Big News

"Wow!" exclaimed Veronika. She was holding a letter and reading it.

The boys climbed up next to Veronika to see what was so surprising. 

The other dolls looked to see if she would say what it was about. They waited.

"We're getting another new family member," Veronika explained. "This letter is from the warehouse, letting us know. The new doll will be here next week, if all goes well."

"Is it another boy?" Emil asked.

"The letter doesn't say," Veronika replied, looking at the letter. "It just says this new doll will be like us, but different."

"We're all alike in some ways," Jolena pointed out.

"We all have the same kind of knee joints and elbow joints," Billy said.

"That's true," Mariah agreed, "and we all have eyes that don't close, so we have to use sleep masks to sleep."

"Besides those things," Charlotte put in, "We all have the same two fingers stuck together on our right hands. That's why I couldn't play the piano."

"We're all different, though," Mandy said. "I wouldn't confuse Billy with Emil, even though they are both boys, and each girl is different, too."

"We have different color hair and eyes," Veronika agreed, "and our faces are different. Jolena and I look a lot alike, because our faces are shaped the same, but no one ever gets us mixed up."

"We're different inside, too," Charlotte added. "We have different personalities, and we're good at different things."

The dolls all agreed that they were all alike in some ways, but that they were all different from each other.

"What else does the letter say?" Billy asked, looking over Veronika's shoulder.

"It just says," Veronika replied, "that the new doll is someone we didn't know we needed." 

The dolls all looked at each other and thought about what that might mean.

"It will be a surprise," Mariah said.

"How will we get ready?" Jolena wondered. "Usually we make sure the new doll has pajamas and a sleep mask and a warm sweater, but we don't know whether to get girl's clothes or boy's clothes."

"At first," Charlotte suggested, "the new doll will have to borrow from us."

"Well," Veronika said, "we will work it out. We always do, and it will be fun to have a new addition."

The dolls all thought back to their last new addition. That was Emil. It had been more than a year.

"We will need another group photo," said Billy suddenly. Then he smiled. He loves to get out his tripod and sit all the dolls down on the steps and tell them not to blink.

Life in a house with dolls is never boring! What will the new addition be like? What will make him or her different from the others?

(To be continued.)

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 St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or any organization that supports pediatric cancer research and treatment.

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