seeing that Uncle Wiggilv
was not noticing her, Bunty slipped
quietly back. and began II crawl il
beneath the green bush ~ the cool,
dingly dell, where she had been told
u 20.
Talking busily 10 Mr.. Twistytail
Uncle Wiggilv soon reached the
grinders and had the scissors sharp
,hcd. K was not until 'thc rabbit
gentleman was on his way home that
le happened 10 remember that h
Had had Bunty with him.
" But where IS She now!' asked
Mr Longear, on the way home.
''WcH. I guess She got tired and ran
lack by herself. = Bat Just then,
tciug near the green bush, Uncle
Niggilv heard Bunty's voice cry
ing:
"Oh, dear, Oh, dear, [ cant get
cut, ! IN stuck. l wish l hadn I
come in. Oh, help me. -
Yes, Of course, III help You.
Buuty!" said Uncle Wiggiiy. " But
didu = ! tt)i vou not to crawl in un-
der that bush ,"
Yes, 4ou told me. bur YOU didn t
say why I shouldu I crawl IN,