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Show m BEDTIME STORIES I By HOWARD K. GARIS II (TlfOLB WlbGILT xn THE coftn copyright. 19., bj afoClure Newe- I pater Syndicate. I ( By Howard K. Gael. 1 I Once upon a time, when l ncle I VYijrjrlly WO out ! I he woods llk- I Ing along, and wlahlng he might flnl I j an adventure, all of nudden he heard a sort 1 a n ag I noise. It seemed to nine from .1 I eave ambl the rocks. I "Oh. dear me!" whispered th I bunny to himself, as he looked over I hla shoulder to ace if there was a clear path on which to run. "This I sounds most especially like trouble! Uf a nut 1 must ii .1 : m .v 13 until i S? it rhat kind ol Sg H Bo L'nclc vVlggllj hopped 1 111 -loaer to the .r hole amid the H w rooks, and be heard thi grubta more tj f plainly. Th. n . bis bl - If hape came t,and Lj the bunny could hop iwaj - iole od HI n largo bear. Bajtl "Oh!" gasped 1 facia wigKiiv. "OJi.l T m .l.-ar' 1 "Ha. Hi" laughed 'in- benr In n most Jolly voice. "Don't tell me I frightened you!',' "You did. though." said Uncle Wlgiriiy. ahlven like. "Perlutps, however, you did not mean to," the - bunny added r fl "Indeed, l did nqt!" laughed tho Bear. "I'm a frood sort of chap, you I know. 1 never rdhbh e 1 1 LaJ "Oh, I'm Kind to he ir that'" . x- W -Ialn."d ; at-k that I ought to say how do you 1 do I sujipose." "Will. 1 do very well, chuckled the Hear. "And one thlni; 1 do 1 J Is to eat honey when I con find any," he .added as a sort of afte-thousht. afte-thousht. Jhcle Wijfgily felt SO happy it i hearing thlH was a good Bear, w'ioi did not nibble oars, that the btinu) suld: "If y j will come to my hollow atii'mp bungalow, I will have N'iirae .lane ,,(1 some horiev, Mr. Qood Boar." That's line!" grunted th.- big chap. "You see I have heen asleep aii w inter, i am thinking of coming ' "at of my cave, soon, for good .it least for all summer and always at the, 1 lines I'm very hungry but not f.'i oars.' he quickly said, as Undo Wlgglly put up his paws to cover the ! long thlngH he listened with "I'm glad I have honey to cie you," said the rabbit gentleman. :tr,d m and tho Bear hopped alonc tow ird the hollow sttimp bungalow. They had net gone very far before, all oi 1 fudlen, there was a rustling in tin bushes, and out from then spring the Wposle Wolf "Ha! Iia!" laughed the Wolf .1 not a very pleasant voice. "I see you have him. Mr. Bear! ' Have whom'."" asked the Bear, v bile Uncle Wlgglly hopped arouiut so us to place the Good Bear between himself and the Wolf. "You have that rabbit," Went' on I the Wolf, lookiHK hungrily at th ) bunny a ears. 'Oh yea, I have 1 ncle wiKgii: ail I right." said I he Qood Bear, and ho I gently took hold of one of the rah-1 ul's paws. Wen,- naid the Wolf, hungrily licking his sharp. WhltQ teeth with his red tongue, "when you make up your mind. Mr Bear, which of hla cars von going to nibble. I'll take 1 he other!" "Whose ears?" isked the Bear curiously. cur-iously. I Dels Wigglly s: answered th - tvjge creature. Are yQU U'mng to ke his left car?" Suppose l do'.'" asked the Bear. 1 moving closer to th- Wolf, and win!.-I Ing one eye. friendly like, at tho i'Uiiny. Suppose 1 take I m le YV-;- glly's left ear?" "Then I'll take his right." howled the Wolf "And If 1 took that ear 1 " sug'. -!-ed the Good Bear, politely', "Than 111 take the left"' s:iid the Wolf. "Only hurry up and take one1 ear. Mr, Bear. Do something!" "I will! I ll do something to you.' roared the Good Beat Then, leltinp.-go leltinp.-go of I'nele Wlggllya paws, the Goie! Bear boxe.l first the right ear of the I Wolf and then his lef; oar. "Ouch' 'Wow! What are you doing" do-ing" howled the Wolf. "Aren't you I and I good friends. Mr. Bud Beat . i and won't you help n)C nibble, that bunny?" "Indeed not'" laughed the big hap. "I m a good Bear und you and I are bad friends. Mr. Wolf. There have a whack on your left ear and also one on your right, and he .' inKed the Wolf so bard that the bad -hap fell over In the snow and ho was so frightened that he remulnod there ocr an hour. "I guess he didn't know I was a friend of yours and that you ore going go-ing to give me honey!" chuckled tho Good Bear, as he walked on with tho nnn gentleman to cet the sweet stuff at the hollow stump bungalow "I guess you're right!" said Mr l.ongears, laughing So everything happened for tho best and if the chocolate cake la kind enough to ask the bread knife to 1 come to her party with the spoon .holder, I'll tell you next about Uncle I YYlcgily and ihe baby bear. |