June 21, 2025 • 10 mins
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We're back with the next chapter of "Uncle Wiggily's Travels". The gentleman makes a new feline friend and there is a mention of buttercups! They prove to be very useful! Have a listen and find out why.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hi, this is Stefana. Welcome to the classic children's story podcast,
Stories for Bedtime, Playtime, any time to keep your little
ones entertained and happy. We bring an international collection of stories.
Stories that teach, stories that entertain, and more. We continue
(00:23):
on with our Uncle Wiggily's series, Uncle Wiggily's Travels. He's
got a new adventure. A little butter Cup is going
to play a part in this story. Uncle Wiggily and
the Buttercup. The old gentleman Rabbit spent a few days
(00:45):
in old Borough, next to the Bumblebees house, and then
one morning, when the sun was shining brightly, he started
off again to seek his fortune. I can never thank you, Rudolf,
he said to the bee for going after the sparrow
children and saving me from the fire cracker the skycracker.
(01:06):
If I ever find my fortune, I will give you
some of it. Think you very kindly, said the bee
as she looked in the palm tree. And here are
some sweet honey sandwiches for you to eat on your travels.
This is some honey I made myself. Then it must
be very good, said the old gentleman rabbit politely, as
(01:27):
he put the sandwiches in his case and started off
down the dusty road. Well, he hopped on and on,
sometimes in the woods where it was cool and green
and shady, and sometimes out in the hot sun. And
every minute or so he would stop and look around
to see if he could find his fortune. Who knows,
(01:51):
he said, Perhaps I may pick up a bag of
gold or some diamonds at almost any minute. Then I
could go back home and buy I had automobile for
myself to ride around in, and my travels will be over.
I have certainly been on the go a long time,
but my health is much better than it was. So
he kept on looking under all the big leaves and
(02:15):
clumps of ferns for his fortune, but he didn't find it.
And pretty soon he came to a hole in the ground.
And in front of this hole was a little sign
printed on a piece of paper, and it read, come
in everybody, welcome. Hum. I wonder if that means me,
(02:37):
thought the old gentleman rabbit. LI. See, gold grows under
ground in mines, and perhaps this is a gold mine.
I'm going down. I'm sure there is a fortune waiting
for me. Yes, I'll go down. So he laid aside
his case and Barbara pole crutch and got ready to
(02:59):
go down into the hole, which wasn't very big. But
I can scratch it bigger if I need to, said
Uncle Wiggily. Well he had no sooner got his front
feet and part of his nose down in the hole,
but his ears were still sticking out when he heard
a voice calling here, Where are you going down this hole?
(03:21):
At the gold replied Uncle Wiggily, You mustn't go down there,
went on the voice, and pulling out his nose and
looking about him, the old gentleman saw a white pussy
cat sitting on a stump, and the pushy cat was
washing his face with his paws, taking care not to
let this claw stick out for fear of scratching his eyes.
(03:42):
Why can I go down this hole, pussy cat asked
the rabbit. Do you have charge of it? Nor? Indeed,
was the answer. But there is a bad snake who
lives down there, and he puts up that sign so
the animals will come down, and then he eats them.
That's the reason he says they're welcome. No, indeed, I
wouldn't want to see you cold down there. Huh hum,
(04:06):
I wouldn't like to see myself spoke Uncle Wiggily, as
he crawled away from the hole, just in time for
the snake stuck out his ugly head was about to
bite the rabbit. It was the same snake that it
nearly caught the bumblebee, say, cried the snake, quite angry
like to the pussy cat. I was shoeing get away
(04:28):
from here. You are always spoiling my plans. I thought
I was going to have a nice to have a dinner,
And now look what you have done. And that snake
was so angry that he hissed. I will never let
you eat, Uncle wiggily, said the pussy cat. Now look
out for yourself, mister snake. And with that the cat
(04:50):
made his back round like a hoop, and he swelled
up his tail like a blowney sausage, and he showed
his teeth and cloth to the snake. And that snake
popped down the hole quite quickly, I can tell you,
taking his tail with him. Oh my yes, and a
bucket of sawdust. So besides, I thank you very much
(05:13):
for telling me about that snake a little pussy cat,
said Uncle Wiggily. Well, I am disappointed, but my fortune again,
I shall never be rich. I fear. But I almost
forgot that I have some fine honey sandwiches, and I
will give you some, for you must be hungry. I
(05:35):
know I am, I am too, said the pussy cat.
So Uncle Wiggily opened his case and took out the
honey sandwiches which the bee had given him. But when
he went to eat them, he found that the bee
had forgotten to butter the bread. Oh that is too bad,
cried the pussy cat when Uncle Wiggily spoke of it.
(05:57):
So they will do very well without butter. No, we
must have some, said the rabbit. I wonder how I
can get butter in the woods. So he looked all around,
and the first thing he saw was a yellow buttercup flour.
