Hi,
It's Stephania and we're back with Uncle Wiggly.
This time Uncle Wiggly helps Alice with a big problem.
One day the postman bird flew down out of the sky and stopped in front of the Wibble Wobble Duck house.
Uncle Wiggly Long Ears,
The old gentleman rabbit,
Was out in front cleaning some mud off his auto for he had run it very fast into a puddle of water the day he saved Jimmy off the pony's back.
Does anybody named Alice Wibble Wobble live here?
Asked the postman bird as he looked in his bag of letters.
Yes,
Alice lives here,
Said Uncle Wiggly.
And does Lulu Wibble Wobble?
Yes,
Of course.
And Jimmy too?
Certainly,
Said the old gentleman rabbit.
Then this is the right house,
Said the postman bird as he blew his whistle like a canary.
And here is a letter for each of them.
So he handed Uncle Wiggly three letters and then he flew up into the air again as fast as he could go to deliver the rest of the mail.
Hmm,
I wonder who can be writing to Lulu and Alice and Jimmy,
Said Uncle Wiggly as he looked at the letters.
Well,
I'll take them into the house.
They look to me like party invitations and I wonder why I didn't get one.
But I suppose the young folks don't want an old rheumatic uncle around anymore.
Oh well,
I'm getting old,
Getting old.
And he went slowly into the house feeling a bit sad.
Here are some letters for you children,
He called to Lulu and Alice and Jimmy.
The bird postman just brought them.
Oh fine,
Cried the children and they opened them all at once with their strong yellow bills.
Goody,
Cried Lulu as she read hers.
Jenny Chipmunk is going to have a party and I'm invited.
So am I,
Cried Alice.
And I,
Added Jimmy.
I thought they were party invitations,
Said Uncle Wiggly,
Sort of sad and thoughtful like.
When is it?
Tonight,
Said Lulu.
Then we must hurry and get ready,
Said Alice.
I must iron out some of my hair ribbons so they will be nice and fresh.
Oh,
That's just like you girls,
Cried Jimmy.
You have to pramp and fuss.
I can be ready in no time just by washing my face.
Oh,
Cried Lulu and Alice together.
Make him put on a clean collar anyhow,
Mama.
Yes,
I'll do that,
Agreed Jimmy.
Well,
Pretty soon they were all getting ready to go to the party and Uncle Wiggly went back to finish cleaning his auto and he was wishing he could go.
But,
But,
You just wait and see what happens.
Pretty soon it became night and then it was time for the party.
Lulu and Jimmy were all ready but it took Alice such a long time to get her hair fixed the way she wanted it and to get just the kind of hair ribbon that suited her but she wasn't ready.
You see,
She had so many kinds of hair ribbons and she kept them all in a box and really she didn't know just which one to take.
First,
She picked out a red one and she didn't like that and then she picked out a blue one and she didn't like that and then she picked out a pink one,
Then a green,
Then a brown and finally a scaly pink colored one but none suited her.
Hurry,
Alice,
Called Lulu or you'll be late.
Oh,
You can go ahead and I'll catch up to you and Jimmy,
Said Alice trying on another hair ribbon.
All right,
They answered and they started off.
Mr.
And Mrs.
Wibble Wobble had gone across the street to pay a little visit to Mr.
And Mrs.
Duckling and so Uncle Wiggly and Alice were all alone in the house.
You'd better hurry,
Said the old gentleman rabbit as he was reading the evening paper.
Oh,
I don't know what to do,
She cried.
I can't decide which hair ribbon to wear.
Wear them all,
Called Uncle Wiggly with a laugh but of course Alice couldn't do that and she was in despair which means she didn't know what to do.
She laid all the ribbons back in the box and she was just going to shut her eyes and pick out the first one she could reach and wear that whether she liked it or not but she didn't want to be late to the party.
And then all of a sudden in through the open window of her room the old scullery scullery alligator put his long nose and he cried hair ribbons.
I must have hair ribbons.
Give me hair ribbons.
Then what do you think he did?
Why he grabbed up the whole box full of Alice's lovely hair ribbons and before she could say scooters get him if she wanted to that scullery scullery alligator ran away with him in his mouth taking his double jointed tail with him.
Oh cried Alice.
Oh no and she almost lost her breath.
She was so surprised.
What is it?
Cried Uncle Wiggly running up to her room.
The alligator he has taken my hair ribbons.
Quick run after him dear Uncle Wiggly.
I will exclaimed the brave old gentleman rabbit and out of the house he hurried but the gator with the double jointed tail had completely gone and the rabbit gentleman couldn't touch him.
Oh whatever shall I do?
Cried Alice when Uncle Wiggly came back.
I have no hair ribbon and I can't go to the party.
Well Uncle Wiggly thought for a moment.
He didn't tell Alice that she should have hurried more and worn a pink hair ribbon and then the accident wouldn't have happened.
Now he didn't say anything like that but he did say.
I can help you Alice.
Down in the yard is some long grass green with white stripes in it.
They call it ribbon grass.
I will get some or a hair ribbon for you.
Oh thank you so much said Alice.
So Uncle Wiggly quickly went down pulled some of the ribbon grass and helped Alice tie it in her feathers and she looked too cute for anything.
Really she did.
Now quick run and catch up to Jimmy and Lulu and go to the party and have a good time said Uncle Wiggly and Alice did.
And what do you think?
A little while later after that up to the duck house drove Sammy Littletail in a pony cart.
Oh Uncle Wiggly cried Sammy.
Jenny Chipmunk was so flustered about her party that she forgot to send you an invitation but she wants you very much so I've come to take you to it.
Come along with me.
Then Uncle Wiggly was very glad because he liked parties as much as you do and he jumped into the cart with Sammy and they went to the party and had a lovely time.
And the next day Uncle Wiggly went out in his auto and he made the alligator give back all of Alice's hair ribbons and none of them was lost or soiled in the least bit.
I'm glad to say.
Now that's it for now.
Everything worked out fine didn't it?
Uncle Wiggly always does the right thing.
Next time though I'll tell you all about Uncle Wiggly and the Dow Doctor.
Not this time.
Next time you'll hear that story.
That's it for today.
Be well.
Be good.
Be happy.
Bye for now.
