Hi,
It's Stefania,
And here we are with the next chapter of Uncle Wiggly's Automobile.
This time,
Uncle Wiggly helps Jimmy.
Old Percival,
Who used to be a circus dog,
Wasn't feeling very well.
Some bad boys had tied a tin can to his tail and had thrown stones at him and done other mean things.
But Uncle Wiggly had come along and driven the boys away,
And Percival had come home in an
Automobile of the old Gentleman Rabbit and was given a nice warm place behind the kitchen stove
Where he could lie down.
I don't feel a bit good,
Percival said to Uncle Wiggly.
I don't know whether it was the tin can the boys tied to my tail or the leaves they stuck on me
Or the bone they put in my mouth or the molasses they used.
I don't feel very well at all.
Perhaps it is the episodic,
Said Alice Wibble Wobble,
The duck girl,
As she untied her green hair ribbon and put on a pink one.
That may be it,
Said Percival,
And he blinked his two eyes,
Slow and careful like,
So as not to get any dust in them.
Perhaps if I made you some dog biscuit soup it would make you feel better,
Said Mrs.
Wibble Wobble.
I'll cook some right away.
So she did that,
And Percival ate it,
But still,
That night he didn't feel much better,
And the only trick he could do for the children was to stand up on his tail
And make believe he was a soldier.
But he couldn't do that very long,
And then he had to crawl back to his bed behind the stove.
Poor Percival is getting old,
Said Mr.
Wibble Wobble.
He isn't the lively dog he used to be when he showed
Petey and Jackie Bow Wow how to do tricks in a circus parade.
No,
Indeed,
Said Uncle Wiggly,
And then the old gentleman rabbit played blind man's bluff
With Lulu and Alice and Jimmy Wibble Wobble until it was time to go to bed.
Well,
The next day,
Poor old Percival wasn't any better,
And when the dog children started for school,
Their mama told them to stop on their way home
And tell Dr.
Pawsome to come and give Percival some medicine.
We will,
Said Jimmy,
And just then they saw Uncle Wiggly
Putting some gasoline into his automobile.
Oh,
Dear,
You're not going away,
Are you,
Uncle Wiggly?
Asked Lulu Wibble Wobble as she picked up a stone
And threw it even better than the lazy duck boy could have done.
No,
Said the old gentleman rabbit.
I am just going for a little ride to see Grandfather Goosey Gander,
But I will be back here when you come from school.
Don't forget about telling Dr.
Pawsome to come and see Percival.
So they said they wouldn't forget,
And then the three
Duck children hurried on to school so they wouldn't be late,
And Uncle Wiggly tickled the flick and plop of his auto,
And away he went,
Whizzing over the fields and through the woods.
Well,
As it happened that day,
Dr.
Pawsome wasn't home,
So all that Jimmy and his sisters could do
Was leave word for him to come and see Percival
As soon as the doctor got back.
I'll send him right away,
Just as soon as he comes in,
Said Dr.
Pawsome's wife.
Oh,
I am so sorry for poor Percival.
Well,
When Lulu and Alice and Jimmy got home from school,
Dr.
Pawsome hadn't yet come to the duck house to see the sick dog,
Who was much worse,
And Uncle Wiggly hadn't come back from his automobile ride either.
Oh dear,
Exclaimed Mrs.
Wibble Wobble.
I don't know what to do.
The doctor ought to come,
And Uncle Wiggly ought to be here.
Perhaps Uncle Wiggly has met with an accident,
And Dr.
Pawsome had to attend to him first.
Oh,
I hope not,
Mama,
Said Alice.
I know what I can do,
Said Jimmy the duck boy.
I can hurry back to Dr.
Pawsome's house to see if he has come back yet.
If he has,
I'll tell him to please hurry here.
I think that would be a good idea,
Spoke Mrs.
Wibble Wobble.
Go quickly,
Jimmy,
And here is a molasses cookie to eat on your way.
Hurry back and bring the doctor with you if you can.
So Jimmy said that he would,
And off he started,
Eating the molasses cookie that his mama had baked.
He was thinking how good it was,
And wishing it was larger,
When all at once he stepped on a sharp stone
And hurt his foot so that he couldn't walk.
Oh dear,
Cried Jimmy.
What shall I do?
I can't go get Dr.
Pawsome for first of all now.
Well,
He was in great pain,
And he was just wondering
How he could send word to the doctor when all at once.
.
.
What do you think happened?
All at once he saw a pony horse in the field nearby.
The very thing,
Exclaimed Jimmy.
That is Munchy Trot,
The pony boy,
And he'll let me ride to the doctor on his back.
So Jimmy took a stick to use as a cane,
And he managed to get right up close beside the pony horse,
Who was eating grass.
I'll surprise him,
Thought Jimmy.
I'll fly up on his back before he sees me.
So with his strong wings,
He flew up on the pony's back,
And he cried out,
Surprise on you,
Munchy!
Please gallop and trot with me to Dr.
Pawsome's
So he can make Percival well.
And then a funny thing happened.
All at once,
Jimmy noticed that he was on the back
Of a strange pony.
It wasn't Munchy Trot at all.
Jimmy had made a mistake.
Think of that!
And the worst of it was that when he flew,
So suddenly,
Up on the pony's back,
Jimmy frightened him.
And the next instant,
The pony jumped over the fence
And began running down the road as fast as he could.
Oh,
Stop,
Stop,
Cried Jimmy.
I'll fall off.
The duck boy had to take hold of the pony's mane
In his yellow build,
In his yellow build,
And he had to hold on so he wouldn't fall off.
Faster and faster ran the pony,
Trying to get away from what was on his back,
For he hadn't seen Jimmy fly up,
And he didn't know what it was.
Hmm,
Maybe he thought it was a burglar fox,
But I'm not sure.
Anyhow,
The pony went faster and faster,
And though Jimmy cried as hard as he could
For him to stop,
The pony wouldn't do it.
Jimmy was almost falling off,
And he thought surely he would be hurt
When all of a sudden,
Down the road,
Came Uncle Wiggly in his automobile.
He saw what was the matter.
Hold on,
Jimmy,
Cried the old gentleman rabbit.
Hold on,
And I'll be up to you in a minute.
Then you can fly into my auto and be safe.
Well,
The pony was going fast,
But the auto went faster,
And it was soon up besides the little galloping horsey.
Now,
Jimmy,
Jump,
Called Uncle Wiggly,
And the boy duck did so,
Landing safely in the auto,
And he wasn't hurt a bit.
Then the pony galloped on until he looked back
And saw it had only been a duck on his back,
And then he was ashamed for having run away,
And he stopped and said he was sorry,
And Jimmy forgave him.
Quick,
We must go to Dr.
Possum for old dog Percival,
Said Jimmy,
And he told Uncle Wiggly
How the doctor hadn't yet come.
Then Uncle Wiggly told how he accidentally got a hole
In one of his big rubber tires,
Or he would have been home sooner.
But it's a good thing I happened to come along to help you,
He said to Jimmy,
And Jimmy thought so too.
Then they went for Dr.
Possum,
Who had just come home,
And they took him to Percival in the auto,
And Dr.
Possum soon made Percival all well,
And I'm glad for it.
Then the doctor cured Jimmy's sore foot,
And everybody was happy.
And that's it for now.
Be good.
Bye-bye.