You know the kind I mean. You hold him under
your chin to see if you like butter, and they
shine of the flour makes your chin yellow. Uh, exclaimed
(06:21):
Uncle Wiggily. Now we will have butter. But you are
not going to eat the flour, are you, asked the
pissy cat. No, indeed, cried the rabbit. I'll show you now.
There was a cow in the field a short distance away,
and Uncle Wiggily went over and got some milk from
the cow in a little tin cup. Butter is made
(06:45):
from milk, said the rabbit to the pissy cat, So
I will just pour some milk into the buttercup flour
and shake it as if it were a churn, and
then we'll have butter for our honey sandwiches. So he
did this. Into the buttercup, he poured the milk, and
(07:06):
it became yellow like butter at once. But Uncle Wiggily
did not have to shake the flour, for a little
wind came along just then and shook it for him.
And pretty soon in a little while, the milk and
the buttercup was churned into a lovely sweet butter, and
the rabbit and pussy cats spread it on their honey sandwiches,
(07:27):
and what a fine feast they had. Just as they
were eating it, the bad alligator came along and wanted
to take the honey away from them, But the pussy
cat scratched the end of the savage beast tail with
his claws, and that bad alligator ran away as fast
(07:48):
as he could. Then Uncle Wiggily and the pussy cat
traveled on together, and the next day they had quite
an adventure. But you'll have to wait for the next time,
and I'll tell you all about Uncle Wiggily and the
(08:11):
July Bug. And that's the end of today's story. I
will be back again with another story very soon. You
can subscribe and listen to the Classic Children's Story podcast
on most major postcasts, platforms, and apps, and join our
(08:35):
Supporters Club and get access to stories recorded just for
the members. You'll find the link in the show notes,
and visit our coffee page Sleep Stories and fairy Tales
for Kids, where you can find videos, free downloadable artwork,
some free coloring pages we just started to put some on,
(08:57):
and all kinds of cute things. And these coloring pages
are color me affirmation pages, so that's what you should
look for. Pop by and take a look. If you've
got young ones who love the color. That's Sleep Stories
and fairy Tales for Kids on koffee and the url
(09:19):
is in the show notes. Feel free to spread the
news of this podcast to your family, to your friends,
to every one. We'll always have exciting new episode stories
ready for sleep time, for playtime, for any time, and
be sure to check the show notes where you can
find news of our website, where you can find even
(09:39):
more your stelf By for now,
Hi, this is Stefana. Welcome to the classic children's story podcast,
Stories for Bedtime, Playtime, any time to keep your little
ones entertained and happy. We bring an international collection of stories.
Stories that teach, stories that entertain, and more. We continue
(00:23):
on with our Uncle Wiggily's series, Uncle Wiggily's Travels. He's
got a new adventure. A little butter Cup is going
to play a part in this story. Uncle Wiggily and
the Buttercup. The old gentleman Rabbit spent a few days
(00:45):
in old Borough, next to the Bumblebees house, and then
one morning, when the sun was shining brightly, he started
off again to seek his fortune. I can never thank you, Rudolf,
he said to the bee for going after the sparrow
children and saving me from the fire cracker the skycracker.
(01:06):
If I ever find my fortune, I will give you
some of it. Think you very kindly, said the bee
as she looked in the palm tree. And here are
some sweet honey sandwiches for you to eat on your travels.
This is some honey I made myself. Then it must
be very good, said the old gentleman rabbit politely, as
(01:27):
he put the sandwiches in his case and started off
down the dusty road. Well, he hopped on and on,
sometimes in the woods where it was cool and green
and shady, and sometimes out in the hot sun. And
every minute or so he would stop and look around
to see if he could find his fortune. Who knows,
(01:51):
he said, Perhaps I may pick up a bag of
gold or some diamonds at almost any minute. Then I
could go back home and buy I had automobile for
myself to ride around in, and my travels will be over.
I have certainly been on the go a long time,
but my health is much better than it was. So
he kept on looking under all the big leaves and
(02:15):
clumps of ferns for his fortune, but he didn't find it.
And pretty soon he came to a hole in the ground.
And in front of this hole was a little sign
printed on a piece of paper, and it read, come
in everybody, welcome. Hum. I wonder if that means me,
(02:37):
thought the old gentleman rabbit. LI. See, gold grows under
ground in mines, and perhaps this is a gold mine.
I'm going down. I'm sure there is a fortune waiting
for me. Yes, I'll go down. So he laid aside
his case and Barbara pole crutch and got ready to
(02:59):
go down into the hole, which wasn't very big. But
I can scratch it bigger if I need to, said
Uncle Wiggily. Well he had no sooner got his front
feet and part of his nose down in the hole,
but his ears were still sticking out when he heard
a voice calling here, Where are you going down this hole?
