Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-26
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1923, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
Uncle WIGGHY'S THANKS
GIVING

Then it really is Thanksgiving
is it?" asked uncle Wiggily as he
Slid down the stair bannister railing
in his hollow stump bungalow one
Thursday morning, the last of No
vember
"Of course it isl" cried Baby
Bunty and many other little rabbit
girls and boys who were having
fun and making lots OF noise.
Don't you smell the carrot pie?
And the sweet potato pudding
said Jingle.
And the cranberry tarts!" cried
,Iangle. jumping up and down Tor
JOY
Then it really must be Thanks
giving" said Uncle Wiggily as he
twinkled his pink nose upside down
which he always did on Thursday
morning because the next day was
Friday. And I nope you bunny
bows and girls have thought OF
something for which to be thank
ful.o he went on, looking at Baby
Buntv and the other sixty fourteen
rabbits in the bungalow
oh, I'm thankful we're going 10
have such a fine dinner!" cried Bus
ter who was always hungry Ike
most boys.
And I'm thinkful it isn't long
after Thanksgiving until it Is al
most time for Christmas!" said Gus
fer who was Busters brother.
Dear me! What strange things
for which to be thankful said I'm
Gle Wiggily with a laugh. still
they are better than nothing. AS
for me, I am thankful I fooled the
Fox. the Wolf and the Bob Cat first
bv hiding in the celery stalk coop
and. secondly. by giving them some
cranberries and making believe they
were red marbles to play game.
Ha! Ha! I fooled them!'
And good thing you dld'
soueaked Nurse Jane Fuzzy WusSy
"or there would have been no
thanksgiving for us. Now I wish
vcu children would go out to play
| She went on. Il want to set the
tablet"
At this the rabbit children set
I'D more shouts OF joy, for they
knew they would be jolly good ana
! hungry when they came trooping IN
q little later. having played in the
crisp. cold air OF course, you can
have Thanksgiving where it IS hot
and warm, as il is in the Southlaho
where pineapples, oranges and PAIN
trees grow. But Uncle Wigglly
happened to live in the North!anc
where there is snow in winter.
Having nothing special to do or
Thanksgiving, Uncle Wiggily sal
around the bungalow for some time
and then he hoped out for LITTLE
walk in the woods near by.
But don't go TOO far away
warned his wife. our Thanksglv'
ing dinner will soon be ready ano
we don't want you TO miss it,!
AS if l would said Mr.. Long
ears with laugh. Ia! Ta!' anc
away he hoped. But not far.
Now, as it happened, sinking
around the edge OF the woods was
the Woozie Wolf. This hungry Bac
Chap could not get over the way hf
had been fooled by Uncle Wigglly
red cranberry marbles.
Wasn't I the silly growled tht
Wolf to himself. But he'll neve'
trick me again. Ha! There he i
now!" he whispered as he caugh
sight of Uncle Wiggily hopinl
around the bungalow IF he come
to the woods alone I'll surely catci
him
But as it was Thanksgiving, tn
rabbit gentleman wasn't going u
miss his fine feast, so he staye'
close to his home.
We'll" growled the Wolf, =
Uncle Wiggily went come TO me
must go to him. And, come 10 thinl
of it, this is Thanksgiving He VIII
have a fine dinner but III have non
unless I catch him. know what II
do! Uncle Wiggily has an old dol
friend. Percival! I'll make mysel
look like an old dog and go to tn
bungalow door when they are eat
ing their Thanksgiving dinner. II
pretend to be a tramp dog and asi
for a bone to gnaW When Uncl'
Wiggily opens the door to give /
to me- I'll jump in and grab him
I'll play trick this time!'
So the Wolf rolled himself II
some dried leaves in the woods, aftel
rubbing on his fur some sticky pint
tree gum, and when he scratched a.
Uncle Wiggilys door little later
the Woolf looked just like an old
hungry tramp dog.
BY this time Uncle Wiggily, hl'
wife. Nurse Jane, and all the bunny
children were eating the Thanksglv-
ing dinner. Hearing the knock
Uncle Wiggily said he would go tc
the door. But when ne looked out
of a side window, and saw the leaf
covered Wolf, Mr.. Longears, with hia
sharp eyes, knew it was no tramp
dog
zone of the Bad Chaps!" whis-
pered Mr.. Longears. III play a
Thanksgiving joke on him So, tax
ing big piece of chocolate cake III
one paw, Uncle Wiggily opened the
door just a crack.
will you please give a poor, old
hungry tramp cog bone tor
Thanksgiving?' whined the Wolf
getting ready to Jump in.
II have no bones, but here's a
[ ,iaco of chocolate pakp " cold IIpcl lp