Hi,
It's Stefania and it's time for another Uncle Wiggly story.
This story is called Uncle Wiggly and the Water Lilies.
Uncle Wiggly was hopping along through the woods one day,
And pretty soon,
As he came past a cute little house made out of corncobs,
He heard someone calling to him.
Oh,
Mr.
Rabbit,
A voice said,
Have you seen anything of my little girl?
And there stood a nice mama cat looking anxiously about.
I don't know,
" answered Uncle Wiggly as he stopped in the shade of a tree and set down his case.
Was your little girl named Sarah,
Mrs.
Katt?
Oh no,
Indeed.
My little girl is not named Sarah,
Said Mrs.
Cat.
She is called Snowball and she is just as cute as she can be.
She's all white like a ball of snow,
So we call her Snowball.
She's lost.
She is lost and I'm afraid I'll never find her again.
And the kitty's mama began to cry,
And she wiped her tears on her apron.
Don't worry.
Never mind.
I'll find her for you.
Said the kind old gentleman rabbit.
I can't find my fortune,
But I believe I can find Snowball.
Now,
Tell me.
Which way?
She went away and I'll go search for her.
I didn't see her go out of the house.
Said Mrs.
Cat,
Because I was making a cherry pie and I was very busy.
Snowball was playing on the floor with a ball of soft yarn and it rolled out of doors.
She raced after it and I thought she would soon be back.
I put the cherry pie in the oven and then when I went to look out for her,
She was gone.
Oh dear,
I just know some horrid dog has hurt her.
Please.
Don't worry.
Simple wiggly.
I'll find her for you.
I'll start right off.
And if I can't find her,
I'll get a policeman.
And he can,
For police can always find lost children.
So Uncle Wiggly started off leaving his case with Mrs.
Gat but taking his crutch with him for he thought he might need it to beat off any bad dogs if they chased after Snowball.
First,
The old gentleman rabbit looked carefully all along the road.
But he couldn't see anything of the lost pussycat.
Perhaps she may be up a tree,
He said to himself.
If a dog chased her,
She will climb up one,
And perhaps she is afraid to come down.
So he looked up into all the trees and he even shook some of them in order to see them better.
But he did not discover the pussycat.
And he called.
Snowball!
Snowball!
Snowball!
Where are you?
But there was no answer.
If only some bird who could call Snowball,
I would get them to call for the lost kitty,
Thought Uncle Wiggly.
Vinny looked up and he saw a big black bird sitting on a tree.
Can you call Snowball for me?
Asked the rabbit politely.
She is lost and her mama wants her very much.
Just call Snowball as loudly as you can.
A cat?
Said the big black bird.
All I can cry is call.
Huh.
Cool!
I'm a crow,
You see.
That is too bad.
Said the rabbit,
Then I will have to keep on searching by myself.
And so he did.
And the crow flew away to look for a cornfield that had no scarecrows in it to frighten him.
Well,
Uncle Wiggly looked in all the places he could think of,
But still,
There was no kitty to be seen.
And he was just thinking he better go for a policeman.
What do you thought?
He would try just one more place.
He looked down a hollow stump.
A snowball was not there.
I'll have to get a policeman after all,
Said the rabbit.
So he told a policeman.
About the lost kitten.
And the policeman cat searched for Snowball,
But he couldn't find her either.
I guess she is gone.
Said the policeman cat.
Uncle Wiggly started back to the corncob house to tell Mrs.
Cat that he couldn't find her snowball.
And all the while.
.
.
Kept feeling more and more sad until he was almost ready to cry.
But I must be brave,
Said the old gentleman rabbit.
And just then.
.
.
He came to a pond where a whole lot of beautiful white water lilies were growing.
Oh,
They are a lovely flower with such a sweet,
Spicy smell.
As soon as Uncle Wiggly saw them,
He said,
I'll pick some.
And take them home to Mrs.
Cat.
Perhaps they will make her feel a little happy,
Even if her snowball is gone.
So with his long crutch,
Uncle Wiggly pulled towards shore some of the water lilies until he could pick them on their slender stems.
Some of the flowers were wide open.
And some were close.
Like rosebuds.
He took both kinds home to Mrs.
Cat.
And when he told her he couldn't find Snowball,
She was very sorrowful when she cried.
But she loved the flowers very much and put them in a bowl of water.
I'll stay here tonight,
" said the rabbit,
And in the morning I'll look for Snowball again.
I'm sure I'll find her.
Oh!
You were very kind.
Said Mrs.
Cat as she wiped away her tears.
Well,
The next morning,
Uncle Wiggly got up real early.
And the first thing he saw was a bowl of water lilies on the parlor table.
They'd all closed up like buds in the night.
But in the sunlight.
They all opened up again into beautiful flowers.
And would you believe me,
Right in the middle of one of those flowers?
Something white.
Moved.
And wiggled.
Then it gave a little.
And then Uncle Wiggly cried,
Oh,
Mrs.
Cat,
Come here quickly.
Here is Snowball.
She was asleep inside one of the water lilies.
And surely enough,
There was a little lost kitten just awakening in one of the flowers,
And she was exactly the color of it.
And oh,
How glad she was to see her mama again,
And how her mama did hug her.
How did you get in there,
Flower?
Asked Uncle Wiggly.
When I went after my ball,
A big dog chased me,
Said Snowball.
So I jumped into one of the lilies and I fell asleep.
And the flower went shut and I stayed there.
But now I'm home and I'm glad of it.
And she just kissed Uncle Wiggly on the tip end of his nose that twinkled like a star on a frosty night.
So that's how Snowball was lost and found.
And I'm gonna tell you about Uncle Wiggly and the sunflower,
But.
Not right now.
Very soon.
I'll be back.
With the story of Uncle Wiggly and the Sunflower.
Do you like sunflowers?
They're quite pretty and quite big,
Aren't they?
But anyhow,
That's the end of storytelling for now.
I'll see you again soon.
Let's sleep well.
Have a good night.
And be good.
Bye for now!
