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Show BEDTIME STORIES I fl BY HOWARD R. GARIS One day, as Uncle WIgglly wns suiting su-iting on the porch of the hollow stump : bungalow, with Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuny, the muskrat lady housekeeper said : ' Mr Longears, If yvo had a feyv branches cut off that tree in the yara I could look out much further and better, bet-ter, and have a prettier view." "Ves. I believe you could." agreed tho bunny rabbit gentleman, squlntln along the pink, tyvlnkllng nose. This tree branches arr too thick. I ll gui Mr Sawfish the carpenter gentleman, and have him saw off a few " Iwlsh you would," said Nurse Jant. The next day Uncle Wlggily hoppou over to the duck pond ocean, and whw-tled whw-tled to Jlmmle Wlbblewobble, tho duck boy, who was sailing a boat with Bully No-Tall, the frog chap. "Is Mr. Sayvflsh In his carpenter shop''" asked the bunny gentleman. Jlmmlc stuck his head down under water nnd looked for Mr Sawfish. 'No," quacked the duck boy, "ho Isn't in T'ncle Wigglly. But could I do anything for you''" "Nurae Jane wants some branches sawed off a tree In the yard so she can ?e under, and get a better leyv." explained Mr. Longears But If Mr ! 8awf lflh isn't In I don't know what to do." "I can see some of his extra saws down In hla shop," went on Jlmmie ' If I brought you up one maybe you could saw the llmbn off the tree yourself, your-self, Uncle Wigglly " "Oh, maybe I could' I never thought of that." spoke the bunny. "If the llnib were n no high up I could gei Too. lie or Noodle Flat-Tall, the beavi boys, to p-ras1.- them off for me. But they are not very good climbers. If I have a saw I can do It myself." So timmlc, the duck, dived down under water. ;tnd brought up an extra ha w from th earprnter shop of Mr. Sawfish. "What arc mu going to do?" asked Nurse Jane, as rho saw her rabbit gentleman friend eornlng honae with a hop. skip and Jump. "I'm going up a tree and sayv off some branches," replied t'ncle WlgglTy. ' I'll make believe I'm a carpenter for a while." Uncle Wigglly put on his overalls and a "ap, anel. with the help of a step I ladder, he got up In the tree antt ' walked out on tho limb that he was to . saw off It was a large limb, anu lulte high up "Now don't stand on the wrong side ' to sayv It off!" cried Nurse Jan'-. ' What do you mean yvrong side"' Baked the bunny. "I'm standing on top, and not on tho bottom That yvould be the wrong side." "Oh. no!" said the muskrat lady. "If you stand on the far ond of the limb, 1 yvlth the eaw between you and tnw tree trunk, and saw off the limb, you . will fall yvlth It That's the wroni side. You must stand next to tne W tree trunk, and saw outside Then ) ;- when the sawed piece of tho branon T, falls to the ground you will not fall with It. You'll bo standing on the part ! I of the limb that Is still fast to tne f; tree." j t. "I'll do a3 you say," agreed Uncle I ,:' Wigglly. Ho was sawing the limb off In the If proper way with the extra saw he had j if borroyved from Mr. Sawfish when, alt j of a sudden, along came trotting the j f bad Skeezlcks. it m "Oh ho, Just because you're up w i tree you needn't think I can't gee I I souso off your ears!" snlckored the Skee. Then up tho tree he ecrambl- it ed until he stood on the same brancu that Uncle Wigglly wao cutting off. i "What, are you doing?" asked tne f Skee. I I ni trimming the troo so Nurse i h Jane will have a better view of the mountain and tho duck pond ocean,"' I . answered the bunny. What are you ; 1' going to do?" L "I'm going to take your 5ouse!" an- swered the Skee and Undo Wlgguy knew that full yvell. I 'Before you take any. " begged the rabbit gentleman, "will you please let I me finish cutting off this branch for f Nurse Jane " "I'll cut it, myself," cried the Skee- i zlcks. "Then I'll bo sure It's donu f right Oho me the saw. I'll cut tne branch, and then I'll nibble your 1 souso." f Most Impolitely the Skee graobed the aaw from Uncle Wigglly, and Oe- L gan to sayv through tho treo llmr), , f meanwhile standing near the bunn . rabbit. f "Excuse me?" said Undo Wigglly politely, but you are making a miv take. You are standing on tho wrong sldo and If you don't look out fe. Don't talk to me'" growled the ' Skee I've sawed more treo branchen jr than you have over seen. I know wnat i I am doing. There she goes" I With that ho gave a last hard shove I to the saw, tho tree branch was cue It-through It-through and down It went to tne f. ground kcr-bunko! And as tho Blcee ','11 happened to be standing on the part p awed off. down the had chap went L ker-thump, too, and the saw scratched E 1 his scragglly nOBO, f "What did I tell you?" asked Unc Wigglly who was safe on the un- !', H sawed off part of the limb. "What did I " B "Oh, don t talk to mo!" snickered t the Skee a he limped away. "I'll get If your souse some other time'" Then it Uncle Wlggily climbed down, got the f sayv. sawed &tt the rest of the brancne j' In the right way and all was happy. And It the railroad train doesn t puff smoke in the face of the alarm 11 H clock, and mako it sneeze Its hands off. I'll tell you next about Uncle f Wlgglly's spool gun. |
