Howard Roger Garis

“ As soon as the rabbit was safely out of the pit, the biggest June Bug cried: “Now, my friends, since we have saved Uncle Wiggily and paid him back for the favor he did me, chase the Bazumpus!” And all the Bugs chased the bad chap, tickling him with long spears of grass so that he ran away as fast as he could go. Nannie and Billie danced for joy because their bunny uncle was saved, and Mr. Longears shook paws with the big June Bug and invited him to come to dinner that day. So everybody was happy but the Bazumpus. ”

“ All of a sudden Uncle Wiggily, Billie and Nannie fell into a deep pit which the bad Bazumpus had dug, hoping to catch the bunny. “Oh, dear!” bleated the little goat girl. “If ever we wanted help it is now! Where is that June Bug, Uncle Wiggily?” Billie tried to scramble out by digging his horns in the side of the pit, but could not. Oh, what trouble!
[Pg 8]
After Uncle Wiggily, Billie and Nannie had tried to get out of the pit, only to find themselves slipping back all the while, they suddenly heard a buzzing sound up above them, and there was the June Bug. ”

“ Now I am going to help you out.” Billie Wagtail shook his horns. “I don’t see how even a big June Bug can help us,” he said. “Oh, dear!”
[Pg 9]
After the June Bug had looked down in the pit the Bazumpus had dug, the insect flew away, saying: “I’ll soon be back with a lot of my sisters, brothers, cousins, uncles and aunts, and we’ll get you out of the pit, Uncle Wiggily.” ”