Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-17
low. Now be careful"

I know. Now be careful"
Then he kissed his little bunny
boys and girls and it took him
quite a while, for there were forty
sixteen of them, not counting Baby
Bunty the orphan. And of course
Uncle Wiggily also kissed her good
night.
Then the little rabbits hoped up
stairs to bed to dream of the funny
little story Uncle Wiggily had told
them about Mr. To Woo, the owl
gentleman bird with the big, round
eyes.
II was next day, when Uncle Wig
gily was out in the woods looking
for adventures, that, as he glanced
toward some bushes, he saw, star
ing at him, two big, round black
spots.
oh, my goodnessi" exclaimed the
rabbit gentleman, gathering his
legs beneath him SO he could hop
fast Here is Mr.. To Woo, the owl
bird, out in the day time and he's
after me. Oh, I'm going to be
caught and then I can't tell my
bunnies any more jolly stories! I
don't see why Mr.. To Woo couldn't
stay in during the day and do his
hunting at night. I wouldn't mind
that so much, for I will stay in my
bungalow after dark and keep all
my little bunnies in. But here is
that owl out in daylight and he's
after me. Bool I've got to rum"
So Uncle Wiggily ran and hoped
rs fast as he could TO get away
from those big, round black eyes
which he felt sure belonged to Mr..
To Woo. Faster and faster Uncle
Wiggily ran through the woods,
dodging under bushes, each moment
fearing to feel the sharp beak OF
the owl nibbling at his funny little
tail.
But nothing happened, and at
last, when he was breathing so hard
he couldn't run any more, Uncle
Wiggily stopped under a bush TO
rest. His heart began to beat a
little slower and his breathing
wasn't so hard and he was think
ing that he was safe when, all of
a sudden, he looked at another bush
and there he saw those big, round
eyes staring at him once more. The
bunny gentleman's heart began to
beat fast again and he was just
going to try to hop along when a
gentle voice said:
Don't be afraid, Uncle Wiggilyl
won't harm youi"
You will if you are Mr. To Woo,
the OWL" spoke the rabbit.
But I'm not Mr.. To Woo, the
OWL said the voice.
II see the owls big eyes" said Mr..
Longears.
"Hal Ha;" laughed the little voice.
Look here!" Uncle Wiggily looked
and saw the big round spots slowly
up and down and from side
to side. Now the rabbit knew owls
can't move their eyes like that SO
he wasn't afraid any longer. But
still he wondered what the big,
black moving spots could be. And
then they moved into the sunshine
and the bunny gentleman saw that
the round spots, like eyes, were on
the wings Of beautiful, big but
terfly that was sucking up honey
from flower with his long, slender
tongue.
why is it, Mr.. Butterfly, that
you have black spots on your wings
like the eyes of an owl" asked I'm
Gle Wiggily. my, but they scared
mel"
That's what my eyes spots are
for said the honey bug with a
laugh. ITO scare hungry creatures
that might bite me. You see, we
are so frail and weak
that even a baby chicken could bite
US. So we grow these wing spots
like eyes. Then when a chicken or
bird sees them they think we are
Mr.. To Woo, the owl, and they let
US alone" Then, all of a sudden
there was a noise in the bushes.
which I shall tell you about in the
next story, to be called Uncle Wig
gily and the Butterfly" But please
don't let the goldfish go to sleep in
the canary birds cage and get the
seeds all wet.