and sat down on the floor.

When the other dollies discovered Raggedy Ann sitting there, running her
rag hands through her yarn hair, they knew she was thinking.

"Sh! Sh!" they said to each other and quietly went over near Raggedy Ann
and sat down in front of her.

"There must be a way to get inside," said Raggedy Ann.

"Raggedy says there must be a way to get inside!" cried all the dolls.

"I can't seem to think clearly to-day," said Raggedy Ann. "It feels as
if my head were ripped."

At this the French doll ran to Raggedy Ann and took off her bonnet.
"Yes, there is a rip in your head, Raggedy!" she said and pulled a pin
from her skirt and pinned up Raggedy's head. "It's not a very neat job,
for I got some puckers in it!" she said.

"Oh that is ever so much better!" cried Raggedy Ann. "Now I can think
quite clearly."

"Now Raggedy can think quite clearly!" cried all the dolls.

"My thoughts must have leaked out the rip before!" said Raggedy Ann.

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"They must have leaked out before, dear Raggedy!" cried all the other
dolls.

"Now that I can think so clearly," said Raggedy Ann, "I think the door
must be locked and to get in we must unlock it!"

"That will be easy!" said the Dutch doll who says "Mamma" when he is
tipped backward and forward, "For we will have the brave tin soldier
shoot the key out of the lock!"

"I can easily do that!" cried the tin soldier, as he raised his gun.

"Oh, Raggedy Ann!" cried the French dolly. "Please do not let him
shoot!"

"No!" said Raggedy Ann. "We must think of a quieter way!"

After thinking quite hard for a moment, Raggedy Ann jumped up and said:
"I have it!" And she caught up the Jumping Jack and held him up to the
door; then Jack slid up his stick and unlocked the door.

Then the dollies all pushed and the door swung open.

My! Such a scramble! The dolls piled over one another in their desire to
be the first at the goodies.

They swarmed upon the pantry shelves and in their eagerness spilled a
pitcher of cream which ran all over the French dolly's dress.

The Indian doll found some corn bread and dipping it in the molasses he
sat down for a good feast.

A jar of raspberry jam was overturned and the dollies ate of this until
their faces were all purple.

The tin soldier fell from the shelf three times and bent one of his tin
legs, but he scrambled right back up again.

Never had the dolls had so much fun and excitement