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Hen," said Raggedy Ann. The old hen chuckled 'way down in her throat, "Gracious me! He wasn't playing a game, he was fighting you!" "Fighting!" cried Raggedy Ann in surprise. "Oh yes, indeed!" the old hen answered, "Old Ironsides, the rooster, thought you intended to harm some of the children chickens and he was fighting you!"
Tell us where you have been and what you have done, Raggedy!" all the dolls cried. But Raggedy Ann just then noticed that one of the penny dolls had a hand missing. "How did this happen?" she asked as she picked up the doll. "I fell off the table and lit upon the tin soldier last night when we were playing. But don't mind a little thing like that, Raggedy Ann," replied the penny doll.
But sometimes the truth may hurt and this may have been the reason Raggedy Ann lay there so still. "Did you ever see such an ungainly creature!" "I do believe it has shoe buttons for eyes!" "And yarn hair!" "Mercy, did you ever see such feet!"
Annabel and Thomas whispered together, "Perhaps we have been too hasty in our judgment!" said Annabel-Lee. "This Raggedy Ann seems to be a favorite with the mistress and with all the dolls!" "There must be a reason!" replied Thomas, "I am beginning to feel sorry that we spoke of her looks. One really cannot help one's looks after all."
It was Mamma Robin. She called to Daddy Robin and told him to come. "See the nice yarn! We could use it to line the nest with," she said. So the robins hopped closer to Raggedy Ann and asked if they might have some of her yarn hair to line their nest. Raggedy Ann smiled at them. So the two robins pulled and tugged at Raggedy Ann's yarn hair until they had enough to line their nest nice and soft.
"I am sorry that I fell inside the pen, I wouldn't harm anything," Raggedy Ann said. "If we tell you a secret you must promise not to tell your mistress!" said the old hens. "I promise! Cross my candy heart!" said Raggedy Ann. Then the two old hens took Raggedy Ann 'way back in the farthest corner of the chicken coop.
"Then let us waste no more time in talking!" said Raggedy Ann, as she jumped from bed, followed by the rest. The nursery window was open, so the dolls helped each other up on the sill and then jumped to the soft grass below. They fell in all sorts of queer attitudes, but of course the fall did not hurt them.
"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.
She took a rag and wiped off my shoe-button eyes and then I saw that she was a very pretty, sweet-faced lady and she got some cleaner and wiped off most of the paint on my face. "But you know," Raggedy continued, "the paint had soaked through my rag head and had made the cotton inside all sticky and soggy and I could not think clearly. And my yarn hair was all matted with paint.
"No thank you!" the penny dolls said in little penny-doll, squeaky voices, "We have had all we can eat!" "Shall I play you a tune?" asked Uncle Clem of the French doll. At this all the dolls laughed, for Uncle Clem could not begin to play any tune. Raggedy Ann was the only doll who had ever taken lessons, and she could play Peter-Peter-Pumpkin-Eater with one hand.
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