some of sticks have been being fastened collectively with strings and protected with mild fabric.
Raggedy Ann heard some of the men communicate of “The Kite,” so Raggedy Ann knew this must be a kite.
whilst a tail have been fastened to the kite and a massive ball of heavy wire tied to the the front, one of the boys held the kite up inside the air and some other boy walked off, unwinding the ball of wire.
there has been a nice breeze blowing, so the boy with the twine called, “allow ‘er cross” and started out going for walks.
Marcella held Raggedy up in order that she should watch the kite sail through the air.
How properly it climbed! but the kite acted strangely, and as all of the children shouted recommendation to the boy with the ball of cord, the kite commenced darting this manner and that, and finally making four or five loop-the-loops, it crashed to the floor.
“It wishes extra tail on it!” one boy shouted.
Then the kids asked every other where they may get more rags to fasten to the tail of the kite.
“allow’s tie Raggedy Ann to the tail!” cautioned Marcella. “I recognise she could enjoy a trip ‘way up within the sky!”
the lads all shouted with pleasure at this new notion. So Raggedy Ann become tied to the tail of the kite.
This time the kite rose directly within the air and remained constant. The boy with the ball of twine unwound it until the kite and Raggedy Ann had been ‘manner, ‘manner up and far away. How Raggedy Ann enjoyed being up there! She ought to see for miles and miles! and the way tiny the children looked!
abruptly a amazing puff of wind came and carried Raggedy Ann streaming ‘way out in the back of the kite! She may want to pay attention the wind making a song at the wire as the strain expanded.
abruptly Raggedy Ann felt something rip. It changed into the rag to which she become tied. As every puff of wind stuck her the rip widened.
when Marcella watched Raggedy Ann upward push excessive above the sector, she wondered how a good deal Raggedy Ann loved it, and wished that she, too, might have long gone along. however after the kite have been up in the air for 5 or ten mins, Marcella grew stressed. Kites were instead tiresome. there has been extra amusing in tea parties out underneath the apple tree.
“Will you please pull down the kite now?” she asked the boy with the twine. “I want Raggedy Ann.”
“let her trip up there!” the boy answered. “We’ll deliver her domestic whilst we pull down the kite! We’re going to get any other ball of wire and permit her pass higher!”
Marcella did now not like to leave Raggedy Ann with the lads, so she sat down upon the ground to wait till they pulled down the kite.
but whilst Marcella watched Raggedy Ann, a dot within the sky, she could not see the wind ripping the rag to which Raggedy was tied.
all of sudden the rag parted and Raggedy Ann went crusing away because the wind caught in her skirts.
Marcella jumped from the floor, too surprised to say anything. The kite, launched from the load of Raggedy Ann begandarting and swooping to the floor.
“We’ll get her for you!” a number of the lads stated once they saw Marcella’s troubled face, and that they began jogging in the route Raggedy Ann had fallen. Marcella and the alternative women ran with them. They ran, and that they ran, and that they ran, and at ultimate they determined the kite upon the ground with one of the sticks damaged, however they could not discover Raggedy Ann everywhere.
“She need to have fallen nearly for your yard!” a boy said to Marcella, “for the kite become immediately over here whilethe doll fell!”
Marcella turned into heartbroken. She went inside the house and lay on the bed. Mamma went out with the kids and triedto find Raggedy Ann, however Raggedy Ann become nowhere to be visible.
whilst Daddy came domestic inside the nighttime he tried to locate Raggedy, but met and not using a success. Marcella had eaten infrequently any dinner, nor ought to she be comforted by way of Mamma or Daddy. the opposite dolls within the nursery lay forgotten and have been now not positioned to bed that night time, for Marcella lay and sobbed and tossed approximately her mattress.
ultimately she stated a little prayer for Raggedy Ann, and went to sleep. And as she slept Marcella dreamed that the fairies got here and took Raggedy Ann with them to fairyland for a go to, after which sent Raggedy Ann home to her. She woke upwith a cry. Of direction Mamma came to her mattress right away and stated that Daddy could provide a reward within themorning for the go back of Raggedy.
“It changed into all my fault, Mamma!” Marcella stated. “I must no longer have provided the men dear vintage Raggedy Ann to tie on the tail of the kite! however I simply recognise the fairies will ship her back.”
Mamma took her in her palms and soothed her with cheering phrases, despite the fact that she felt indeed that Raggedy Ann turned into honestly lost and might by no means be found again.
Now, wherein do you assume Raggedy Ann was all this time?
while Raggedy Ann dropped from the kite, the wind caught in her skirts and carried her along until she fell within the fork of the big elm tree at once over Marcella’s house. whilst Raggedy Ann fell with a thud, face up in the fork of the tree, robins who had a nest close to by way of flew chattering away.
presently the robins returned and quarreled at Raggedy Ann for laying so close to their nest, however Raggedy Ann onlysmiled at them and did now not move.
while the robins quieted down and end their quarreling, considered one of them hopped up towards Raggedy Ann so as to investigate.
It become Mamma Robin. She referred to as to Daddy Robin and advised him to come back. “See the exceptional yarn! We should use it to line the nest with,” she stated.
So the robins hopped toward Raggedy Ann and requested if they could have some of her yarn hair to line their nest. Raggedy Ann smiled at them. So the 2 robins pulled and tugged at Raggedy Ann’s yarn hair till they'd enough to line their nest fine and soft.
night got here and the robins sang their good night time songs, and Raggedy Ann watched the stars pop out, twinkle all night time and disappear inside the morning mild. in the morning the robins again pulled yarn from Raggedy Ann’s head, and loosened her so she ought to peep over the side of the limb, and when the sun got here up Raggedy Ann saw she become in the bushes in her own yard.
Now earlier than she should devour any breakfast, Marcella started out to locate Raggedy Ann. And, it turned into Marcella herself who discovered her. And this is how she did it.
Mamma Robin had seen Marcella with Raggedy Ann out inside the backyard regularly, so she began calling “Cheery! Cheery!” and Daddy Robin started out calling “Cheery! Cheery! Cheer up! Cheer up! Cheerily Cheerily! Cheery! Cheery!” And Marcella looking up into the tree above the residence to see the robins, determined Raggedy Ann peeping over the limb at her.
Oh, how her coronary heart beat with happiness. “here is Raggedy Ann,” she shouted.
And Mamma and Daddy came out and saw Raggedy smiling at them, and Daddy were given the garments prop and climbed out of the attic window and poked Raggedy Ann out of the tree and she or he fell proper into Marcella’s handswhere she turned into hugged in a tight embody.
“You’ll by no means go up on a kite once more, Raggedy Ann!” said Marcella, “for I felt so lost without you. i can never let you leave me again.”
So Raggedy Ann went into the residence and had breakfast along with her little mistress and Mamma and Daddy smiled at each other after they peeped through the door into the breakfast room, for Raggedy Ann’s smile was wide and reallyyellow. Marcella, her coronary heart full of happiness, become feeding Raggedy Ann part of her egg.
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