Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-14

that in his paws the rabbit gentle
man was going to dig tunnel
through the thick, deep wall of snow
when his wife asked him where he
was going to put what he dug out.
You know if you start to dig a
tunnel, or long hole. through bank
Of snow you toss each shovel full
back of you or off to one side or
perhaps even on top of the snow
bank. But if you are inside house
and there is a big drift, higher than
the house, in front of the door, and
you start to Gig, where are you 60
ing to throw the snow you dig out?
That is what Uncle Wiggily's wife
asked him. and the rabbit gentleman
did not. for the moment, know how
to answer her. Then he had what
he thought was jolly good idea.
Why" he said, smiling and
twinkling his pink nose, Il will dig
shovelS of snow from this white drift
in front of the door and put the
snow back of me. Won't that be all
right? That's how I always dig a
snow tunnel. Here goes!"
"Stop!" cried Mrs. Longearss, DO
you thing I am going to let you pile
lot of snow back Of you in the
hall and in the bungalow The
ideal Tossing a lot of snow behind
you into my clean bungalow! MOI"
The snow will melt and the place
will be running with water"
squeaked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy,
the muskrat lady housekeeper
That must never be!'
We'll, what can I do?" asked Un-
Gle Wiggily. changing the shovel
from one paw to the other and look
ing helplessly at the white wall OF
snow. Some that had fallen into the
hall when he opened the door had
already melted on the floor.
Let me dig the tunnel" begged
poster, boy rabbit.
mo, Unkie Wig said I could dig!7
spoke Baby Bunty, the orphan.
Yes. Let the children dig!"
agreed Uncle Wiggily, turning to his
wife I'll give the boys this big
shovel, the girls can use some OF
Nurse James big tablespoons. They
will be like little shoYels. Start in
my dears, and"
NO! MOI" cried Mrs. Longears in
big letters. Why, Wiggy,'' she
went on, "the children digging a
tunnel, would have no more place
than you would have to put the snow
shey take out. I can't have them
toss it back here in the hall"
mo, that's true-you can't" agreed
Uncle Wiggily, sadly. We'll, then
guess we can't dig snow tunnel to-
day, my dears."
Maybe we could at the back
door" suggested Jingle.
The children rushed to open the
back door, but that, also, was
blocked by a big bank Of snow. And
Nurse Jane said she wasn't going to
have her clean kitchen all dirtied up
with the melted flakes
We'll, then" said Uncle Wiggily.
"all we can do is to wait a few
days for the warm sun to melt the
snow down enough 50 1 can crawl
out over the top and start digging
the tunnel from outside"
yes, Well wait for the sun" said
Mrs. Longears. I'VE have enough TO
eat in the bungalow TO last for
week. Well just wait So they
made the best of it, and though the
children were rather fretful at times.
Uncle Wiggily told them stories that
made them happy. And in a way,
the deep snow brought Uncle Wig
gily good luck.
The Fox, the Wolf and Bob Cat
managed TO dig out of their dens
and they came looking for Uncle
Wiggily. But his bungalow was
covered so deeply in the snow that
the Bad Chaps couldn't see SO much
as the chimney sticking out. So
they thought the rabbit had gone
away and they went back TO their
Gems. And then the sun began TO
melt the snow so Mr. Longears could
get out to dig tunnel And if the
bread knife viii stop cutting up fun