Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-28

and thus the shingle house was mad"
all the more quickly. The animal
boys drove stakes into the ground
to hold up the shingles on end, they
put shingles ON top for 4 roof and
there was even a shingle door.
Oh it was cute play housg.
surely enough. if YOU will kindly
take my word for it. The shingles
were large and when the house was
finished it was big enough tor
| cctic. Jackie. Tommic and several
Of the other animal boys and girls
to crowd into at the same time. For
Jackie and Pectic didu t mind let
ting Jingle and Jangle and Baby
Buuty and Susie Littletail and many
OF the little girl friends of Uncle
Niggilv come in the shiu.lc house.
IF We are kind to the nttlc girls
whom Uncle Wiggiy loves. he VIII
come along and say We are good
EcyS, whispered Jackie and Pc"tir
And maybe hen give Us pennies
t. buy candy with and We can have
Il little picnic in our Shjngic house.
Ion, yes, agreed Pcctir. 50 he
invited Mamie Wagtail, the goat
girl, and Arbella. the chicken girl,
into the shingIe heu>c. For you uev-
CT could tell when Uncle Wiggiiy
would come hopping along,
80 the boys and girl animals hat
fun, playing together. But sill the
rabbit gentleman did not appear ar.i
there were no loliypolS or other
candy, and Jackie and Poetic were
becoming discouraged like when, all
Of sudden, there WA, q noise at
the door.
"Maybe that's Uncle Wiggify
now, barkcd Jackie.
II II let him in, cried every onr
at the same time. But when Poetic
opened the door. there stood Bull
and BawIey No Tail, the frog bovs,
Just out of the pond.
1--WE heard about the shu4le
louise and would ike to come i'm,
croaked Bully.
Have YOU anything good 70 eat
croaked Bawley.
They were about TO hop over tie
door sill when Susie LlttirtaiD saia;
Don I let the min, They 'rc all
wet, They will SOAK u>,
" You can t come iu, burkcd
Jackie. so the frog boys had to
hop away, and they We're NOT very
happy. And that night, after The
boys and girls were out of the shnL
lc house. al Iof sudden Jackie
looked from his Ecuarl and cried;
"Oh, look! Our ,hmgir house l.,
on fire, II 5 burning, Truly it
looked 50. nd the do-4ir boys cHird
loudly for Uncle WiL.ur To come
and help put the fire out. "BuIIr
and BawIy set j. on fire cause wa
" ouldn + let them come ia ON a..
count Of being wet! how.cd Jackie.
But when Uncle Wi-gilv ran our,
with his tall silk hat filled with
water to dash ont the blaze. he
saw that the light in the shiuglr
house was only made hv swarm oi
INEHNiIbS ph~H' ill ''- ll''-. ~ NJ
had gone gone in 20 rest during tho
night.
"Ilo! Ha!" laughed the bunny
gentleman. "Thcro isn't any fire
at ALI" And when ,ho lightning
bugs if they must fly away, Unclc
Wiggilv said: "Wby, no! Stay
here, Flash yoor lights ike candle,
and we II have q part9 in the shing-
lr house. - D." hoped Off and
bought a lot of candy and ice cream
The lightning bug, made the place
glow as brightly as il the moon
Shonc, and c'aWbody came to the
party.
Bully and BawN were invited too
! for thcv wcro dry by this time.
and there va, lovely 'imc. So i
all happeed for me bc,t, You see,
and if the trolley ear docsn T ring
IS time he went to school. IN tell
you next about Uncle Wiggily and
the green r0s..