STORY XV.
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE CRAWLY SNAKE
"Do you feel all right to travel to-day?" asked Uncle Wiggily of the
elephant the next morning, after the hot-peanut-man had cured the big
chap.
"Oh, yes, I feel very fine!" said the elephant. "We will travel along
together again, and perhaps we may find your fortune this time."
"Hadn't we better take some extra peanuts with us, in case you become ill
again?" asked the rabbit, as he looked in the satchel to see if he had any
sandwiches, in case he got hungry.
"Oh, to be sure, we must have peanuts!" exclaimed the elephant. "Take as
many as we can carry, for I just love 'em!"
So they hunted up the hot-peanut-man, and bought all the rest of his
peanuts, besides paying for those the elephant had eaten to make himself
get well.
"Good luck to you!" cried the peanut man, as he wheeled away his empty
wagon, "I wish I had elephants for customers every day, then I would soon
get rich," and away he went singing:
"I sell peanuts good and hot,
Five cents buys you quite a lot.
Get your money and come here,
Buy my peanuts, children dear.
"My peanuts are hot and brown,
Finest ones in all the town.
Nice and juicy--good to chew,
I have some for all of you."
"Well, come on," said the elephant to Uncle Wiggily, "put some peanuts in
your valise, and I will carry the rest.
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