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Show I'NCLB WIOCI1.T AND TBSJ AF- Copyright. - by McCTur Hews pspsr Syndicate. -y HOWARD ft. OANI. . Uncle Wlaitlly hopped down off ths front stens of hie hollow stump bungalow. Ths rabbit gentleman twinkled hla pink nose once or twice, snd then said la Jturse Jane Pussy Wusay: 1 'I in going advantnrlng "f thought thst." snswsred the muskrat lady housekeeper 'Wall, I hope you have a Jolly one." Thank you." politely said the rabbit rab-bit uncle. "And Is there anything yeu would like to have me bring back for you when I return from sdventurtng. .urse JsnsT Miss Fussy Wusay tkougflt for a moment, and then shs replied: "Please bring me back aa apple, and I will malts aa appls pie." 'It shsll bs done." sscislmed Mr. TjOngeara, and away ha hopped ever the fields snd through the woods He had gone perhaps a sells, er msyse a mile and a half, or seen two miles for sll I know, when sll of a suddsn ths rsbblt uarls csms little hsad eutalde the hate tn the appls, aad the Applsbug said te himself: him-self: "Hum! Something queer la going go-ing on her, t'ncls wlgslly ts walking walk-ing with ths Fos. but for no good, I'm surs. I like t'ncls Wlgglly. but I don't like the Fox. I'm going to plsy a tnck oa him." ten. very elyly. the Applebug crawled up Uncle Wigglly's leg, the Applebug did. snd. and then, all of a sudden, the Applebug crawled ever and Urkled Use Fog en his boss. "Heel stop tickling ms. Uncls Wlgglly! howled the Fox. "la not tickling you," answered the rabbit. "Tee, you are!" howled tha Fog aa the Applebiig again crawled on hla noes. "'Ouch! Weuch! How you tickle. Oh, he I've got la scratch." Ths Fes looted around for a rough harked tree on which te scratch hla nose. The Applebug quickly crawled dowa Uncle VVIggtly's leg aad back Into tna applsbug wklspersd: "Rub away. Uncle Wlgglly I Bun awayl Now is your chance." So the bunny rebMt ran away while the Fox was scratching hla noes on a tree, snd didn't havs hla ears nibbled. Then the bunny thanked the Applchuawhe crawled out when Nurss Jsas washed I the apnle to make Into a pie. I And 'ihe pie ws very good, and ths Applebug found snother appls to I Hve In, eo no was hsppy, top: I chkd ftppUa. "Ah. Jut what KurM Jin want-thought want-thought Mr. Lonfrt. f wll pick th liril, ro4eat appla I rata fiatl nd taka tt to Knraa Jan o ah caa maka tha appla pla. I am vary fond of lopl pi. Th huanjr rabbit iranilamaa atood up on hla tiptoaa anS. rach(DChlfh ahov hta ha4. plckatl off an appla. ap-pla. Ha look, at It. rubbd n1 pollahatl It on hla aoft far until It ahona Kk a naw automobll. and thn Unci TVlrfily happd alone amla. - - "I hop r aoea flad an advta-ttir, advta-ttir, b aiJ to h'maa.f. aad ha did. For ha had not takaa aora than thro hopa and part of another an-other on hafor. all of a auddan. oat from bhlnd a aaaaafroaa tr jumpad th Fuasr Fos. Oood day to you." eatd th o. Srt4lna; to b pollt. although a waa far from that. Oood day. "I iraaa Ita a bad day for mi,'1 thought Cnrl Wlngtly aa ha look ad at tha huacry taath of tha Fox. Whar r you foingV aak ad tha Fo In hla brtllory ftowlsry votea. Wbra ar you going. Unci wiBiiyr. T waa folna; adTaat-aHnc tha rabMt cant lama n an aw ar ad. "Than you n"d f no fartbr." aid tha Fox: "for you hava mat with an ndvaatura right naw. I am vnur advaatur and X am (Otaff to alHhla your aara.' Ta. 1 auppoaa ao. lab ad Tnela Wlgrlly. aort of rubbing Nuraa J ana's appl up agalaat hla lag ta polish tt at 11 1 hrlghtar. "Bat I'm not going to nlbhla tham right away. laughod tha Fox. "I am going to walk aloag bvatda tou uatit w moot my frland. tha wooala Wolf. II o waata to alhhla your aara. So aoma aJotig." Than th Fox walked haldo Uacl Wlgglly. who earrlad In oaa paw tha appla ha had pick ad for Kuraa Jana. Now. thoogH lthr th Fas nor TTnrl Wlggtlr knaw It, thar waa Inald tba appV. a funny llttla 4ppia-bug. 4ppia-bug. Thta bug had aatan a mall hot In th appl and ha had rrawUd tnaida to tay heaua h Ukad ap-pls ap-pls )uir vory much. Wh fncl WiggUy plrkM tha appla tha Appla-bug Appla-bug matda wag faat aiP. Rut now h awakaoad aad ha stuck JUa fuxuay |
