UNCLE WIGGILY MADE A BOB SLED TO GIVE HIS FRIENDS A SLIDE; BUT QUICKLY DUMPED THE BUSHY BEAR WHO TRIED TO STEAL A RIDE.
1. One day, early in the new year, Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy heard queer, pounding noises out in the wood shed. “I hope that isn’t the Fuzzy Fox trying to break in to nibble ears,” she said. And when she looked in the shed she saw Uncle Wiggily and Uncle Butter making a coasting bob sled. “You are too old for such fun!” laughed Nurse Jane. “I’ll show you how to slide down hill!” said Uncle Wiggily.
2. At last the bob sled was finished and Uncle Wiggily and his goat friend started pulling it toward the coasting hill. On the way they saw Aunt Lettie. “Come on,” spoke Uncle Wiggily, “we’ll give her a ride. She’ll tell Nurse Jane about it and my muskrat lady housekeeper will know I’m a good sled-maker.” Up behind Aunt Lettie the two friends pulled the bob. “How you startled me!” she bleated. “Baa-a-a!”
3. “How are you enjoying yourself, Aunt Lettie?” asked Uncle Wiggily, as the goat lady sat on the bob and was hauled away. “Oh, I am having a lovely time, thank you,” she bleated. “But there is poor Mrs. Twistytail just ahead. She is so fat she has to sit down to rest her feet.” Uncle Wiggily twinkled his pink nose and said: “Why not give the lady pig a ride? We have plenty of room.” So they asked her.
4. Mrs. Twistytail was very glad to get on the bob sled of Uncle Wiggily, and while the two animal ladies were enjoying the ride, the Bob Cat and Bushy Bear happened to see them. “Oh, I know how we can catch Uncle Wiggily!” whispered the Bear. “How?” asked the Bob Cat. “I’ll tell you in my den,” growled the Bear. “It’s time we had some nibbles off that rabbit’s ears. This time we’ll get him!”
5. To the Bear’s den the two bad chaps hurried. “Come, Wife!” growled the bushy bruin fellow, “give me some of your old dresses, a bonnet and a shawl!” Mrs. Bruin wanted to know if they were to be sold to the rag man. “No!” growled Mr. Bruin. “I’m going to dress up like an old lady. Uncle Wiggily will invite me to ride on his bob sled. When I’m on I’ll jump off and nibble his ears. Give me a dress!”
6. When the Bushy Bear was dressed in some of his wife’s old clothes, he went out and stood in the road, turning his back. “You look just like a poor old woman!” whispered the hidden Bob Cat. And when the bunny and Uncle Butter came along with the bob sled, the rabbit said: “Look, there’s another poor, old, tired lady. We’ll give her a ride. We must be kind to the old folks. Hop on, lady!” he cried.
7. Keeping the bonnet pulled down over his face, the Bushy Bear, pretending to be a lady, got on the bob sled. “Put your paws around me and hold on,” invited Mrs. Twistytail. But as soon as the Bear did that, he showed his long claws, which the pig lady saw. “Oh, mercy!” squealed Mrs. Twistytail. “This is dreadful!” The bunny and the goat, who were giving the ladies a ride, turned to see what was the matter.
8. “This isn’t a poor old lady at all!” squeaked Mrs. Twistytail. “It’s the Bushy Bear with a dress on!” Then Uncle Wiggily saw that he had been fooled. “Quick, Uncle Butter!” whispered the rabbit. “Give the rope a hard pull! We’ll get rid of the bad chap!” Jerking on the sled suddenly, the Bear was jiggled off backward. “Now let’s run to the hill and coast down!” cried the bunny. “Run fast, Butter!”
9. Away ran the bunny and the goat, pulling the sled with the animal ladies on it. Casting aside his wife’s dress, which tangled in his legs, the Bushy Bear tried to follow. But Uncle Wiggily soon reached the top of the coasting hill. “Down we go!” he cried as he and the goat jumped on the sled and slid to safety. “Fooled again!” growled the Bear, sitting down on top of the hill. “Plop him!” cried the Squigglers.
When you have finished reading this nice little book, perhaps you would like to read a larger volume about Uncle Wiggily.
If so, go to the book store and ask the Man for one of the Uncle Wiggily Bedtime Story Books, they have a lot of Funny Pictures in and 31 stories—one for every night in the month. If the book store man has none of these volumes ask him to get you one or send direct to the Publishers,
A. L. BURT COMPANY,
114 EAST 23rd STREET
NEW YORK CITY
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CHARLES E. GRAHAM & CO.
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TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
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