rry indeed. His little heart was broken to
think that he had caused Raggedy Ann to be drowned.

But Raggedy Ann didn't drown--not a bit of it. In fact, she even went to
sleep on the brook, for the motion of the current was very soothing as
it carried her along--just like being rocked by Marcella.

So, sleeping peacefully, Raggedy Ann drifted along with the current
until she came to a pool where she lodged against a large stone.

Raggedy Ann tried to climb upon the stone, but by this time the water
had thoroughly soaked through Raggedy Ann's nice, clean, white cotton
stuffing and she was so heavy she could not climb.

So there she had to stay until Marcella and Daddy came along and found
her.

You see, they had been looking for her. They had found pieces of her
apron all along the path and across the meadow where Fido and the
strange puppy dog had shaken them from Raggedy Ann. So they followed the
brook until they found her.

When Daddy fished Raggedy Ann from the water, Marcella hugged her so
tightly to her breast the water ran from Raggedy Ann and dripped all
over Marcella's apron. But Marcella was so glad to find Raggedy Ann
again she didn't mind it a bit. She just hurried home and took off all
of Raggedy Ann's wet clothes and placed her on a little red chair in
front of the oven door, and then brought all of the other dolls in and
read a fairy tale to them while Raggedy Ann steamed and dried.

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When Raggedy Ann was thoroughly dry, Mamma said she thought the cake
must be finished and she took from the oven a lovely chocolate cake and
gave Marcella a large piece to have another tea party with.

That night when all the house was asleep, Raggedy Ann raised up in bed
and said to the dolls who were still awake, "I am so happy I do not feel
a bit sleepy. Do you know, I believe the water soaked me so thoroughly
my candy heart must have melted and filled my whole body, and I do not
feel the least bit angry with Fido for playing with me so roughly!"

So all the other dolls were happy, too, for happiness is very easy to
catch when we love one another and are sweet all through.

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RAGGEDY ANN AND THE STRANGE DOLLS

Raggedy Ann lay just as Marcella had dropped her--all sprawled out with
her rag arms and legs twisted in ungraceful attitudes.

Her yarn hair was twisted and lay partly over her face, hiding one of
her shoe-button eyes.

Raggedy gave no sign that