Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-31
Una1e Wisely found q paste =
board box with q cover.


come and live wifi, Us for he's as
cross as two sticks.'
".What kind Of sticks3' asked
Uncle Wiggily, smiling.
"Mother didn : say - answered
Neddie. "But does it make any
difference3
..Wen, I should think 50, chuck
led MIR. Longears. "A bear who
is as cross as two little sticks can t
be as unpleasant as . bear who is
as cross as two big sticks, say like
baseball bat. So if we knew what
two kinds Of sticks your great
grandfather was as cross as, We
might cure him. -
Il guess Great Grandpa is cross,
said Reckie. "because he lives in
such dark dismal cave all the
while. He hardly ever comes out IN
the sunshine to play"
Suddenly Uncle Wiggily laughed
and said:
"Beckie, You have the right idea.
What your great grandfather needs
is more sunshine. We must get him
10 come out of his dark cave
"But we can I, spoke Ncdele.
Lots of times Beckie and I 60 to
see him and ask him to come over
to our house. But he only g,owls
at Us and tells Us TO run away and
PLAY. He says he is old and nobody
loves him and he wants to be let
alone
.'That's bad for anybody. a bear
or anybody else said Uncle Wig
gilv. '"What we must do, children,
is TO carry some sunshine into your
great grandfather cave and
brighten him up
"You can't get sunshine into
that cave" said Neddie. CIT 5 100
deep and dark.
FfWe shall see about that" " spoke
Uncle Wiggily twinkling his pink
nose, which was almost like sum
shine. it was so Jolly and happy.
Neddie and Beckie ran along 70
PLAY with the other children in
Woodland near the Orange lee
Mountains, and Uncle Wiggily hop
ped toward the cave where the old
great grandfather bear lived.
''Where are you going - asked
Mr.. Twistytail, the pig gentleman, rs
he met his rabbit friend.
4 am going to try and cheer up
Old GRIM answered Uncle Wig
pilv. for Old Grim was the name
Of the great grandfather bear.
"Oh, you had letter Keep away
from him." gruntcd the pig. Il
heard him growing in his cave a
while ago. He is as cross as three
/ sticks.
'sWhat kind Of sticks." asked
the rabbit.
ence," grunted tie pig, "AIind
what I say and keep away fron
Old Grim.''
But Uncle Wiggily liked to see
everybody happy 50 he kept on hop
ping toward the cross bears cave
and finally he stood in front Of it
and called;
"Come in out, Old Grim, and have
some adventures with me.
'sGo away and let me aIouel"
grOWlcQ Old bIlil. anu WY adi
aud unhappy and cross
Come on out in the sunshine
and you viii feel happier" said the
rabbit gentleman.
"'Go on away and let me alonc.''
arowled Old Grim. Uncle WigGily,
looking toward the cave, saw how
dark and dismal it was and the rab-
bit said TO himself
81 must get some sunshine in
there if Old Grim won't come out. -
Then Uncle Wiggily hoped back
TO his bungalow and found a paste
board box with cover. Nurse Jane
asked him what he was going to do
with it.
81 am going to gather a box fun
Of sunshine and carry il into Old
Grim's dark cave" answered the
rabbit. Sunshine viii cure him of
being cross and ugly. m going TO
gather a box Of sunshine"
Suddenly Nurse Jane began to
laugh. She laughed so hard that she
had to sit down and Uncle Wiggily
wanted TO know why she was laugh
ing.
You, also, want to know, ! guess.
And in the next story ! shall tell