1 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:25,960 Speaker 1: Welcome sleep, night stories, Raggedy Ann and the Fairy's gift. 2 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 1: All the dolls were tucked snugly in their little doll 3 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:35,240 Speaker 1: beds for the night, and the large house was very still. 4 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:41,240 Speaker 1: Every once in a while, Fido would raise one ear 5 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: and partly open one eye for his keen dog sense 6 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 1: seemed to tell him that something was about to happen. Finally, 7 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: he opened both eyes, sniffed into the air, and getting 8 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 1: out of his basket and shaking himself, he trotted across 9 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 1: the nursery to Raggedy Ann's bed. Fido put his cold 10 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 1: nose on Raggedy Ann's neck. She raised her head from 11 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 1: the little pillow. Oh it's you, Fido said, Raggedy Ann. 12 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: I dreamed. The tin soldier put an icicle down my neck. 13 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 1: I can't sleep, Fido told Raggedy Ann. I feel that 14 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:35,399 Speaker 1: something is about to happen. You have been eating too 15 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 1: many bones lately, Fido, and they keep you awake. Raggedy replied, No, 16 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: it isn't that. I haven't had any bones since the 17 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: folks had beef last Sunday. It isn't that. Listen, Raggedy. 18 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: Raggedy Ann listened. There was a murmur as if someone 19 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 1: were singing far away. What is it? Asked Fido sh 20 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 1: cautioned raggedy Ann, it's music. It was indeed music, the 21 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: most beautiful music Raggedy Ann had ever heard. It grew louder, 22 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: but still seemed to be far away. Raggedy Ann and 23 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:35,639 Speaker 1: Fido could hear it distinctly, and it sounded as if 24 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: hundreds of voices were singing in unison. Please don't howl, Fido, 25 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:47,080 Speaker 1: Raggedy Ann said, as she put her two rag arms 26 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:51,920 Speaker 1: around the dog's nose. Fido usually sang when he heard music, 27 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: but Fido did not sing this time. He was filled 28 00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 1: with wonder, seemed as if something very nice was going 29 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: to happen. Raggedy Ann sat upright in bed. The room 30 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: was flooded with a strange, beautiful light, and the music 31 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: came floating in through the nursery window. Raggedy Ann hopped 32 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:29,360 Speaker 1: from her bed and ran across the floor, trailing the 33 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 1: bedclothes behind her. Fido followed close behind, and together they 34 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 1: looked out the window across the flower garden. There among 35 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 1: the flowers were hundreds of tiny beings, some playing on 36 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 1: tiny reed instruments and flower horns, while others sang this 37 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 1: was the strain wonderful music. Raggedy and Fido had heard. 38 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: It's the fairies, said Raggedy Ann, to your basket quick, Fido, 39 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:16,480 Speaker 1: they are coming this way. And Raggedy Ann ran back 40 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:23,039 Speaker 1: to her bed with the bedclothes trailing behind her. Fido 41 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: gave three jumps and he was in his basket, pretending 42 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:32,919 Speaker 1: he was sound asleep, but one little black eye was 43 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:38,839 Speaker 1: peeping through a chink in the side. Raggedy jumped into 44 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: her bed and pulled the covers to her chin, but 45 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:47,800 Speaker 1: lay so that her shoe button eyes could see towards 46 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:56,720 Speaker 1: the window. Little fairy forms, radiant as silver, came flitting 47 00:04:56,760 --> 00:05:03,280 Speaker 1: into the nursery, singing and far away voices. They carried 48 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:09,279 Speaker 1: a little bundle. A beautiful light came from this bundle, 49 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:15,040 Speaker 1: and to Raggedy Ann and Fido it seemed like sunshine 50 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: and moonshine mixed. It was a soft, mellow light, just 51 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: the sort of light you would expect to accompany fairyfolk. 52 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 1: As Raggedy watched, her candy heart went pittypat against her 53 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 1: cotton stuffing, for she saw a tiny pink foot sticking 54 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:50,839 Speaker 1: out of the bundle of light. The fairy troops sailed 55 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 1: across the nursery and through the door with their bundle, 56 00:05:56,080 --> 00:06:00,839 Speaker 1: and Raggedy Ann and Fido listened to their far away 57 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:07,280 Speaker 1: music as they went down the hall. Presently, the fairies 58 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:12,159 Speaker 1: returned without the bundle and disappeared through the nursery window. 59 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 1: Raggedy Ann and Fido again ran to the window and 60 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:25,160 Speaker 1: saw the fairy troop dancing among the flowers. The light 61 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:29,840 Speaker 1: from the bundle still hung about the nursery, and a strange, 62 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 1: lovely perfume floated about. When the fairies music stopped and 63 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 1: they had flown away, Raggedy Ann and Fido returned to 64 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 1: Raggedy's bed to think it all out. When old mister 65 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:55,040 Speaker 1: Sun peeped over the garden wall and into the nursery 66 00:06:55,640 --> 00:07:00,840 Speaker 1: and the other dolls awakened, Raggedy Ann and Fido were 67 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 1: still puzzled. What is it? Raggedy Ann asked the tin 68 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:12,679 Speaker 1: soldier and Uncle clem in one voice. Before Raggedy Ann 69 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 1: could answer, Marcella came running into the nursery, gathered up 70 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:22,640 Speaker 1: all the dolls in her arms, and ran down the hall, 71 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 1: Fido jumping beside her and barking. Shrilly be quiet Marcella 72 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 1: said to Fido, it's asleep and you might awaken it. 73 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: Mama helped Marcella arrange all the dolls in a circle 74 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 1: around the bed so that they could all see what 75 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 1: was in the bundle. Mama gently pulled back the soft covering, 76 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 1: and the dolls sigh. A tiny little fist as pink 77 00:07:55,040 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 1: as coral, a soft little face with a cunning, tiny 78 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 1: pink nose, and a little head as bald as the 79 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 1: French dollies. When her hair came off. My how the 80 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 1: dollies all chattered when they were once again left alone 81 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 1: in the nursery. Hey, dear cuddly baby brother for missus, 82 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 1: said uncle clem. A beautiful bundle of love and fairy 83 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 1: sunshine for everyone in the house, said raggedy Ann, as 84 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:37,079 Speaker 1: she went to the toy piano and joylessly played Peter 85 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 1: Peter Pumpkin Eater with one rag hand.