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Show BEDTIME STORIES BY HOWARD R. GARIS i . UNCLC WICCILY AND CHITTER CHATTER. Copyright, 1M0 Uj McClure Newspaper Syndicate "Tiore exclaimed Nurse .lane Fuss Wusx) one ir.'rninc as she set something some-thing down on n table In the hojlow stuniii LUjlgafoTV. "I hope- he svlll like If "VJTho? 1 asked LTnclc ltrt?ll . sudden-Is sudden-Is I '.klni; up from the Cabbage l.eaf iar.ette n i-w diaper he was rending "Do sou mean I am io like somelhing'.' And what Is It: Smells mighty n'.c-e. anyhow. any-how. ' and ihe bunny sniffed the air until un-til his pink nose I winkled like a suu-ficcu.r suu-ficcu.r swinging on the .'jrarevlne ' This is an apple pie. specke th,- musk-rat musk-rat lady housekeeper, "and T hope Orand-i Orand-i a Ojooaej Gander will like it. because I want you to lake It to him." "What about me.'' asked Uncle Wlg-gily. Wlg-gily. irylng to look sad nnd unhappy "I ton' i 1 gel any 3 "i Hi. of course." laughed Nurse .lane. "I baked two. one for you and one for Qrandpa Goosey. I thought if ou went !o look for an adventure-, sou could take this pie with you.'' "lo you think the pie wants an ad-renture. ad-renture. also' asked the bunny centle-in.-1 n "Now you're leasing me"' said Nurse lane, looking at the end f her tall to tee If any hairpins were falling out. ind none wore, i'm Llad to sas : All right' ' said Qncla Wlgglly with i lolly laugh. "I m going for a walk, tnd I'll lake the pie tec Grandpa (Joosey. Over the fields and through the woods topped the bunny rabbit gentleman, with he ptc under hla pass His red. while tol bh;e striped rheumatism crutch, mads llfttt holes In the snow on the ground nd If there had been ans texslng little' loss in Woodland, near the orange Ice MOUQtainS, sshere I nc le Iggllv Used, some of them miKbt hasi ;lroc-. n snccsi -balls at the bunns gentleman' tall, silk! hat Mind you. I'm not saying for sure, i but maybe. Anyhow, t'ncle Wlgglly hopped on with Ihe apple pie and pretty soon, all of a iciiien as lie was passing a big stone i n,ar a hole In ihe around, the bunns heard a littering clattering noise, supu as the tailor makes when he slashes bis 'shears Ihrough a piece of cloth "Oh. my goodness" thought I nele Wiggils. sort of trying i hide behind ! his own shadovs'. "That sounds like a big owl clashing ills beak, hungry like" I'ncle Wigglly crouched down and tried j to hide, for well he knew that I Ik,' owls. ' ss lib their round staring eyes, could soon nibble up i ,n large rabbit gentleman. But as he looked around he sass no owl. 1 Then, as Mr l.ongears. holding Ihe ap- ! pie pie in ids pass s. was about to hop . aloncr to (oandpa Goosey's house, he! (heard a shrill whistle. "Peer me; Worse and svorse'" thought tin bunns gentleman, and once more he , , rouched down This must be a hunter man. whistling to hjs dog. He's after' I me " ' But SS no dog barked, esen though the I whistling kept up, t'ncle Vlflgsrllj ieereri ! around the ecrner of the bg stc.ne Then I ; he saw. sitting on the edge- of the hole , S large brown animal, covered with thick fur. At first Uncle Wlgglly thought III iihkIii be Grandpa Whackum. ihe old gentleman heaVer, Put a look at lhisi animals tail showed lhat he was not a! beaver 'Was thai you clitierlng an'l clatter-lag clatter-lag and whistling"" asked I'nc le Wig-gll) Wig-gll) for he did not feel afraid of this, kind-looking creature. "If was,' came the answer "I clat- I tered my teeth together,' as I often do." "I thought It was an owl clashing his !ak ' snoke the bunny. "And 1 also whistled, because that Is 1 r.ne of my habits." went on the strange I animal. "I tlu. ugh' i wa a hun'er man. whistling whis-tling to his dug.' said l"r.ce Wigglls. "Pray tell me who sou are" "I am t'hltter Chafer, the groundhccc or woodchuck gentleman." was the answer. an-swer. "Wis WOOdchuckS always whistle and ilaller our leeth togelher. YOU mav base, beard ihe little song about us. It goes this way: "ltoss much wood ssoiiici a woodchuck I chin-k If a WPbdi buck could chuck wood? I A woodchuck would chuck as much wood: As a woodchuck who could chuck- wood I could." "Iln' Ha' Very fuhlty!" laughed l"nde Wlgglly. "I must tell lhat to Nurse .Ir.ne!" "you don't happen to have a bit of c cheeis ahout vou. do you?" asked the woodehuefk. "I'm hungr "I haven't any cheese, but 1 have the nevt test thing apple pie." said th bunny "I'll gie son this apple pie. and I II bop back and get another from Nurse .lane to uls lirandpa GooScy. I svant 'o Mng her thai wood chucking song before be-fore I forget It." . So I'ncle Wlgglly gave rhltter rhalterj the i le. and Ihe bunny was about to hop away when, all of a sudden, a ia Willi sharp claws op It. reached around i Ihe corner of the stone and grabbed the j rabbit gentleman. "Ah. ha' Now T have you'" growled I the RIa' k BUShj Pear And he was go- I Irg to nibble I'ncle Wlgglly when, ill of a sudden, from the other side of Ihe stone came a sound like the beak of a j big owl clashing. "What's that"' syhlspered the Rear, and he loosened his hold of T'ncle Wlgglly. Wlg-glly. "If that's nn owl It will pick at my eyes!" said Ihe Benr. scared like. Then crime a shrill whist i- "Oh. Hint's a nunter man and h's dog'" howled the bear. "I'd better -on before be gels me. I'll see you arnln 1 nel" Wigglls " "hltter Chatter, ihe woodchuck. came out from brhlnd the stone, laughing so hard he had ! hold his sides. "Oh. ho! I fooled the hear. Just as I fooled ou, i'ncle Wlgglly!" laughed the woodchuck as be nibbled another bite of pie. be fore taking his h ng. winter sleep. "I'm glad sou Hid." said the bunn.. "Von saved me from the Bushy Pear " ; Then Mr. Longegr. after thanking Chit-I ter Chatter, hopped back td get more pi, for GrandjM Goosey, who liked it vets 1 much. And if the fire doesn't go out and pl.c In the SPOW so long thai the legs r.f u . stove Re; cold. I'll e you next about I'ncle Wiggll) and Ihe wood rat. |