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Show I BEDTIME STORIES y By HOWARD R. GAR1S slan m . I : V UXCLE WIGGILY WD TILE L MTXCH1E TROT Bf-W There Was a Jingle of bells outside Eb the hollow stump bungalow of Uncle eLH Wiggily the bunny rabbit Susie Elt- EH r.lelall, the rabbit girl, who had come BaH over to bring back to Nurse Jane K9 l-'ur.zy Wuzzv a thimble full of sugar 1 that Mrs Little tall had borrowed tho H9 year before, ran to the window. "Oh, maybo it's Santa Claus" cried gl B isle, her nose all twinkling and H" vVhimmcriiig in her cxcltemen! E m "Why, Banca i laus has been here WK and gone, Susie," suld Uncle Wiggily. ft They can't bo nia jingle bells." HHH "No. thcyre on Munchlc Trot, the WmM said Susie. 'He's giving Ills sister Dottle a ride on his Christ- DH inas sled, Oh, look how fast he goes' K See. Uncle Wiggily. hurry or ou'!l B miss him!" I Uncle W'lgliy hopped to tho wln- 1 dow. Truly enouKh Munchle Trot, I i he pony chap, was galloping past, his feet fltnglnir a shower of snow all i (about, hia head held hih and around I him was a fk'.ring of Jingling bells. How faat Munchle ran! i "I wish I could have a ride like ithat'" sighed Susie the rabbit girl. "Well. I can t run as fust or aa fur as Munch! Trot," oaid Uncle Wiggily, j "but I'll give you a ride on your sled If you like Susie." ! Su6lo did like, very much, and soon she was all bundled up In her fur coat 'sitting on her sled, while Urn b Wlg-j Wlg-j gily took hold of the rope In his paws and started off. pulling the rabbit gin. "If Munchlc Trot runs past tills way I again, Nurso Jane," spoke the bunn gentleman, turning back a moment be-! be-! fore starting on a Jyo trip wKh Kusie. "Just give him a sugar cookie, and his i slater Dottio one also." "I will," said Nurso Jane "But Munchle Is such a fast little pony I I hardly think he will stop here" "He rnav." aald Uncle Wiggily. Then I away he went with Susie. Of course,. the bunny gcn.lemari was nol o pony. but still he pulled a sled pretty woll and susio was having a fine time when, iill at once, something happened. out from behind a stump sprang the bad old Fuzzy Fox. lie gave a bark like a cross dog and then with a push of his paws, he shoved Uncle Wiggily back on the sled with SusU "Now I'll ride you both off to my den, nnd there I'll keep you until I nibble nib-ble all vour eui-s " howled the Fox Before Uncle Wiggily could get up off the sled, or do anything to help Susie the Fox caught tho rope In hln teeth end away he ran over the drifts of snow, pulling the bunnv gentleman and little girl on the sled after him. The Fox went like the p.lnd. faster even than Munchle Trot and so BWlftly did he pull the sled that Uncle Wlggll) was afraJd lo Jump off and pull Susie after him. Faster and faster and faster trotted the Furry Fox pulling the two bunnie.s on the sled after him. The wind whistled whis-tled on Uncle Wlgglly's pink nose and made tears come Into his eves. As for Haby Bunty sho wanted to scream but the wind took away her breath. Mj! This is fast riding:" thought Uncle Wiggih "It's taster than ever Munchie Trot could run," thought Susie The Fuzzy Fox looked bacl: to see il they were on the sled. ih. what fine ear-nibbling I shall have'" he howled. On and on ho van. ind he was now so tar from Uncle Wiggtly's hollov slump bungalow that the bunny thotiglu". he would never see it more. "This is my lucky day!" howled tho Fox, turning onoe again to see If Uncla Wiggily and Susie were on tho sled. And then tho Fox happened to come to a dee!) drift and not feeing It because be-cause he had his head turned. Into tho deep drift", he ran, head ov er heels, and was soon lost lo sight, away down in the snow His paw slipped off the rope, so he didn t pull the sled In the hole after him. It staved outside with Uncle Wiggily and Susie Ulttlcrail on it. But they were in a sad plight. "How aro we ever going to get home?" sobbed Susie. "W'w are far away but mabe I can hop back there and pull you," tald the rabbit gentleman- He got off the sled, and taking ti e rope, began to pull, And then there was a scrambling in the now drift, and Sfusln cried: "Oh. the Fox Is coming out' Hurrv, Uncle Wiggily!" "Alas. I can not hurry I can not run like the wind!" sighed tho rabbit. "No. but I can!" cried a Jolly voice, and then with a Jingle of bells, up .rotted Munchle. the prny boy. "I stopped at your house," he said to Undo W'igglly. "Nurse Jane gave rue a sugar cookie and told mc you had come for a ride. I followed the sled tracks in the enow and here I find you." "Quick! You must save us from the Fox He Is coming out of the drift!" cried Susie. Then Munchle took the rope over his strong shoulders, and pulled the sled, with Uncle Wiggily and Susie sitlinir on it. And Munchle. ran so fast that he got away from tho Fox, whose eyes were filled with snow. Thus after all, Susie had a ride behind be-hind Munchle. the pony And a fine, fast ride it was, too. Safe to the bungalow the pony boy brought the bunn gentleman and little girl. Aa for the Fox, he was BO angry that ho ato a snowball. And it che tea kettle doesn't boll over on (the Has stove and scare the hands of the clock so they can't hold themselv s ,n front of the face, I'll tell you next ahQVt Uncle Wiggily and the crying wolf. |