“When Mistress had me out playing with her this morning,” said Raggedy Ann, “she carried me by a door near the back of the house and I smelled something which smelled as if it would taste delicious!” “Yes! Let’s all go in search of something to eat!” cried all the other dollies. “Let’s all go in search of something to eat!” “Now let’s have a good time!” cried the tin soldier. Then the soldier dolly turned his head and solemnly winked at Raggedy Ann.Īnd when the front gate clicked and the dollies knew they were alone in the house, they all scrambled to their feet. Their little mistress had placed them all around the room and told them to be nice children while she was away.Īnd there they sat and never even so much as wiggled a finger, until their mistress had left the room. One day the dolls were left all to themselves. A sequel, Raggedy Andy Stories (1920), introduced the character of her brother, Raggedy Andy. When a doll was marketed with the book, the concept had great success. The character was created in 1915 as a doll, and was introduced to the public in the 1918 book Raggedy Ann Stories. Johnny Gruelle received US Patent D47789 for his Raggedy Ann doll on September 7, 1915. Raggedy Ann is a rag doll with red yarn for hair and has a triangle nose. Raggedy Ann is a character created by American writer Johnny Gruelle (1880–1938) in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young children. In this version of the classic Raggedy Ann stories for children, the original text is provided with images.
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