1 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: Hello, friends, and welcome to sleep Tight Stories. I'd like 2 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: to say a happy belated birthday to rye El from 3 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: Washington State who celebrated her ninth birthday on June twenty eighth. 4 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:31,159 Speaker 1: A Happy belated birthday to Cashle who turned five on 5 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:37,840 Speaker 1: June twenty eighth. A Happy belated birthday to Lauren aka 6 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 1: Lulu from San Francisco who turned seven on June twenty eighth. 7 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: Happy birthday to Luna who turned six on June thirtieth, 8 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 1: and a happy birthday to River who is turning three 9 00:00:55,160 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: on July first. Happy birthday to you all. I hope 10 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:11,639 Speaker 1: you have a wonderful day. This is a story about 11 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: Raggedy Ann. Marcella's parents have a friend over who wants 12 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:22,760 Speaker 1: to see Raggedy Ann. He asks Marcella if he can 13 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 1: borrow her for a few days, and when he brings 14 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: Raggedy Ann back, she has a great story to share 15 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 1: with the other dolls, Raggedy Ann's new sisters. Marcella was 16 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 1: having a tea party up in the nursery when Daddy 17 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:51,400 Speaker 1: called to her, so she left the dollies sitting around 18 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 1: the tiny table and ran downstairs, carrying Raggedy Ann with 19 00:01:56,520 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 1: her mama, Daddy and a strange man were talking in 20 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 1: the living room, and Daddy introduced Marcella to the stranger. 21 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 1: He was a large man with kind eyes and a 22 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 1: cheery smile as pleasant as Raggedy Ann's. He was a 23 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 1: dear friend of Marcella's father and mother. He picked up 24 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: Marcella and put his fingers in her curls as he 25 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:32,919 Speaker 1: talked to her father and mother, So of course Raggedy 26 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:37,960 Speaker 1: Ann liked him from the beginning. I have two little girls, 27 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 1: he told Marcella. Their names are Virginia and Doris. And 28 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 1: one time when we were at the seashore, they were 29 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 1: playing in the sand and they covered up Freddy, Doris's 30 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:58,080 Speaker 1: boy doll in the sand. They were playing that Freddy 31 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: was bathing, and that he wanted to be covered with 32 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 1: the clean white sand, just as the other bathers did. 33 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 1: And when they had covered Freddy, they took their little 34 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 1: pails and shovels and went farther down the beach to 35 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 1: play and forgot all about Freddy. Now, when it came 36 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:28,639 Speaker 1: time for us to go home, Virginia and Doris remembered 37 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 1: Freddy and ran down to get him, but the tide 38 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 1: had come in, and Freddy was away out under the water, 39 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 1: and they could not find him. Virginia and Doris were 40 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 1: very sad, and they talked of Freddy all the way home. 41 00:03:56,000 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 1: It was too bad they forgot Freddy, said Marcella. Yes, 42 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 1: indeed it was. The new friend replied, as he took 43 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 1: raggedy Ann up and made her dance. But it turned 44 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 1: out all right after all. For do you know what 45 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 1: happened to Freddy? No, what happened to him? Marcella asked, Well, 46 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 1: First of all, when Freddy was covered with the sand, 47 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:28,920 Speaker 1: he enjoyed it immensely, and he did not mind it 48 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: so much when the tide came up over him, for 49 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 1: he felt Virginia and Doris would return and get him. 50 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 1: But in a short time, Freddie felt the sand above 51 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 1: him move, as if someone was digging him out. Soon 52 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 1: his head was uncovered and he could look right up 53 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:56,280 Speaker 1: through the pretty green water. And what do you think 54 00:04:56,400 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 1: was happening? The tide fairies were uncovering Freddy. When he 55 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: was completely uncovered, the tide fairies swam with Freddy away 56 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 1: out to the undertow fairies. The undertow fairies took Freddy 57 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 1: and swam with him away out to the roller fairies. 