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Show I fBTIMETsTORIES v I BY HOWARD R. GARIS i UNCLE VIGGIL.Y AND RED HEAD OopyrtKhi. i b. M " N' V S iiillcale. (By Howard Curie) Once upon a time, not ao very many years as Uncle WlKll) Urnfaars, the qVM OldfWnth nii.ii tat.bll. I opp. tl nth low and saw Siiiiuiiii' and .-uale Mttl-tnll the two rwbl.lt . hll-lr. t anil .lohnnb rin I ltllllo Bushytall. the aqulrrel ivf. Inroa lnif stones ui tree .u..a T,AVhal are you trylnc to do ask.ji I tide Wlnllv. aa he l.aned on hi MJ white and blue rtririe l i h. iiniatl-m . ru b and twll.kl.il hl i-lt.K no.- rir.u al U"-uulrrels U"-uulrrels und then lit the rabbit. "ArV ou trM-.e to kno. -k down .-on., lieech nut. Johnnla and BtlUaJ Oi do son Imurlne ...not- i:rov vl u mla and Busier' n-k..i 1 nele Wlrniy, Veil 11,. i. it.". I to I " b ..hnnle on this tree." chatf red Billle, one of the squirrel boys "Bat they re all Jt n.'w N ir' r.-l J-d.nir.. a'.d 1 Xnd Buile and i know better than to think tliat CalTOU fTOW on tr"" l'tuM ! Ill Sammle. trytnc to k, hi, klc Ilk.- I'nrli' WlKK'U ..,,... "Weil then whj are ou ihrowinp alonea al the tVec?" asked the bunny Ke '"'We "at- throw m.- ll I red ; .' ' -.Wfr.i Susie In a whlaiH-r. b. I bb Sw ,-er to Uncle WlnUy "Thai Is what we re doing-throwing at a red h. :ul tn th"MyVk'oodnea me. ake aJlv. and a basketful of so. bubb' ex eh. ...1 ; rmbbil faotleman A 'JT'L i w Hut who;.- red head U It. and wn bsIHH are you throwluK atonei" HHH noniM-d it out at u . and . .ilb l "- nani--. Srlwrad WhlV Buahy tall .-4, M U' w..li. If It la a boy. no iraatter w hethw L I I hVd bet.'. r-not stay around here. Ttv red li.uded -Oh. It len t u bov. M saH r l too briirhl for that It la mon like Ute red valval on baa hat. iu- sal W"N'ot half:" chattered Binio BtytaJl. 2m . n5ie twinkle fast- r than ev sIssH wondei who tho pad h.-ad win Lssssfl liua oh eon It be th. ml I- uif V " .akdtto bunny wnUeman. and- a he :..K. the anil. "rTon-,h,S; afraid. Unci. suale. pattmg Mr. Uongaars with her UtUa LsssB ' "This wasn't the Futx y 1 LH hi?' big red tall. HWe h dusting brush. ust a. ou and Baby Munly saw It n H. .Imv But this was oi.l .. red b. id . mm . ,V WlgK-.h "lint l must find ulmut this rel head .lust then BUlle cHad: There he IsV end the iutersl bo sUB thriw stone whlrh banged against b mm troTand did not hit u.y on. 1 nm ald : Vffi and caught eight ol tlaeh o red ssH the Jio.i of th tree Wm lold on .-blldre..- Wait n n.u.ni. mm cried Vncle Wlgglly. ' Pon t throw utu more ..ones. That ,ed head balong bird frlenrt of mine. the Rod 1I ad Woodpecker He Is kind and Rood, an 1 ( l UUnk all he U looking for la a tacb; nut or two. Oonw on t Mr Red Mead. PsbbH tailed Tn bunnx rat.blt tenth-man. win if the) ' throa m atones at me. noid th. bird and When the m animal children promised the would not BH aaylng Uiey were sorr- for tho,.. tlu ) Dad thrown, out cam- the beautiful ed head.-d thought all bird With brlRht colors In their feathers wen! south In Uve win ler," said Johnnie, tho Mjulriv. B I do sometimes." eeld the Ued Headed L i" nd the old u I cm find thlriK to cat." mi Oh we ll MJU eOm of tlU beech- m nuts we gathered:" promised the squirrel boys. "And I'll give you some of our carrot mr ftnd turnips. If you like ihem," a .ld Buale, ML 1 inly the u rot ith. i h urd to bite '; unless ou have Kood teeth l have no teeth!" said the Hed IH Headed Woodpecker, "but I have a -r sharp, stronx bill I eon drill a hole In I with It. Thai Is Whj I on. i rilled H a woodpecker I P-ck v.-to.! See With that he begun iruln- rala-lul. on the trunk ol the tree, like in.- post mull lin.Mkuit: ul th- door In burr !; give you a special delivery letter. And the bird s led h' d l...bl d back Mild forth so fast thut the animal ChlldrOO OOUld hardly see It. . Tl.n all of a sudden. OUt fi"i" behind a sass--ifi:wi bu.h. lapped th- bad old 111... k ltu.-h U. ui" , .... . ' h ha.!" growled the hear, this i I where I gel Uw le Wlgfll) !" and ho ranched out hla paw for Qui hunnj ruh I bit gentleman. . . i "Kxcuae me but ou are mistaken. iUlekli .-uild l:d Head, lb- w Ipeik-i. I This is where I get ou!" And. flying ' out ot the tiee the bra o bird with U" hard, sharp bl'l began pecking and picking pick-ing at the soft and tender noso of to-Black to-Black Buaby Boar , Oh wow' Etoaae :t"p! Lt c none and I'll go home!" howled the bear. nnd. I awav he ran. , . That s the . rd of him. said Ked lit nd ' the Woodpecker. , i "Thank von for helping me. spoke I Vncle Wlgglly. "and if yon ionn w ith mc I we'll g--t aoma nuts t" ant "Oh Joy!" cried ll" Rod Head bird In rather a "harsh voice, but thai he could not help. leeaus; of his strong, sharp i. nk Than b-- became good friends with Bammle ""d Suaic and Johnnie n"t Bll- ii. - who bolpod road him uii that winter. nd Nnr.ii' .tan.- Kuzz Wuzri k.'M' lbd ll.ad i. piece of suet, which the wood- p ki i in., d bt si of all. And. tf the wax doll doesn't put on hei I nibhera and wipe out all the marks tin-i tin-i black h ud pencil ronkoa on the w hit.-wnllpapcr. hit.-wnllpapcr. 1 11 toll you next about Uncle u iggtl) and the feathered drum. oo |