Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-01
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARR1S
Copyright. 1928. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY CURES THE
CAT

Uncle Wiggily tried to hide be
hind the bushes but the Bob CAT
had already seen the rabbit gentle
man. With snarl on his lips,
which made his face look like some
thing YOU see in the funny papers,
the Bob eat mewed to Uncle Wig
gily:
"Well, here You are''
eyes, and | wish | were some.
where else" said the rabbit gentle
man in q low voice. His pink nose
began to tickle as we'll as twinkle
and he couldn't scratch it, as he
had a bundle in his paws.
What's the matter'' asked the
Bob Cat, seeing the funny faces
Uncle Wiggily was making, hoping
! in this way to stop the tickling of
! his pink nose. What are YOU max
ing funny faces at me for''
IN not making faces at you, .
answered the rabbit.
"You're making funny faces all
right.' snarled the Cat, land at
whom if not at me' I'm the only
one here besides you. Stop ito the
BAD Chap howled as the rabbit made
/ the funniest face of all.
II can't help ito Uncle Wiggily
said. My nose itches.
Then scratch it," mewed the
Cat.
"I can't,' sighed the rabbit.
i"I've got a big bundle of tails in
my paws and l can't drop them. -
"What have you in your paws ~
asked the Bob Cat suddenly coming
around the corner of a bush so he
stood on the same path as did the
rabbit.
Il have a bundle of tails an
swered the rabbit.
"Tails? Tails?' exclaimed the
Bob Cat trying to twist his head
around to see the silly little thing
he carried around with him. He
called it a tail but ar the other
animals made fun Of it, and this
caused the Cat much unhappiness.
$50 YOU have tails, eh. What
kind?'
"Cat tails" answered Uncle Wig,
gily.
ooh, cat tailsl' howled the Bad
Chap. "'Hum, I see."
1t was true enough. Uncle Wig.
gily had gone to the swamp to
gather "A lot of brown cat tail plants
to dry and light On Fourth of July
to make a jolly time for his little
rabbits. He didn't want them to
have bangbang firecrackers for
fear they would get burned. The
cat tails, set aglow by the old rab.
bit gentlemen, with perhaps Uncle
Butter, the goat, to help, would
make fine Fourth of July display
and no one would be harmed in the
least.
]; was on his way up out Of the
swamp that Uncle Wiggily almost
ran into the Bob Cat and then thew
talked Il bit and the bunny's nose
began to itch.
$50 you have cat tails there,
have youo' asked the Bad Chap,
and Uncle Wiggily knew of what
the Bad Chap was thinking. The
Bob Cat was always trying to get
a new tail for himself, one that
would dinglc dangie down longer 50
the other animals wouldn't poke
fun at him.
" Yes, | have cat tails,' answered
Mr. Longcars, not troubling to tell
the BAD Chap they were only brown
eat tail plants from the swamp.
Cm!' mumbled the Bob Cat ~
could do nicely with a new tail IN
tell you what I'll do, Uncle Wiggi-
/ ly. l'll not bite you if you will give
me a new tail and fasten it on for
me as | can It very well twist about
to fasten it on myself. How about
ito"
can right" agreed the rabbit.
I For long time he had been trying
10 cure the Bob Cat of alwavs
wanting t. bite. Nearly every time
the Bad Chap saw the rabbit he
chased Mr.. LOngcars and tried to
nibblc or bite him. "But now /
think ! can cure him of that bad
habit said Uncle Wiggily to him
self. Ill play trick on him
with one Of these eat tails"
Pick out good, long tail for
me-" mewed the Bob Cat who was
very silly and proud. "Fasten it
on and III 90 show the Fox and