(03:21):
At the gold replied Uncle Wiggily, You mustn't go down there,
went on the voice, and pulling out his nose and
looking about him, the old gentleman saw a white pussy
cat sitting on a stump, and the pushy cat was
washing his face with his paws, taking care not to
let this claw stick out for fear of scratching his eyes.
(03:42):
Why can I go down this hole, pussy cat asked
the rabbit. Do you have charge of it? Nor? Indeed,
was the answer. But there is a bad snake who
lives down there, and he puts up that sign so
the animals will come down, and then he eats them.
That's the reason he says they're welcome. No, indeed, I
wouldn't want to see you cold down there. Huh hum,
(04:06):
I wouldn't like to see myself spoke Uncle Wiggily, as
he crawled away from the hole, just in time for
the snake stuck out his ugly head was about to
bite the rabbit. It was the same snake that it
nearly caught the bumblebee, say, cried the snake, quite angry
like to the pussy cat. I was shoeing get away
(04:28):
from here. You are always spoiling my plans. I thought
I was going to have a nice to have a dinner,
And now look what you have done. And that snake
was so angry that he hissed. I will never let
you eat, Uncle wiggily, said the pussy cat. Now look
out for yourself, mister snake. And with that the cat
(04:50):
made his back round like a hoop, and he swelled
up his tail like a blowney sausage, and he showed
his teeth and cloth to the snake. And that snake
popped down the hole quite quickly, I can tell you,
taking his tail with him. Oh my yes, and a
bucket of sawdust. So besides, I thank you very much
(05:13):
for telling me about that snake a little pussy cat,
said Uncle Wiggily. Well, I am disappointed, but my fortune again,
I shall never be rich. I fear. But I almost
forgot that I have some fine honey sandwiches, and I
will give you some, for you must be hungry. I
(05:35):
know I am, I am too, said the pussy cat.
So Uncle Wiggily opened his case and took out the
honey sandwiches which the bee had given him. But when
he went to eat them, he found that the bee
had forgotten to butter the bread. Oh that is too bad,
cried the pussy cat when Uncle Wiggily spoke of it.
(05:57):
So they will do very well without butter. No, we
must have some, said the rabbit. I wonder how I
can get butter in the woods. So he looked all around,
and the first thing he saw was a yellow buttercup flour.
You know the kind I mean. You hold him under
your chin to see if you like butter, and they
shine of the flour makes your chin yellow. Uh, exclaimed
(06:21):
Uncle Wiggily. Now we will have butter. But you are
not going to eat the flour, are you, asked the
pissy cat. No, indeed, cried the rabbit. I'll show you now.
There was a cow in the field a short distance away,
and Uncle Wiggily went over and got some milk from
the cow in a little tin cup. Butter is made
(06:45):
from milk, said the rabbit to the pissy cat, So
I will just pour some milk into the buttercup flour
and shake it as if it were a churn, and
then we'll have butter for our honey sandwiches. So he
did this. Into the buttercup, he poured the milk, and
(07:06):
it became yellow like butter at once. But Uncle Wiggily
did not have to shake the flour, for a little
wind came along just then and shook it for him.
And pretty soon in a little while, the milk and
the buttercup was churned into a lovely sweet butter, and
the rabbit and pussy cats spread it on their honey sandwiches,
(07:27):
and what a fine feast they had. Just as they
were eating it, the bad alligator came along and wanted
to take the honey away from them, But the pussy
cat scratched the end of the savage beast tail with
his claws, and that bad alligator ran away as fast
(07:48):
as he could. Then Uncle Wiggily and the pussy cat
traveled on together, and the next day they had quite
an adventure. But you'll have to wait for the next time,
and I'll tell you all about Uncle Wiggily and the
(08:11):
July Bug. And that's the end of today's story. I
will be back again with another story very soon. You
can subscribe and listen to the Classic Children's Story podcast
on most major postcasts, platforms, and apps, and join our
(08:35):
Supporters Club and get access to stories recorded just for
the members. You'll find the link in the show notes,
and visit our coffee page Sleep Stories and fairy Tales
for Kids, where you can find videos, free downloadable artwork,
some free coloring pages we just started to put some on,
(08:57):
and all kinds of cute things. And these coloring pages
are color me affirmation pages, so that's what you should
look for. Pop by and take a look. If you've
got young ones who love the color. That's Sleep Stories
and fairy Tales for Kids on koffee and the url
(09:19):
is in the show notes. Feel free to spread the
news of this podcast to your family, to your friends,
to every one. We'll always have exciting new episode stories
ready for sleep time, for playtime, for any time, and
be sure to check the show notes where you can
find news of our website, where you can find even
(09:39):
more your stelf By for now,
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