Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-12

his adventure search. ''If the dash
! er is broken,'' said Uncle Wiggh.
to himself, ''it may need new han
die and perhaps l can find one IN
the woods. Yes, | must mend Nurse
! James churn SO there will be butter
for the bread of my rabbit chill
dren."
Uncle Wiggily saw that not only
was a new handle needed for IT,
churn dasher, but also a new lower
part, as well, for that was also
broken.
"But the churn itself is ali
right said Mr.. Longears as he
| locked at the large gourd which held
the milk Nurse Jane made into but
ter.
Now of course you all know that
! butter is made from milk, elthe
sweet or sour. To make Du,ter
OF milk, the milk must be jigglea
and ioggled or pounded with dash
er in gourd or barrel or big
jar. This .Iggling jogging or pound
| ing changes the milk into butter:
J For churn Nurse Jane had
large hollow gourd, shaped like
pumpkin. And in her gourd churn
| Nurse Jane had a dasher which was
Ia lony stick, like broom handle,
with a piece of wood, shaped like
cross, nailed on the lower end. By
juggling the dasher up and down il.
the gourd full of milk, Miss Fuzz.
Wuzzy made butter.
Uncle Wiggily hoped over the
fields and through the woods look
ing for an adventure. Once he
thoubht he had found one for he
heard voice in the bushes crying:
"Oh! Oh. OH"
Whatever is the matter!" asked
the rabbit gentleman hopping w
and seeing little hoptoad giri wit
her mouth wide open. Why al
you shouting so for helps'
81 wasn't calling for help
eroaked the hoptoad girl.
'eYou we're crying '0h! Oh! Oh. =
weren't you." asked the rabbit.
81 was just learning my letters, "
answered the little hoptoad girl.
"and ] came to the letter o. | was
just saying o. o. o. over and over
so I wouldn Il forget it. -
''Oh!" murmured Uncle Wiggily
surprised and flustered like.
eyes. OF" said the little hoptoa
girl and then she went back on A.
B, c to practice those letters.
Uncle Wiggily laughed to himself
as he hoped over the fields and
through the woods thinking how he
had been fooled by the little hop
toad girl and then, as it was getting
late, be decided he had better go
back to his hollow stump bungalow
lie saw Nurse Jane standing out in
front looking at the gourd churn and
the broken dasher.
3" Did you mend it for me, Uncle
Wiggily?" she asked.
Oh, dear me! | quite forgot all
about fixing your churn!' - said the
rabbit gentleman. Dear mel"
"Then how am l going to churn
any butter for the little rabbits''
asked Nurse Jane. Uncle Wigglit
didn't know what to say but he
twinkled his pink nose and, just
then, along came the hoptoad lady
who was the mother of the little girl
that had cried 90! o! OF"
You were very kind, Uncle Wig
gily, TO want to help my little girl
said Mrs. Hoptoad, "though she
really didn need it. SO came to
see If | could help you. Pherc seems
to be trouble here. What is il"
f'I4 forget to mend Nurse Jane 8
churn," said the rabbit.
"And | can't .iiggle and joggle
the milk to make buttcr,' saidI
Nurse Jane. I
"Ha. Then | can hclp,'' croakeo
the toad lady. "Put some milk il.
a bottle and let me take it," An
when this was done the kind toad
lady hoped up and down 50 fast
juggling and jogging the bottle Of
milk, that, all of o sudden, 1t was
made into yellow butter for the bun
, nics.
e"That was very kind of you,r
said the rabbit gentleman. "And TO-
morrow | shall mend Nurse Jane s
churn." And if the glass Of water