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Show Daddy 's $dLVeiii Fairy Tale jyiANZf GRAHAM BOWER DOLLY She Is not really a dtHly. That is, she Is not a toy and she Is not of the big Doll family. She Is a dolly in daintiness and Rhe Is a dolly, too, becauHe she la lovable and hugable Just as a dolly is. But she is a real live person and she is called Dolly as a pet name. You see, she Is a pet Just as a doll Is a pet. When her family tried to call her by her real name It didn't seem natural. It was a nice name to use for school and for Important and superior occasions, occa-sions, but It was not the name which sounded natural for her family to use when they wanted to let her know how much they laved her. And so It began. They called her Dolly at first when they wanted to show her In Just one more little way that they thought she was the dearest person and the sweetest person and the loveliest person. And then they wanted to lot her know In Just one more way that they loved her so that they had to call her by a pet name. Rut It didn't seem to them that there was ever a time when they didn't want to show her how they felt about her and so, from having at first called her Dolly every little while, they began be-gan to call her Dolly every single time they spoke to her I Now once a year, as Is the custom with people, she had a birthday. And the family wanted to show her how happy they were about that. They were go hnppy all the time having Dolly around them that they didn't quite know how they could show her It any more and yet on a birthday every one wants to show Just a little more of the Joy that is felt that some one they love Is having another birthday birth-day and they hope many, many, many more! So they prepared a little celebration. Just as they did each year! For each year It grew mora important that there must be a little celebration for their beloved Dolly. So this year they gave a very small party Just for those who loved Dolly best of all. They would give a big party later on but those who loved her the most wanted one little celebration cele-bration all their very own for Dolly. They gathered around a little tabls and they sang this song, making up a funny little tune as they went along: Dolly, we love you, you ought to know that. And w know that you know It, too,. You're neither too thin nor are you too fat, You'? perfect just being; you. Dolly, we lav you, you're our own preoloui one, , Tou make us o glad and io Kay, Tou're full of action and full of tun And you make us feel Just the aame way. Dolly, we love you, and we mean what we ay, When now as we el rig thle song, We wUh you o many happy return! of the day. Many, many happy returns of the day! Then they gave Dolly their presents, pres-ents, but not very many Just a few little things, for this year they had a Dolly Sat st the Head. surprise for Dolly. She was to pick out her little gifts herself on the next day, for they knew there were several little things she .wanted which she could pick out Just right. After that they had peach Ice cream, for they thought it was good thing to have the Ice cream of a flavor which was like Dolly and Dolly was Just like a little peach, too! They had a cake with candles and they made speeches and cheered, and Dolly sat at the head of the table with a wrenth about her head and at the back of her chair ribbons gayly were tied there. Green ferns were decorntlng the table and a carrot made mostly out of marshmalluff stood upon the table, too, for Dolly was very fond of marsh-mallow. marsh-mallow. And as the smlleg of all looked go brightly happy In the candlelight Dolly's Dol-ly's hiMirt glowed warmly that she was so loved and the hearts of the others that they hud Dolly to love. For what Is nicer than on a birthday birth-day to show, Just a little more than st any other time of the year, how much we love the one whose birthday we are celebrating and about which we are rejoicing? I |