58 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: The roller fairies carried Freddy up to the surface and 59 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:31,520 Speaker 1: tossed him up to the spray fairies, who carried him 60 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 1: to the wind fairies. And the wind fairies, Marcella asked breathlessly. 61 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 1: The wind fairies carried Freddy right to our garden, and 62 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: there Virginia and Doris found him none the worse for 63 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 1: his wonderful adventure. Freddy must have enjoyed it, and your 64 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:58,839 Speaker 1: little girls must have been very glad to get Freddy 65 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:03,719 Speaker 1: back again, said Marcella. Raggedy Ann went up in the 66 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 1: air on the tail of a kite one day and 67 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:10,480 Speaker 1: fell off and was lost. So now I am very 68 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:17,479 Speaker 1: careful with her. Would you let me take Raggedy Ann 69 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 1: for a few days, asked the new friend. Marcella was silent. 70 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 1: She liked her new friend, but she did not wish 71 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: to lose Raggedy Ann. I will promise to take very 72 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:38,040 Speaker 1: good care of her and return her to you in 73 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 1: one week. Will you let her go with me, Marcella? 74 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:49,839 Speaker 1: Marcella finally agreed, and when the friend left, he placed 75 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 1: Raggedy Ann in his bag. It is lonely without Raggedy Ann, 76 00:06:56,680 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: said the dolls each night. We miss her happy painted 77 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:05,039 Speaker 1: smile and her cheery ways, they said. And so the 78 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 1: week dragged by. But my, what a chatter there was 79 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 1: in the nursery the first night after Raggedy Ann returned. 80 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 1: All the dolls were so anxious to hug Raggedy Ann 81 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:28,880 Speaker 1: they could scarcely wait until Marcella had left them alone. 82 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: When they had squeezed Raggedy Ann almost out of shape, 83 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 1: and she had smoothed out her yarn hair, patted her 84 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:41,640 Speaker 1: apron out, and felt her shoe button eyes to see 85 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 1: if they were still there, she said, Well, what have 86 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 1: you been doing? Tell me all the news. Oh, we 87 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 1: have just had the usual tea parties in games, said 88 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 1: the tin soldier. Tell us about yourself, Raggedy dear, we 89 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: have missed you so much. Yes, tell us where you 90 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 1: have been and what you have done Raggedy All the 91 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 1: dolls cried, but Raggedy Ann just then noticed that one 92 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 1: of the penny dolls had a hand missing. How did 93 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 1: this happen, she asked, as she picked up the doll. 94 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 1: I fell off the table and onto the tin soldier 95 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:26,559 Speaker 1: last night when we were playing. But don't worry about 96 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 1: a little thing like this, raggedy Ann replied the penny doll, 97 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 1: tell us about yourself. Did you have a nice time? 98 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 1: I will not tell you a thing until your hand 99 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 1: is mended. Raggedy Ann said, so. Another doll ran and 100 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 1: brought a bottle of glue. Where's the hand, raggedy asked, 101 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:53,720 Speaker 1: in my pocket? The penny doll answered. When Raggedy Ann 102 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:57,640 Speaker 1: had glued the penny doll's hand in place and wrapped 103 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 1: a rag around it to hold it until the glue dried, 104 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 1: she said, when I tell you of this wonderful adventure, 105 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:10,559 Speaker 1: I know you will all feel very happy. It has 106 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 1: made me almost burst my stitches with joy. The dolls 107 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 1: all sat upon the floor around Raggedy Ann, the tin 108 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:28,800 Speaker 1: soldier with his arm over her shoulder. Well, first, when 109 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:32,200 Speaker 1: I left, said raggedy Ann, I was placed in the 110 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 1: new friend's bag. It was rather stuffy in there, but 111 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:40,120 Speaker 1: I did not mind it. In fact, I believe I 112 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 1: must have fallen asleep, for when I awakened, I saw 113 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 1: the new Friend's hand reaching into the bag. Then