Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-25
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD &. GARIs
Copyright, 1876. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND BUNTY
CRACKERS

Baby Bunty was lost
All through Woodland, near the
Orange Ice Mountains. where Uncle
Wiggily had built his hollow stump
bunglow, they were looking for the
little orphan rabbit girl. But Baby
Bunty could not be found.
'Nou see Baby Bunty, being an or
phan, had no regular home of her
| own. She used to live around
among the different families, some
times staying for a week or tive
with Uncle Wiggilv. The rabbit
gentleman and his wife and Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzv and ali the lit
/ tie Wjggi)ie> loved Baby Buniy.
! 30 did Mr.. and Mrs. TwistNtail,
, the pigs: 50 did Mr. and Mrs. Wib-
hlcwobhle, the ducks; 50 did Mr..
aud Mrs Bushytail, the squirrels;
/ Tor al all Of these different houses
Baby Buntv had lived at one time
q another.
But now Baby Buntv WAS lost.
Have You seen Baby Buntv late
! lv2" Unclr Wiggily asked his wife
Gle dav. "SecmS to me il : about
time She came to pay US visit.
No. ! haven I seen her. an
Swercd Mrs. Longears. " But | Ii
ask Mr.. Cock \. Doodle, the rooster
gentleman.
Bat Mr.. Doodle had not seen Bun
y, nor had Bullv or Bawlv No Tail.
the frogs. In fact none Of the folks
in Woodland had seen the little
rabbit girl tor ever 50 long.
"Shc must be lost! said Uncle
Wlggilv. Ne must all look for
poor lost B5by Buaty,
80 it came about that all over
Woodland. near tire Orange lee
Mountains, the boy and girl ami
mails. before and after school
searched for the lost rabbit child.
Buaty, Bmty. Where are you2
chartercd Johnnie and Billie Bushy
tail. the squirrels But Bunty did
aot answer.
Buatv, BWty, Where are you.
bark i Jackie and Poetic Bow Wow,
IL alaa5c>. RUc Baaty did not
answer. At first they thought she
,aighr by riayin- a trick, and hldms
- >he Wa, a Iittfe tykc. fail pt mis-
chief. But when several days
PASSED. auI Ba.tr wash to b.
! UNI. Uarl- Wi-sily said:
Il ill L5p through the woods TIL
til tiud Buutf.' - he hopped AMI
lie honprl and lie hopped some more.
Eut no BaHtE could be found
Mavife >he has gone back TO the
hollow stump where l found her,
var ago. al alone poor little or
haa rabbit. said the bunny gen
-.emaa I will look there.
Hopping - tae hollow stump where
Bunrv ha] been first found. and
where until now no one had thought
III looking Tor her. Uncle Wiggily
>.w > little buHh of fur.
"Runtv. Bunty, Is that You:
called Uncle Wig-ily.
Yes. il j. " answered the little
orphan bunny, and her voice was
,.I.k and sud. = But don : comt
too close. : She said They might
20 Oft. They 20 off all Of sudden,
though I've been waiting out here
!on- while, ana haven t made a
noise Vet.
What hasn : made noise vet :
a.ked Uncle Wiggily in surprise and
tLen he saw that on the ground,
hear the stump, was a pasrcboard
box. '.What IS il that, Bunty' he
a,krd.
Fire crackers, : Answered Bunty.
II am getting ready for Fourth of
Ju'y 90 ! bought me some little fire
cracker, with ten cents you gave
mr for being good Little rabbit.
.tul ] came off here in tho woods
l.r myself So the fire crackers
u8u'dn : scare nobody or wake up
, ,anrbodv's babies. But I've been
eating and waiting and waiting,
a,.d not cracker has cracked yet.
And have you been here all the
tiBlo, SINCE we have been looking for
>ou thinking YOU were lost Z" asked
''nr'e W 2gily.
Yes. " sighed Buntv. II 'Tc been
Eating for my crackers to bang.