Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-16
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARRIs
Newspaper Syndicate
Copyright, 1928, BY Mcclure
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
SNAIL

Hopping one day along the path
that went in winding curves over
the meadow and down by the brook,
Uncle Wiggily heard small voice
calling:
"Look out, Look out! Please
don't step on me.
"Who are you9 Where are you' -
asked the rabbit, for at first he
could see nothing.
~ am a poor little snail. was
the answer, and i am trying to
get out of the way as fast as
can. But if you know anything about
snails you know we never go very
fast.
$50 l have heard spoke Tn
cle Wiggily with laugh as he look
ed down along the path more care
fully. And then he saw a small crea-
ture with two horns ON its head and
carrying on its back a cute little
shell that was the house in which
the snail lived. Like the box turtle,
the snail always carries his house
around with him on his back.
''Oh, there you are, exclaimed
the rabbit gentleman.
eyes, here | am, > spoke the snail
in very slow voice, for il talked
as it moved. very lazy like. And yet
the snail WASH t really lazy. 1t was
made to go slowly for there was
never any need of hurry in the life
of snail. But wouldn t be here
very long if YOU should happen TO
step on me- continued tine snail
"For, lightly as you hop, Uncle
Wiggily, you could easily crush my
she'll house and bash me all up"
"Oh, I'd never do that" said
the rabbit. "Never, And, to make
sure no one else will come along
and step on you, what do YOU say
if ] put YOU in my pocket
II should like that above all
things!' murmured the snail cit
will be quite jolly, riding around in
your pocket, Uncle Wiggily. But are
you going to put me in the same
pocket with your friend the box
turtles If you are please don t. -
Why not 20 asked the rabbit.
Because, explained the snail
"'turtles love to eat snails and ! am
IL
~ haven't my box turtle viii
me now said Mr. Longears with
laugh. u let him have a day of
because yesterday he fooled the Fox
who thought the turtle was F.;
stone"
eyes. / heard about that" f." sal,
The snail. every well. if you hav'
no hungry turtle in your pocket
should like to ride in there my
self. >
No sooner said than done. Uncl
Wiggily put the snail. horns, shel
house and all, into his pocket ant
hoped along little farther un
til, all of sudden, something hap
pened. The Bob Cat jumped out 0
the bushes with the Woozie VOL
and, before the rabbit gentlemal
knew what it was all about, the tw
Bad Chaps had taken linn off to tn
Wolf IS den.
"And now we have YOU here "
shall never let YOU go' snarled tb
Wolf :" How about il, Bob Cat2'
'That 5 right, > moved the othe
Bad Chap. "We have him now
Will you please do me one fa
vor9' asked Uncle Wiggily in
timid voice - would like to SEN
word home to my bungalow that
have been caught II they don { &c
any word they may wait supper 70
ne and il viii be a long time
You said il! Indeed, it win b
a long time before you get home t
yupperi' snickered the Wolf. " Yol
re going TO stay here. Put how ar
YOU going 10 send word 10 YOU
bungalow won I go there an
neither win the Bob Cat. Who wi
he your messenger"
.My friend here, sa d Une
Miggily, taking the slow snail OF
of his pocket. "Please promise n
that YOU viii not eat me or nibb
ne until my messenger goes to m
hungalpw aud comes back TO tell II
my wife and Nurse Jane still 10y
me Win You do that favorR'
ssNe might as well y sal d II