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Show 1 I BEDTIME STORIES By HOWARD R. GARIS UNCLE WIGGELY AND THE SMMP-I SY SHELF. Copyright, 1921, b McClurc Newspa-! . per Syndicate, "Have you a hammer and nails, Uncle Wlgglly"" asked Nurse Jane' Fuzzy Wuzsy one day as sho entered 1 the living room of the hollow stump bungalow, where the bunny rabbit gentleman was taking a little nap. "What's that? Did you say the! platter has sails?" asked the rabbit gentleman, suddenly awakening. "Oh. I said nothing about a PLATTER PLAT-TER or SAILS." laughed the musk-rat musk-rat lady. "I asked you if you had a HAMMER and NAILS! I want to put up a shelf in the kitchen so I can set some dishes on it. I want to put upj an extra shelf in the kitchen qo f can set some dishes on It I want to' put up an extra shelf In the kitchen." "Oh. I'll do It for you." offered1 Uncle WlRgtly. "Certainly I have hammer and nails. I'll put up the kitchen shelf." "But can you do it?" Nurse Jano wanted to know. "Won't you make me such a sllmpsy shelf that It will be no good?" "What's a sllmpsy shelf?" asked th bunny. "A sllmpsy shelf is one that falls down easily, sllmps down, you know, and breaks all the dishes on It," answered an-swered tho muskrat lady. "No, Indeed! I'll not put you up a sllmpsy shelf!" said tho bunny. I'll hammer and nail you up a good strong shelf In your kitchen, and It will hold all the dishes you can pile on It." "Very well: please do, then," invited invit-ed Nurse Jane. Uncle Wlgglly stretched himself, twinkled his pink nose ones or twice to wake that up also, and then, Ket-tlnn Ket-tlnn his hammer, some nails and a bit of board he began to put up the shelf "Whore do you want it?" ho asked the muskrat lady. "Near tho sink," she told him. "But aro you sure you can put it up ' Had you not belter send for Mr. Flat Tall, the beaver gentleman carpenter?" "I can put this shelf up myself." said Uncle Wlgglly, ominous like and quiet. "Very' well, but mind' I don't want a sllmpsy one'" warned Miss Fuzzy W uzzy. "This shelf shall be as strong as never was!" declared the bunny. He began to whack and pound with the hammer and nails, and all at once Nurse Jane, who was sweeping tho dining room, heard Undo Wlgglly cry "Ouch!" "Is the shelf all finished?" she asked. "No' But my paw Is nearly 'ln-lshed' 'ln-lshed' Oh, what a whack I gave If " and Nurse Jane saw Mr. Longears with ono paw in his mouth, .is he danced around on his hind legs. "Dear me! Does it hurt?" asked tho muskrat lady. "Oh, no'" answered Uncle Wlgglly, sarcastic like and Ironical. "I'm Just doing this for fun!" "I rn so sorry!" said Nurse Jane "Well, it's my own fault," declared the bunny more calm like "I never should have hit the nail so hard But the trouble is, I didn't hit tho nail. I hit my paw Instead. However. I'll put up that shelf!" "But mind you! Not a elimpsy one!" warned Nurso Jane. "No, not a sllmpsy shelf. I promise you," said Uncle Wlgglly Then he hammered some more and ho rial! jd some more and ho Dounded his paw some more- not too much of the last you know, but enough to make him fussy. And at last ho called out: r "Como hero, Nurse Jane, your shelf is up. Put on the dishes' " "Oh. how lovoly! What a cute kitchen shelf exclaimed the nvuskrat lady when sho saw what Uncle Wlgglly Wlg-glly had done. "But are you suro it isn't sllmpsy?" "Of courso it isn't sllmpsy!" said tho bunny. 'ller.- I ll put a lot of dishes on It and " "Never mind the dishes!" suddenly sudden-ly Interrupted a harsh voice, and ". bad Bob Cat poked his head In the kitchen door. "I can make a meal off your qars without dishes'" lie growled. "Don't bother to set the table for mo. But I see you have put up a now shelf. That's very kind of you. I can perch up on the shelf and nibble your ears so much easier!" he roared at Uncle Wlecllv. Then, with a Jump, the Bob Cat leaped up on tho shelf. He poised there a moment, and, all at once, thero was a crash, a crack and a smash, and down came the new ."-helf, Bob Cat and all! I "Oh, wow'' howled the Bob Cat. I "That's a fine way to fool a chap. I that IS! Rutting up a shelf that will break down with him as soon as hoi gets on It! I'm not going to stay in such a place!" and out ho ran, not nibbling any ears at all. "Oh, Uncle Wlgglly!" exclaimed Nurse Jane, as she looked at the broken boards and nails scattered .about. "You did put up a sllmpsy shelf after all But I'm glad of it. for it scared tho Bob Cat." "I'm glad of It. too!" laughed the bunny "And I guess I'd bettor have Mr, Flat Tail, tho beaver carpenter, come in and put up a regular shelf." And this was done, so Nurse Jane had a strong place for her dishes But. after all, this teaches us that sllmpsy shelves are good to scare bad animals And if the umbrella t doesn't tarn wrong sldo out so the! rubber boots can tickle it in tho rib.-1, I I'll tell you next about Uncle Wig-! glly fixing a chair. |
