7. Suddenly, right in the path of Uncle Wiggily and Nurse Jane appeared a pond of water. “Oh, dear me! We're caught!” cried the muskrat lady. “You can’t swim, Wiggy, and we haven’t time to run around the pond. What shall we do?” Uncle Wiggily twinkled his pink nose. “We’ll wade into the pond and pretend to be water lilies. We'll come out after the Wolf passes. He’ll think we’re May blossoms.”
8. Uncle Wiggily and Nurse Jane waded into the pond, crouching down and hiding every bit of themselves but their faces. Their faces they held flat on the water trying to make themselves look like pond lilies. Up came the hungry Wolf. “Well, I think I had better get myself some glasses,” growled the bad chap. “I thought sure I saw Uncle Wiggily and Nurse Jane, but here are only leaves and lilies.”
9. When the old Wolf slunk away, Nurse Jane and Uncle Wiggily crawled out of the pond. “I suppose you'll scold me, Nurse Jane, for making so much trouble with my May basket and getting you all wet,” spoke the bunny rabbit. “Oh, not at all! Not at all!” laughed the muskrat lady. “I had quite a jolly time! I am all wet and we haven't any flowers in the basket. But we fooled the Wolf and 'Gator!”
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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This handsome book has large color pictures throughout and wonderful stories. Ask the book store man for Adventures of Uncle Wiggily.
CHARLES E. GRAHAM & Co.
NEWARK, N. J.