While the Cat's Away....

"I'm home!" Mandy cried as she closed the front door.

All the other dolls rushed to meet her. Mariah was first, because she was in the upstairs hall when she heard Mandy's voice.

Jolena was second, because she found a fast way down the stairs.

"The delivery man let me out of the box on the porch," Mandy said. "The ride home in a box wasn't as interesting as the flight to Ireland on a real plane."
Mandy gave each of the other dolls a hug, because she knew they like hugs.

Then she greeted Marmalade, who had heard her voice, too. "I missed you, Marmalade," Mandy told her cat.

The dogs, Pierre and Freckles, were happy to see Mandy.

Of course, Mandy knew Brownie would be happy to see her, too.

Even Cleo would be glad Mandy was home.

"The Writer will be home in another week," Mandy told the other dolls.

"We're alone!" Billy exclaimed! "What should we do?
"We could do some things we never do when The Writer is here," Emil said with a smile.

"Let's fill the tub with water and use it for a swimming pool!" Jolena suggested.

"We will have to wear our swim goggles," Mariah said.

"We could try on some of The Writer's clothes," Veronika said. "That's always fun."

"Remember when The Writer was out of the house," Jolena asked, "and we found her credit cards in her purse?"

 "We bought a lot of things online," Charlotte said.

"The Writer wasn't very happy with us," Veronika pointed out. "She told us that if we needed something, we should ask, and she would buy it if it was OK for us to have it."

"Anyway," Mandy pointed out, "She has her credit cards with her this time."

"Why don't we have a tea party!" Mariah exclaimed. "We could invite the bears."

"All of that sounds like fun," Veronika said, "but I have a better idea."
All of the dolls wanted to know what Veronika's idea was.
"Let's clean the house again!" Veronika exclaimed. "That was so much fun when we did it before, and won't it be a nice surprise when The Writer gets home!"

The dolls thought about that. 
It would be fun to swim in the bathtub.

It would be fun to try on The Writer's clothes.

It would be fun to buy things online if they had The Writer's credit card.

It would be fun to have a tea party and invite the bears.

The most fun, though, would be to see The Writer's face when she walked in and saw her clean house.

Cast--
Veronika: Götz Classic Kidz Vroni
Mandy: Götz Happy Kidz Katie 2015
Jolena: Götz Happy Kidz Lena in Aspen
Charlotte: Götz Happy Kidz Anna in Paris
Mariah: Götz Happy Kidz Mariah, "Chosen" from My Doll Best Friend
Billy: Götz Happy Kidz Lily at London
Emil: Götz Happy Kidz Emilia
Marmalade: Purrrfect Cats from KTL

Note: No dolls were harmed during production of this blog. All dolls shown are Götz Happy Kidz or Classic Kidz. If you like these stories and are willing, please make a donation of any amount to a charity that supports pediatric cancer, such as CURE Childhood Cancer, St. Baldrick's Foundation or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
"The Doll's Storybook" is not affiliated with Gotz Dolls USA Inc. or Götz Puppenmanufaktur International GmbH.
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Image on Mariah's shirt used with permission with thanks, from Free To Be Kids, where human-size shirts with this image are available.


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