Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07

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cranberry sauce from the bottom o.
the jar on the icicles and they !
look like red candy sticks Uncle
Wiggily said with laugh.
No sooner said than done. Ant
in little while Uncle Wiggily had
dozen icicles, all nicely colored rec
with the cranberry juice. lying or
the stump to get colder and dry
for they had melted a bit from his
warm paws.
"They surely look like candy!'
chuckled Mr.. Longears as he looked
at the red icicles. 81 believe I coult
even fool Baby Bunty with these
I'll put them in my coat pocket
They won melt as long as stay
out in the air''
Mr.. Longears was just putting the
cold candy red icicles into his pock-
ct, thinking how he would tease Ba-
by Bunty when, all of a sudden, he
was grabbed from behind and a
voice growled:
"Now we have him!'
Eyes, indeedl' growled another
voice. "Pop him in the bag!'
Say what do you think I am;
some corn that you talk of popping
me into a bag?" asked the rabbit.
Who are you, anyhow?p
Never mind who We are. We
know who you are and that's IS
enoughp' spoke a third, growing
voice and before Mr.. Longears could
run or jump away he was caught
and popped into a big cloth bag.
''Now we have him!' chuckled
the first voice.
Eyes, that was a good trick of
yours, Bobbie!'' said the second
voice.
"Oh, but you helped me, Foxie,
and so did you, Wolfie!"
my goodnessl' thought poor
Uncle Wiggily inside the dark cloth
bag. 81 have at last been caught
by the Fox, the Wolf and the Bob
Cat. I wonder what they are go
ing to do to me?"
He was not long in finding out
He felt himself being slung up over
the back of the big Wolf in the bag
and then the Fox said:
"Let's take him to my den. My
wife knows how to make lovely rab-
bit stew. There will be enough for
all of u.s.
Well, Uncle Wiggily didn't know
what to do. There he was in the
bag and he had forgotten his knife
so nc couldn t cut his way out as
the Little Red Hen did with her
scissors. But searching for his knife
as he bobbed about on the Wolf s
back in the bag, Uncle Wiggily
found the red icicles like red sticks
of candy. All of a sudden he
thought of trick he might play on
the Bad Chaps.
"I say you fellowsl" Uncle Wig
gily called in a loud voice. "You
must be tired carrying me along or
toting as I would say If I were a
southern rabbit. You must be tired
Wouldn't you like to rest and re-
fresh yourselves with some nice red
candy sticks?D
ouic VIC WOuiQ. HltWcQ eiAS
Bob Cat.
"But where can we get some red
candy sticks?" asked the Fox.
"Open the bag and let me out
for a minute and I III show you what
have in my pocket said the rab-
bit.
The Bad Chaps talked together In
whispers and the Wolf said.
'We' II open the bag and let you
out for minute but you can't run
away. For we three are too strong
for you. So the Wolf opened the
bag, Uncle Wiggily took out the cold
candy red icicles and gave them To
the Bad Chaps.
"Oh, what lovely red candy!''
mewed the Wolf. He took a bite
The Fox took big bite. And then
they all howled: "What cold candy!
Oh, how our teeth achel Oh, WOW! p
And they were so surprised and
in such pain from the red cram
berry icicles that, before they could
do anything Uncle Wiggily hoped
out Of the bag and ran safely home
10 his bungalow. And the Bad Chaps
we're left holding the bag and Jump
ing up and down because of their
cold. aching teeth. Now If the rice