Veronika was looking at a book when Pippa came in from school.
"What are you reading, Veronika?" Pippa asked.
"It's our book," Veronika replied. "The copies for us just came." Veronika turned the book so that Pippa could see.
"It's Mariah," Pippa said.
"Yes," Veronika agreed. "It has three stories about Mariah, but we're all in it except for you, because you weren't with us when these stories were written."
"I wish I were in it." Pippa said. "Maybe if I had come sooner...."
"Don't worry, Pippa," Veronika reassured her. "I'm sure you will be in the next one."
"I've been wondering," Pippa said, "why did The Writer start writing the stories?"
"It started before I came," Veronika began, "The Writer realized that many people were unhappy, and it was making them want to be unkind to others."
"When Mandy and I came," Veronika said. "The Writer realized that we knew how to be kind and other things children need to know. She thought that maybe we could work together to teach children how good it makes us feel when we do something good for someone else."
Pippa nodded. "Being unkind is bad for you," she said. "It makes you feel bad about yourself afterwards."
"Right," Veronika agreed. "Most dolls know this," she went on. "We come out of the box knowing it. Maybe it's because we're supposed to help children learn to care about each other. It's our most important job."
Pippa nodded again. She hadn't been out of her box very long, but she knew this already. "Being kind makes me happy," she said.
"Yes," Veronika agreed, "and The Writer hoped we could teach her grandchildren to care more about other people, so they would be happier when they grow up."
"Then we discovered that it's easy share the stories in a blog with other children," Veronika continued. "Come, and I'll show you the blog."
Veronika led Pippa to the dining room where the tablet was lying on the table. She helped the smaller doll climb up onto one of the chairs.
Veronika turned on the tablet and showed Pippa what the blog looked like.
"Hey, that's me!" Pippa said.
"Yes," Veronika agreed, "and you are in the story we're working on now, too. See? The Writer is taking photos now, and you will be in them."
"I guess we're pretty important," Pippa said.
"Yes," Veronika agreed, "but every doll is important. Each doll has a human person to care for and love. Some of them help a child go on imaginary adventures. Some stand on a shelf for a human person to admire and enjoy. Many of them are company for real children who can't go play with other children. Each doll has a job to do."
"And our job is to be in stories!" Pippa exclaimed. She jumped up onto the table.
"That's the best job of all!" Pippa added.
"Um...real children should not stand on the table, Pippa," Veronika pointed out.
Veronika: Götz Classic Kidz Vroni
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