| Show jJ 1 Little Tales for Sleepy Tots Tot Ii UNCLE MASHED PO TATO ES Copyright by McClure McClur Newspaper Syndicate By HOWARD R. R GARIS There was a rattling banging bumpIng bumpIng bumpIng bump- bump Ing thumping crashing noise out In Inthe Inthe inthe the kitchen of the hollow stump bungaloW bungalow bunga bunga- low one day My 1 goodness me sakes alive and a basket of soap bubbles c called Uncle the bunny rabbit gentleman What Is 13 the matter out there Nurse Jane Oh nothing much answered them the tho m muskrat lady housekeeper Do you call that nothing much Uncle wanted to know At the very least I would say you were trying to turn the stove upside down to fit a new pair of ot shoes on 01 its legs No Inde Indeed d laughed Nurse Jane I I am Just getting ready to mash the potatoes for your supper supper that's that's all Oh so we are going to have mashed I potatoes for supper cried the bunny rabbit uncle for he was very fond of I them But such a noise Did some of the potatoes get away and did you I have to chase after atter them Nurse Jane laughed again as she answered No nothing like that I Just rattled rat rat- tIed and banged bango the pans out of my way so I 1 could make the potato Jammer dance up and down In the pot and mash tho the potatoes creamy and fine Huml Humi Hum That sounds very good spoke Uncle as he gave a twinkle to his pink pose nose Have plenty of ot mashed potatoes Nurse Jane I will promised the muskrat lady I And then as she was pounding them with th the masher which is like a a. wooden wood wood- en club you know all of a sudden the telephone bell rang Ill rh see who It is said Uncle Wig Wig- gUy and after atter he had called Hello he went on Its for you Nurse Jane Mrs the lady pig wants you to run over for a moment Squealer Squeaky Squealer her littlest pig has swallowed a kernel of corn the wrong way and It has gone down her fier Sunday throat Ill go over and h help lp get It ft out said Nurse Jane When I come back Ill I'll finish mashIng the potatoes she added Out of ot the hollow stump bungalow ran Nurse Jane over to the house of ot the pig family And when j. j his muskrat lady housekeeper had gone Uncle thought to himself himself him him- self seIt Ill go out in the kitchen and finish mashing those potatoes so they'll be all ready for supper when Nurse Jane gets back On the stove stood the black iron pot of boiled potatoes In the pot was the short-handled short wooden masher or club Nurse Jane had mashed only a few tew of the potatoes before the telephone telephone telephone tele tele- phone rang This Is going to be very easy laughed Uncle with a twinkle of his pink nose He took the wooden club masher in one paw and he gave the boiled potatoes a few taps crushIng crushing crushing crush crush- ing th them m down when all aU of ot a sudden I the door of ot the bungalow opened You are back early began the rabbIt rabbit rabbit rab rab- bit gentleman Much sooner than I expected I Intended to give you OU a a. little surprise by having the potatoes mashed for tor you Nurse Jane but but but- But Im I'm not Nurse Jane suddenly cried a a. growling voice and there stood the bad Bob Dob Cat Oh oh cried Uncle WI y What do you want I r want you growled the Bob CatI CatI CatI Cat I dorit dont want you to take tako me begged the bunny Have some mashed potatoes potatoes pota pota- toes wont won't you 1 he asked kindly No I dont don't like mashed potatoes snarled the Bob Dob Cat a as he drew nearer to Uncle Oh have Just a little teeny w teeny ny bit teased the rabbit as he took a tight hold of ot the potato masher club in one paw No no snarled the Bob Cat I Y Ya Yo told o you I didn't like mashed potatoes I want want want- a I Maybe 1 e this is what you want cried crIed Uncle and with that he banged the potato masher club as hard as he could on the tho soft sott and tender nose of ot the Bob Cat Bing Bing went th the club Oh wow That isn't what t I want I tW T sh I dont don't want t that howled the bad chap And then out of the bungalow he ran for his nose was was very sore Ha Ha laughed Uncle Now Ill I'll finish mashing the pota pota- toes And he did and Nurse Jane was wag quite surprised when she came home to find them all aIr ready for supper And the Bob Dob BobCat Cat was surprised too wasn't he But everything happened happen d for the best I think dont don't you |
