Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-06
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD Z. GARRIS
Newspaper Syndicate
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
UNCLE WIGGILY'S NIGHT
EYES

Standing with his back against
the door of Mr.. TwistytaiPs pig-pen
house, Uncle Wiggily said:
"No one must go out. Every oody
must stay in"
"what for." asked Baby Bunty,
who. with some other boy and girl
rabbits had gone with Mr.. Longears
to a party given for Curly and Flop
~ Twistytail, the pig boys. "Why
must we stay in, Unkie Wig"
Baby Bunty was an orphan rabbit
who had come to live with Mr.. Long-
ears in his hollow stump bungalow.
She was very fond of "baby talk, "
but the rabbit gentleman had cured
her of everything except "Unkle
Wig" and lie allowed Bunty to call
him this as much as she liked.
eve must stay here in Mr.. Iwls-
tytail's pen, where we shall be safe
from the night flier," answered Un-
Gle Wiggily, still standing with his
hack against the door.
You remember, dare say, that III
the story before this told you how
Uncle Wiggily had taken some of
the rabbits to the pigs party. He
had promised his wife and Nurse
Jane that he would start home early
with them because it was dark and
cold and there was no moon-
But, just as they were ready to
leave the jolly party, after having
had many good things TO eat, Mr.,
Twistytail opened the door OF his
pen and Uncle Wiggily, looking out,
saw i big dark object sweeping
across the patch of light that
streamed from the pigpe into the
dark night. -,
"There's an aeroplane flier," SAID
the pig. w..
"lt's a danger flier." Uncle Wig
gily quickly cried, shutting the
door and standing with his back
against = 50 none of his little rab-
bits could get out.
"What do you mean By danger
flierl" asked the fat lady pig.
AZ mean what just flew past was
a great, horned owl" explained the
rabbit gentleman. SIN way you
might call him an aeroplane like the
night mail, hut this bird isn't carry
ing anv letters. He's looking for me
or some OF my little rabbits"
"How do you know, Unkie Wig, II
YOU please !" asked Bunty.
Because" Mr.. Longears explain
ed, "as we were coming through the
woods TO this nice party ! heard q
rustling in the leaves of some Of the
trees. | looked up and saw the
great horned owl looking hungrily
down at us. He would have swoop
cd then and caught one Of US, only
| hurried You along beneath the
bushes without telling you OF the
danger. Now that owl has beer
waiting outside until it is time fol
Us 20 start back through the woods
for cur bungalow. And ne is going
to try and catch one of us. That
Why | call him a danger plane OF
danger flier."
"Must we stay here all night p
asked Jingle, rabbit girl.
ayes, do" grunted Mrs. Twisty
tail. ave have plenty of room"
81 promised Mrs. Longears anC
| Nurse Jane i WOuiu DTihp tue fdDDl
children home early" said Mr.. Long
ears. "But can't if this hungr,
owl is waiting outside, as he is"
"Maybe," grunted the pig gentle
man, "if ] were to open the doc
and ask him kindly not to eat an,
Of you he wouldn't"
"You may try" said Uncle Wiggi
ly. "But | fear it will do no good.
However, Mr.. Twistytail opene'
the door and called
"Hello there, Mr.. OWL"
A dark shadow fitted across th
yellow patch If lioht that streamc
from the kitchen door out into tn
night aud a voice called:
"lioo! !i0c! Iloo"
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