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Show BEDTIME STORIES liy HOWARD R. GARIS . . . - X I r( m: WIGGIIiT and Tin stjl IHTX 11.11,1, Copj-rlght. 10-'2, by McCluro Newspaper Newspa-per Syndicate. "Are you going anywhere special. I Undo S Iggily i" asked Nurse Jane : Fuacy Wuazy one morning, as she I saw the bunny rabbit gentleman I starting out from the hollow stump j bungalow. "Not special." he answered. "Jus j to look for an adventure." Then perhaps you wouldn't mind leaving this piece of chocolate caltt for Mrs. Tvvistlytall. the pig ledy." spoke Nurse Jane. I'll be right giad to do that." re-I re-I plied tho bunny. "Is there enough ) of it so that Curly and Floppy, the plggle boys, may each have a bit?" "Oh. no'" laughed Nurse Jane. "I'd I have to aond over a whole chocolate cake for those plggle boys. And I 1 may do that later. But this slice is for Baby Bunty." "Oh. Baby Bunty"' chuckled Uncle Wigglly "Is that little tyke of a rabbit girl staying it tho pig lady's house?" ' For a little while, yes." answered Nurse Jane. "She is visiting there, and I know Mrs. Twlafytail is so busy that she has no time to make a chocolate cake. Baby Bunty is very fond of it. so 1 am sending her some." "I'll take It over," kindly Offered Uncle Wigglly. Soon he w'as on his way, hopplns; over the fields and through tho woods, carrying the piece of choco late cako in his pocket, for It wis ' cold and the rabbit gentlemen didn't want the cake to sneeze or freeze "Oh. how kind you are!" said Baby Bunty, when she saw L'ncle Wigglly ami the chocolate cake. I was Just hoping some one would i ome to see me." y- K b Hunt;, h i h. -n , lonesome " grunted Mrs. Twlstytall. She wanted me to play tag. but bless her pink nose and yours also. Uncle ; Wigglly I have no timo to pJa , tag"' "And I'm afraid my rheumatism pains mo too much to allow mo to uo j sn " said the bunny, apprehensive like and worried. "Oh' I don't need any one to ply tag now." said Baby Bunty with a j laugh. "I'll Just have a little play i p it 's with the piece of chocolate cakw Nurse Jane sent me. Look. Uncio Wigglly!" and Baby Bunty, who was always up to some trick held a rubber rub-ber ball, with the squlrt hole pointed straight at the bunny. 'Oh, don't squeeze It' Don't squirt any water on me!" begged Undo Wigglly. "If I get damp it will make I my rheumatism worse!'.1 "Don't worn !" laughed Baby Bunty. Bun-ty. "there Isn't any water In this rub her ball. Una squirty one all right but there Isn't any water in it now. But maybe 1 11 jSut some in later' only I'm going to eat my chocolate cake now. ' .-o Baby B'jntv ate the chocolate ake, .nnd Uncle Wigglly Bat and talked talk-ed with Mrs. Twlstytall for a while, until It was time for the bunny to ho palong if he wished to have any adventures that day. As l'ncle Wigglly was leaving. Baby Buny slipped something Into his coat pocket. What Is that?" asked Mr. Long-ears. Long-ears. "Oh It Isn't Nurse Jane s cake that I m sending back." laughed the cute little rabbit girl. For there lsn t any of that left not even the crun.h? I'm Just putting my squirty rubber ball, tilled with water. In your pocket. Uncle Wigglly." "Bless my pink nose What for?" asked the rabbit "Won't the water leak out all over mo and make my rheumatism worse0" "Oh. no'" said Baby Bunty "I put a tiny piece of cork in the hoi", so the water won't squirt out until you press the ball." But whj should I want to yqulrt the water at all?" ased Uncle Wlg-Biiy Wlg-Biiy "Well, the Woozle Wolf 6l 'he Fuzzy Fuz-zy Kox might chase you." bPoMfl Baby Bunty, "and you could drfve them off by taking out my squirty ball aiVd I spraying water on them '' "Thank you! I'll do It"' said l'ncle' Wigglly; lie took out the ball and looked at It. Tho tiny piece of con in the. hole stopped the water from leaking out. With Baby Bunty s water ball in his pocket Uncle Wigglly hopped out! again and away from Mr. Twisty tail's house. The weather was getting' colder and It seemed about to snow. l'ncle Wigglly was thinl.lng what fun it would be to go coasting, w hen. all of a sudden, as he was passing a big bush, out popped tho Woozle I Wolf. "Now for some ear nibbles!" cried the Wolf. Not so'" cried the bunny. "I'll squirt water on you' l'ncle Wlggily pulled out Baby Buntys ball and squeezed It. But no Water squirted out. At first the bunny thought the cork was stuck too tightly In the hole. but. a moment later, he knew what the trouble was "Hal Ha" laughed the Wolf, getting get-ting ready to bite the bunny's ears, ou can't squirj water at me thefel Isn't any In the ball!" ire there Is!" said l'ncle Wigglly. Wig-glly. "Only It'a frozen Into ice! And I'll throw this hard round icy ball ill '" So he .J. hlttlnjr th. W oil on lh Boat w "Oh. wow!" howl'l Iho bad chap, as tho frozen ball of water btimj'fil him. "I KiiesB I don t want to nlbl It any ears today!" and away he ran. Then Uncle WlggUy look Enb-. Bunty h frozen, squirty ball home with him to thaw it out. and so the bunny's bun-ny's niri wer saved. And If tli fire- shovel doesn't lake cold he .1 the Icicle slides down on It to play with the coal scuttle. I'll tell you next time about Uncle Wlggily playing store. |