he 114 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 1: lifted me from the bag and danced me upon his knee. 115 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:57,960 Speaker 1: What do you think of her? He asked Three other 116 00:09:58,080 --> 00:10:03,200 Speaker 1: men who were sitting nearby. I was so interested in 117 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:06,079 Speaker 1: looking out of the window. I did not pay any 118 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 1: attention to what they said, for we were on a 119 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:16,840 Speaker 1: train and the scenery was just lying by. Then I 120 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:22,080 Speaker 1: was put back in the bag. When I was next 121 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 1: taken from the bag, I was in a large, clean, 122 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 1: light colored room, and there were many, many girls, all 123 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:35,520 Speaker 1: dressed with aprons on. The new friend showed me to 124 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:39,720 Speaker 1: another man and to the girls who took my clothes, 125 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 1: cut my seams and took out my cotton. And what 126 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:50,320 Speaker 1: do you think they found? My lovely candy heart had 127 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 1: not melted at all as I thought. Then they laid 128 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 1: me on a table and marked all around my outside 129 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:04,680 Speaker 1: edges with a penn on clean white cloth, and then 130 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:11,640 Speaker 1: the girls re stuffed me and dressed me. I stayed 131 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:15,200 Speaker 1: in the clean, big light room for two or three 132 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:20,040 Speaker 1: days and nights and watched my sisters grow from pieces 133 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:27,120 Speaker 1: of cloth into rag dolls, just like myself. Your sisters, 134 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:32,120 Speaker 1: the dolls, all exclaimed, in astonishment, what do you mean, 135 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:38,559 Speaker 1: Raggedy I mean, said Raggedy Ann, that the new friend 136 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:42,560 Speaker 1: had borrowed me from Marcella so that he could have 137 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:46,720 Speaker 1: patterns made from me. And before I left the big, 138 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 1: clean white room. There were hundreds of rag dolls so 139 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:56,080 Speaker 1: much like me, you would not have been able to 140 00:11:56,120 --> 00:12:00,960 Speaker 1: tell us apart. We could have told you by your 141 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:05,120 Speaker 1: happy smile, cried the French dolly. But all of my 142 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:10,439 Speaker 1: sister dolls have smiles just like me, replied Raggedy Ann, 143 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 1: and shoe button eyes. The dolls all asked, yes, shoe 144 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 1: button eyes. Raggedy Ann replied, I would tell you from 145 00:12:21,679 --> 00:12:25,480 Speaker 1: the others by your dress. Raggedy Ann, said the French doll. 146 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:29,040 Speaker 1: Your dress is fifty years old. I could tell you 147 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:35,280 Speaker 1: apart by that. But my new sister rag dolls have 148 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:38,840 Speaker 1: dresses just like mine, or the new friend had cloth 149 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:46,560 Speaker 1: made especially for them, exactly like mine. I know how 150 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 1: we could tell you from the other rag dolls, even 151 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:53,600 Speaker 1: if you all look exactly alike, said another doll, who 152 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 1: had been thinking for a long time. How asked Raggedy 153 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:02,400 Speaker 1: Ann with a laugh, by feeling for your candy heart. 154 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:06,280 Speaker 1: If the doll has a candy heart, then it is you, 155 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:13,440 Speaker 1: raggedy Ann. Raggedy Ann laughed. I am so glad you 156 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 1: all love me as you do, but I am sure 157 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:20,200 Speaker 1: you would not be able to tell me from my 158 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:25,920 Speaker 1: new sisters, except that I am more worn. For each 159 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:30,560 Speaker 1: new rag doll has a candy heart, and on it 160 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:34,680 Speaker 1: is written I love you, just as is written on 161 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 1: my own candy heart. And there are hundreds and hundreds 162 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:43,160 Speaker 1: of the new rag dolls, asked the little penny dolls, 163 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:49,960 Speaker 1: hundreds and hundreds of them, all named Raggedy Ann, replied. 164 00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:56,160 Speaker 1: Raggedy then said the penny dolls, we are indeed happy 165 00:13:56,600 --> 00:14:00,640 Speaker 1: and proud for you, for wherever one of the new 166 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:05,000 Speaker 1: Raggedy Ann dolls goes, there will go with it the 167 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 1: love and happiness that you give to others. And that 168 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:19,840 Speaker 1: is the end of this story. Good Night, sleep tight.