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Uncle Wiggily, the gentle rabbit gentleman, returns to his hollow‑stump bungalow after a day of woodland wandering. A huge June bug bursts through the open window, startling Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, but the rabbit calmly scoops the insect into a tea strainer and promises it a cozy pansy bed. He hints that a kindness offered today might earn him a favor later.
The following morning the rabbit, accompanied by the goat children Nannie and Billie, wanders deeper into the forest when hidden sticks give way and they tumble into a pit dug by the scheming Bazumpus. From the depths they call for the June bug, recalling its earlier rescue, and the buzzing insect promises to gather its many relatives to fashion a ladder of grass stems. Their hopeful shouts echo as the woodland’s tiny heroes prepare for a daring rescue.
Language
en
Duration
~17 minutes (17K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
United States: Charles E. Graham & Co, 1919, copyright 1920, copyright 1922, copyright 1924.
Credits
Bob Taylor, David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2023-04-23
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1873–1962
Best known for creating Uncle Wiggily, this prolific American writer helped shape early 20th-century children's reading with cheerful adventures, animal stories, and series fiction. He also worked as a newspaperman before building a long career in books for young readers.
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