Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-11
Bedtime Stories
Nv HOWARD E. GARIS
Newspaper Syndicate
nonvriRht. 1928. by Mcclure
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
SNOWBALLS

"Now. children" said the Lady
Mouse Teacher in the Hollow Stump
School one morning, 1--WE shall be-
gin our lessons"
Suddenly the faces of the animal
boys and girls, which. moment be-
| fore had been bright and shining,
.oming in from play, seemed TO turn
sad and gloomy. For. though the
rupils loved their teacher and their
;chool, they didn't seem to love their
studies.
"Yes," went on the Lady Mouse,
1--WE shall begin our lessons and, as
see Uncle Wiggily in the rear of
he room, l am going TO ask him to
kindly step up on the platform, IN
front here, and hear your first les
son. Come, Uncle Wiggily, if YOU
please!"
Well, | wish you could have seen
how the faces of the puppy dogs,
The pussy cats. the rabbits, squirrels,
ducks and chickens frightened at
once when they heard the name of
Uncle Wiggily. For well they knew
the old rabbit gentleman would not
make them recite hard Lessons.
"And maybe he'll even tell US o
story" whispered Susie Littletail to
her brother Sammie.
81 hope he tells one about the Bob
Cat" spoke Sammie, the rabbit boy.
"No whispering, if You please" ]"
squeaked the Lady Mouse Teacher,
with a swish of her tail, which had
a blue ribbon tied on it. Gwen if
Uncle Wiggily is here, we must have
no whispering."
Sammie and Susie said they were
sorry and stopped at once, sitting up
very straight in their seats with
folded paws as the other animal
children were doing. Then Uncle
Wiggily. his pink nose twinkling in
q most jolly way, hoped up to the
teachers platform.
"GoOd morning, Uncle -Wiggily."
they answered in chorus.
"When started out from my hol-
low stump bungalow this morning."
went on the rabbit gentleman, 81
did not expect to visit your school.
But as ] passed and saw the front
door open. | hoped in. And as your
teacher kindly asked me to hear
your first lesson I shall begin"
Once more the faces of the pupils
looked sad and gloomy. For they
had hoped with Sammie and Susie,
that Uncle Wiggily might tell them
a story. But they frightened again
almost at once when the rabbit said:
"We shall have lesson in Safety
First"
This was right Jolly. They all
knew what Safety First meant. 1t
meant to be careful coming to and
going home from school and helping
others to be careful, especially the
smaller pupils, who might dash
across the street when an auto was
coming. Safety First was fine
lesson.
"Now," went on Uncle Wiggily,
"you, being animal boys and girls,
know that the greatest danger to
you comes from other animals. big
ger than yourselves, who are always
trying to chase you and eat you.
Isn't that so, my dears"
"Yes, Uncle Wiggily!" said the an
imal boys and girls all together.
"Onee the Bob Cat chased you,
didn't it, Uncle Wig;" piped up Baby
Bunty. the little orphan rabbit. All
the others laughed.
"Yes, my dear" went on Mr..
Longears. "But you must not speak
out in class. Bunty. However, as
you did, ! will ask you what would
YOU do TO have Safety First if the
Bob Cat should chase youW
"You may answer, Bunty," spoke
the Lady Mouse. So, having permis-
sion, Bunty piped up again and said
"I'd throw sonwballs at the Bob
Cat"
"That would be one way" said