Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-30
Bedtime Stories
Ey HOWARD s. GARIS
Newspaper Syndicate
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
UNCLE w1GGILY's SNOW BUGS

"Oh, goodie, goodie!" cried Baby
Buntv, jumping up and down in
| front of side window OF Uncle
| Wiggilv's bungalow one day.
"What's the matters" asked the
rabbit gentleman.
ats snowingw cried Bunty. "Oh.
what fun We'll have in the snow
l love winter; don't you, unkle
Wig"
.'In some ways it is very nice"
answered the rabbit gentleman.
..For me it is very good; for, though
it is a little harder in winter to find
food. still l have a FUR coat That
keeps ne warm, aud 50 have yor'
Bunty."
"Yes. and Pm going out now to play
| in the snow; may l ?" asked the lit
tie orphan rabbit.
'I think So" Uncle Wiggiiy an
swered. "But I hardly believe this
snow viii amount to very much. 1t
is just a little furry and viii hardly
cover the ground"
"Ch, think it's going to be a
grand STORM" cried Bunty, slapping
her paws. at isn't half rain and
half snow as it was the other day,
when you let Mr.. Twistytail take al,
| the cloth off YOUR umbrella for a
iafch ON his pants and You got wet.
| Il isn't that kind of Storm
Il hope not" spoke Uncle Wiggii%
with {. laugh. "Ies, it locks new
that Thanksgiving is past, as il v :
would have some snow" and he
stood at tn. window with Bunty ana
twcakcd her ears little and madc
believe loosen the bow in he: fur
ribbon around her neck so she had to
laugh and jump away.
Soon she was out playing in the
snow and with her vent two Of the
newest little rabbit girls that had
como to live with Uncle Wiggily and
his wife.
These new rabbits were Jimpcl
and Ju. per, cute little boys who
were so new that they had never be
fore seen snow. When Bunty took
them out OF the bungalow, Jimper
cried:
"Oh, look at the sugar all over
the ground"
"Tisn't sugar, it's salt" said
Jumper.
"Wen, Pm going to eat some, and
it's sugar," said Jimper.
"I'll take little taste, but it,.
salt" his brother said.
But when they had seooped up 3
! Il t.,,
p, paws, and had tasted them, queer
looks came over their rabbit faces
"Oh, it's cold" cried Jimper.
"And it isn't either sugar or saltn
said Jumper. "What is il, BuntyP
1t's SNOW" said the little orphan
rabbit. ats frozen rain That
what snow flakes arc-just rain
drops frozen. See how they melt OF
your warm paws"
"Oh, so they do" cried Jumper.
"Snow is funny" laughed Jumper
And never having seen il before
they thought it quite wonderful, ant
skipped about with Bunty, sliding or
slippery places and making littlt
balls Of snow which they threw al
one another, Bunny joining in tho
fun.
When il became dark, Jimpcr and
jumper were called into the bunga
low by their daddy, who said:
"Come, little snow bugs, it's tins
you got your suppers and went t.
bed. Come in, little snow bugs"
"All right" said Jimper ant
Jumper, and they began TO gathel
UP more of the round, white balls.
"Yon mustn't play in the snow
any more" said Bunty, "Hop in"
ave aren't going to play in th'
snow" said Jimper. "But Pm goin,
to take a snowfall in the bungalow
so l'Il have il first thing in th'
morning TO play with"
"Se viii l." said Jumper.
ooh, you silly little snow bugsv
laa@ied BaAty "IAs idea of tal.in.