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Show BEDTIME STORIES I BY HOWARD R. GARIS UNCLE WIGGHjY IN THE HAY 1 Copyright, 1920. by McClur,- Newspaper Newspa-per Syndicate. "Cltpplty - clap' Cllpplty - clap!" 1 sounded a no;-. r t Lie of 1'ncle Wlg-glly's Wlg-glly's hollow stump bungalow one; morning. ' Dear me! I hope that isn't the bad old two-fi d Whiffle Whaffle coming for moi-e cherry pe' exclaimed the nbblt gentleman, looking at Nurse Jane. No it Isn't," answered the muskrat l.'dv housekeeper, glancing out of the window. 'It's just Gup, the kind old horse and those were his hoofs go-' mr cllpplty clap." Hello, Uncle Wlggllyl" called Gup. beating like B drum on the bungalow porch. "Are you at home?" 'Of course," answered Mr Long- 1 ITS 1 m gldd to set- you, Gup. I hope nothing is tb0 matter with Mun-chle Mun-chle Trot, my little pony friend " "Oh, no, Munchle is ull eight'" answered an-swered Gup "But 1 came over to see it you would help me gather In my crop of h.v l hough It la .now summer sum-mer il will be winter, after a while and I need lots of hay In my barn to feed me when nothing green grows In the fields." ' r course I'll help you gather your hay ' said Uncle Wlggllv with a jolly twinkle of his tall silk hai I mean, pink nose. 'Do you want me to cut the hay with my sharp nibbling teeth 01 InUh mvs(Tf to a little express v. agon and draw the hay to vour barn?" he asked. "I want you to help cut It," an- me oiu uoroe. 1 can draw the hay In myself, but the trouble trou-ble Is If I cut It. I eat as much as I cut So I thought I d ask you. and Johnnie and Bllllo Bushytall, the squlrrols; Toodle and Noodle, the beavers; bea-vers; Jackie and Beetle Bow W6w the doggie boys, and any other of my friends who have good gnawing teeth, to help me cut my hav.' 'That would be a good idea!" said the bunny. "Then, when a is all cut; we'll load It on a ha wagon and, as I'm good nnd strong, I'll pull It to the barn," went on Gnr "It will give me great pleasure toi help you," declared Uncle Wlgglly. "Then be at my hay field In an hour." begged Gup, and away he ran, 1 cllpplty-clap. clipplty-clap, 16 ask his other gnawing friends to help gather. In his winter food. "Well, I'll 3tart now." said Uncle Wlgglly to Nurse Jane, aftei the bunny gentleman had put on his overalls and 1 n old cap. for he wanted to dress like' a farmer. Take care of yourself.' begged. Miss Euzzy Wusxy "I'll come at noon and bring you some chorr pie for lunch." j Uncle Wlgglly whittled gaily as he! set off for Gup's hayfield. and. reaching reach-ing the meadow, he jaw a number ofi cnlmal friends gathered to help the o 1 1 1 horse Hurray I Here s Uncle Wlgglly!" rl d the crowd of beavers squlrrols, rabbits, puppy dogs, mice and many olher gnawing folk, all of whom had g good teeth for cutting down grass I F' whl -h makes dried fodder r ' I'm glad to sep you'" spoke Mr. L IiongearS with a low nnd polite bow. i And now let's start cutting hay.' So L nele Wlgglly. Sammle and Susie Littletall, Jollle and Jilllc Longtall, the I mice, together with Jackie and Peetle j. Bow Wow Toodle apd Noodle, the f beaver boys, with Grandpa Whackum. the oldest beaver of them all, started I to cut Gup's hay. "Gnaw, gnaw, snlbble, snip'." went the teeth of the animal folk and spear t after spear of the hay fell, to be gath- I ered up later by Gup and carted to E All of a sudden, as Uncle Wlgglly I was gnawing down a thick clump, of h:iy, Jackie Bow Wow, who was rtoxt f t ) the old rabbit ecntleman rnv a I little growl. .' 1 "What's the matter " asked the bunny. "Hush" whispered Jackie. "Don't J say a word, 1 nrie Wlggllv, nor make a if moe, no matter what I do! Just keep If jstill' Believe me, I'm doing it for your 'gocd!" j I Then, all at once, Jackie took up a L Ipr. w full of hay and stuffed It down f I the back of Uncle Wlgglly's Jumper. f I or ove rall coat, so It stuck out above if the bunny's head Next the puppy dog stuffed some 1 hav In the front of Uncle Wlgglly's I- I blue Jumper, so the ends stuck up like (I fringe in front of the bunny's face f j What In tho world '" whispered $ 1 Mr Longears Jf "Hush' " whispered Jackie, and then he stuffed hay up the bunny gentle- : man's sleeves and In the ends of his 1 trousers until Uncle Wlgglly looked f exactly like a figure stuffed with straw. Then Jackie rolled under a pllo If of hay to hide. I "Well, of all things'! thought Uncle 1 Wlgglly. ' That pupp dog Is certainly ! playing a Joko on me- I've a good H 1 notion to " ! j l5ut Just then, all of a sudden, atang H through the field came bounding the I Pipslsewah. mm "1 want souse' I want souse'" Jbe j howled. He came to a stop In frovtc I ui l nc-ie w lgguy ann moKea right at the bunny "Well, this Is funny! ' I said the Pip "I thought sure I'd find that rabbit hore the Skee said he was If ben but all I see Is an old scarecrow A H sluffed with hay. I guess I made a I mistake," and away hopped the bad chap ,1 Then Jackie, with his mouth stuffed f full of hay so he wouldn t laugh or I sneeze, came, out from hl6 hiding place I l saw 'he Pip coming, and I sluffed 1 ou with hav to make you look liko a scarecrow to fool him," said the puppy dog boy. "I'm glad you did. though at first I j thought It a Joke!" laughed Uncle Wlgglly. Then the rest of the hav was RU hered and there was chen-j pie f lor all. And if the paper pin wheel If d ' n t go around so fust that It makes the egg beater dizzy. 30 It falls down ' Irs. Mi tell you next about Uncle Wigglly and the balloons. |