Uncle Wiggily and Old Mother Hubbard / Adventures of the Rabbit Gentleman with the Mother Goose Characters

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23213

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Uncle Wiggily and Old Mother Hubbard / Adventures of the Rabbit Gentleman with the Mother Goose Characters

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en

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In this whimsical collection, Uncle Wiggily Longears, a kind rabbit gentleman, finds his hollow-stump bungalow burned down. Guided by Mother Goose, he travels the woods visiting fairy tale friends like the Three Little Pigs and the Three Kittens. Blending classic nursery rhymes with gentle adventure, the stories celebrate kindness, community, and the joy of helping others in a charming woodland world.

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In Howard Roger Garis's *Uncle Wiggily and Old Mother Hubbard*, the gentle rabbit gentleman, Uncle Wiggily Longears, lives a content life in his hollow-stump bungalow with his housekeeper, Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, and a host of animal friends. His peaceful winter day is abruptly shattered when he discovers smoke rising from his home. Upon arrival, Mother Goose reveals a tragic accident: Nurse Jane, distracted by a visit to a neighbor, left a pudding in the oven too long, causing it to burn and igniting the bungalow. Though devastated, Uncle Wiggily comforts his unharmed housekeeper and, demonstrating remarkable resilience, decides to rebuild his life among his friends. Mother Goose offers several homes from her fairy tale circle, but Uncle Wiggily politely declines each. He finds the Old Woman in a Shoe too crowded and Old Mother Hubbard's cupboards too empty. Instead, he chooses a nomadic existence, visiting various friends until he can construct a new home. His journey takes him to the Three Little Kittens, whom he helps clean cherry pie stains from their mittens after they ran away in fear. He visits Little Miss Muffet, reassuring her that spiders are harmless, and aids a garden maid whose nose was nipped off by a blackbird following a nursery rhyme; Uncle Wiggily even retrieves the nose and restores it. He also assists a King who cannot retrieve his money dropped through a crack in his palace floor, digging a tunnel underneath to recover the coins. Throughout these adventures, Uncle Wiggily remains calm, creative, and empathetic. He solves problems not with force, but with kindness and ingenuity. The narrative weaves familiar nursery rhyme characters into a cohesive story of friendship and recovery. By helping others and maintaining his cheerful spirit despite losing his home, Uncle Wiggily offers a warm, humorous, and heartwarming tale that emphasizes the strength found in community and the gentle nature of a true gentleman.

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• Fiction
• Children's Literature