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RAGGEDYANNS

Pieture-Perfect

Christmas

ByGailHerman

IllustratedbyDeborahColvinBorgo

ItwasChristmasEve.RaggedyAnngazed

happilyatthesnowfallingoutsidetheplayroom

window.Shelovedthewintertime—building

snowmen,drinkinghotcocoa,and,mostofall,

celebratingChristmas.

Inside,theplayroomwaswarmandcozy.All

thedollsweregettingreadyfortheholiday.

RaggedyAndyhungstockingsbythetoy

fireplace.TheCamelwithTheWrinkledKnees

helpedBabette,theFrenchdoll,decoratea

doll-sizedChristmastree.

Marcella,thelittlegirlwholivedinthehouse,

wasfastasleep.Shedidn’tknowthatthedolls

couldtalkandmoveontheirown.

Soontheplayroomlookedasprettyasa

Christmascard.““Nowthat’salldone!’said

RaggedyAnnhappily.“Butwestillhaveto

thinkofaChristmaspresentforMarcella.’

“Howaboutabatchofcookies?”suggested

RaggedyAndy.

“No一thatswhatwegaveherlastyear,’

RaggedyAnnsaid.

“Howaboutabouquetofflowers?”’said

Babette.

“That’snice,’saidRaggedyAnn.“Butit

wouldbeevennicertogiveagiftthatwould

lastforever!”

Thedollstalkedlongintothenight,butthey

stillcouldntthinkofapresentforMarcella.

“Shh!”saidRaggedyAnn.“Ihear

something!”

Thedollsalllistenedandheardittoo:asoft

tinklingsound,almostlikesleighbells.Suddenly

atinySantaClauspeekedthroughtheplayroom

door.

Thedollsweresosurprisedtheycouldn’t

speak.

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“SantaClaus?”RaggedyAndyfinallysaidina

whisper.“AreyoureallySanta?”

“Hohoho!”helaughed,holdinghissides.

“No,I’madolljustlikeyou.I’maSantadoll.

“AllyearIsitonthnighttable,

“Youmusthavesomebeautifulthingsinyour

workshop,”saidtheFrenchdoll.Thatgave

RaggedyAnnanidea!

“Wecan’tthinkofapresentfor