Uncle Wiggily's Fishing Trip

Name: Uncle Wiggily's Fishing Trip
Author: Howard R. Garis

Uncle Wiggily Longears, a bunny rabbit gentleman, embarks on a fishing trip after being invited by Jackie Bow Wow, a puppy dog boy, and Charlie Chick, a little rooster chap. Using a hammock hook and cherry pie as bait, Uncle Wiggily inadvertently catches a hat and a cap belonging to the mischievous Skeezicks and Pipsisewah, who are hiding nearby. The two troublemakers plan to catch Uncle Wiggily but are thwarted by his unexpected catches. Later, Uncle Wiggily, Jackie, and Charlie visit a drug store, where they buy ice cream cones and goldfish, having caught no fish. In another adventure, Uncle Wiggily decides to gather chestnuts for a cake after meeting Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, two squirrel boys. With the help of Charlie and Arabella Chick, who use their beaks to avoid the prickly burrs, Uncle Wiggily fills a bag with chestnuts. The Pipsisewah and Skeezicks, thinking the bag contains a cake, attempt to steal it but end up covered in chestnut burrs. Uncle Wiggily returns home, and Nurse Jane bakes a cake with the chestnuts, while the Pip and Skee are left with splinters. In a third escapade, Uncle Wiggily joins a group of animal friends, including Sammie and Susie Littletail, Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, and others, to roast marshmallow candies in the woods. Susie accidentally sets her marshmallow on fire, but Uncle Wiggily extinguishes it with water from his hat. Nannie Wagtail, a goat girl, gets stuck in marshmallows but is pulled free by the group. The fun is interrupted by a fuzzy tramp fox, who claims the woods as his own and threatens Uncle Wiggily. The bunny cleverly tricks the fox into sitting on sticky marshmallows, trapping him and allowing the group to escape safely.

By Howard R. Garis · First published 1902 · Genre: Children's Literature, Animal Fiction, Fantasy · 3,533 words

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"Where are you going, boys? " asked Uncle Wiggily Longears, the bunny rabbit gentleman one day, as he stood in front of his hollow stump bungalow. Nurse Jane was on the steps, shaking the wrinkles out of the table cloth. Going past, with poles over their shoulders, was Jackie Bow Wow, the puppy dog boy, and Charlie Chick, the little rooster chap. "Where are you going? " Uncle Wiggily asked them. "Fishing," answered Jackie. "Don't you want to come? " crowed Charlie, the rooster. "Yes, I think I might go, later on, perhaps," said Uncle Wiggily.

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Work type: Short story
Author: Howard R. Garis
Date: 1902 CE
Language: English
Genres: Children's Literature, Animal Fiction, Fantasy, Nonsense Literature, Humor
Length: 3,533 words
Structure: 1 section, 31 paragraphs
Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)

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Genres

Children's Literature — Written in a simple, engaging style with whimsical plots aimed at a young audience.
Animal Fiction — Features anthropomorphic animals engaging in human-like adventures and interactions.
Fantasy — Set in a fictional, imaginative world where animals behave in humorous, exaggerated ways.
Nonsense Literature — Uses absurd and playful sequences that defy conventional logic to entertain readers.