Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-09
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. 0AR1l0
Copyright, 1928, By Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
WIGGILY AND THE LOST
BIRD

After Uncle Wiggily had found
out. or discovered, that Mr.. Rat. the
gentleman .janitor, washing the wiA-
dows made it look as if the Hollow
Stump School We're CRYING because
the children were on vacation, the
rabbit gentleman wondered what
next adventure he would have.
"For,' said Mr.. Longears as he
stood on his head in the woods and
twinkled his pink nose, "the more
adventures | have the more fun
there is. l wonder what will happen
rext,'
And just then a five-cent piece
fell out of the rabbit gentleman 5
pocket and he picked it up and gave
it to Baby Buntv, who was waiting.
l mean Uncle Wiggily gave Baby
Bunty the five cents-not his pock-
ct That's the reason the rabbit
gentleman was standing on his head
when this story started. 1t was TO
see if he had any money in his
pockets and that's the very surest
way to find out. just stand on your
head with your feet in the air and
if you have any money it viii fau
out of your pocket.
"There you are, Baby Bunty,'
said Mr.. Longears, turning somer-
sault and getting on his feet after
handing the little orphan rabbit the
uickle. "There YOU are' Now you
may buy a lollypOp. ="
"Oh, thank you, Unkie Wig"
said Bunty and she stopped right
there for "Unkie Wig' was all the
baby talk she was allowed TO use.
The little orphan rabbit had fol-
lowed Uncle Wiggily when he
hoped out of his hollow stump
bungalow, teasing him for some
money.
"But | haven T any, Bunty,' Mr.
Longears had said, putting his paw
first in one pocket and then another.
mot even penny"
"Please stand on your head,
Unkie Wig" begged Baby Bunty,
"and maybe some money will fall
out of your pocket"
"All right answered the rabbit
gentleman. $50 on his head he
stood and, surely enough, out
dropped the nickle and Baby Bunty
was happy.
"Well, now ] wonder what will
happen next'' said Uncle Wiggily
to himself when, once more, he was
standing right side up. :" must hop
along and have an adventure
Over the fields and through the
woods he hoped and pretty soon the
rabbit gentleman came to a bunch of
trees pretty and green. Thinking
he might sit there in the shade Il
while and wait for an adventure,
Uncle Wiggily was going toward the
wee, little grove when, all OF sud
den, from beneath the leaves he
heard sort of watery, splashing
sound and a voice said
"Oh, what fun IN having! Quec!
Quee, Quee! What jolly fun "
"That can't be any Of the Bal
Chaps!' thought Uncle Wiggily
with a smile under his pink nose.
"They never have any fun, unless
they call chasing me fun and that
isn't any JOY on my part, | assure
vou!'
So, thinking it was safe to hop
toward the trees, whence came the
watery, splashing sound and the
Jolly voice talking about fun, Uncle
Wiggily entered the shady grove and
there, fluttering in an old tin can,
partly filled with water, was young
robin bird.
"Hello, Robin." called the rab-
bit gentleman.
Hello, Uncle Wiggily!" chirped
the young Robin bird.
"What are you doing?" asked
the rabbit.
"I'm having bath" was the
reply. "Come on in; the waters
fine!'
"Thank you" chuckled Mr..
Longears, "but | would crowd you
out. That tin can bath tub Of yours
ism It large enough for me. Keep or
splashing and have fun. III watch
yOu.'
For while Uncle Wiggily
watched Robin taking His bath in
the old tin can. which the rain had
partly filled with water Once the
can had held salmon fish, but now
it held a bird. Into the water .Ro-