Veronika found the other dolls watching a movie on the tablet.
"Let's go outdoors," she suggested.
"We're watching 'Toy Story,'" Jolena said.
"We own that movie," Veronika pointed out. "We can watch it any time. It's a lovely day. Let's go out and play, while the weather is nice."
The dolls climbed down and put on their shoes.
"Wait," cried Charlotte. "I need to fix my hair."
But the others were already out the door, so Charlotte put down the hair brush and hair tie, and ran after them.
She found the others in the back yard.
Jolena was up in a tree, looking for a place to tie up a swing, while Mandy was in the garage getting some rope and a board.
Soon they had it all ready to use. Mandy got on the swing first, because everyone thought she should, since she had found the rope and the board to sit on.
Each doll had a turn until they were tired of swinging. After Charlotte had her turn, she ran indoors to fix her hair. "From now on, I will always fix my hair when I first get up," Charlotte told herself. "That way I will be ready for fun outdoors."
"Let's leave the swing up," Mandy suggested after Charlotte came back outdoors. "Maybe we will want to use it again." The others agreed.
"What should we do now?" Jolena asked.
"Let's go for a hike!" Mandy exclaimed. "I love to watch the birds, and sometimes we see interesting animals."
Jolena and Charlotte like to wear sunglasses when they hike, so they went back into the house to get them.
Off they went along the trail. Mandy pointed out the birds and animals they saw along the way and told everyone what they were called.
It was nice that there were so many trees to give them shade. Suddenly Mandy stopped. "Look!" she cried. "It's a Stellar's Jay! I love to see them. They are pretty and smart."
"Let's go outdoors," she suggested.
"We're watching 'Toy Story,'" Jolena said.
"We own that movie," Veronika pointed out. "We can watch it any time. It's a lovely day. Let's go out and play, while the weather is nice."
The dolls climbed down and put on their shoes.
"Wait," cried Charlotte. "I need to fix my hair."
But the others were already out the door, so Charlotte put down the hair brush and hair tie, and ran after them.
She found the others in the back yard.
Jolena was up in a tree, looking for a place to tie up a swing, while Mandy was in the garage getting some rope and a board.
Soon they had it all ready to use. Mandy got on the swing first, because everyone thought she should, since she had found the rope and the board to sit on.
Each doll had a turn until they were tired of swinging. After Charlotte had her turn, she ran indoors to fix her hair. "From now on, I will always fix my hair when I first get up," Charlotte told herself. "That way I will be ready for fun outdoors."
"Let's leave the swing up," Mandy suggested after Charlotte came back outdoors. "Maybe we will want to use it again." The others agreed.
"What should we do now?" Jolena asked.
"Let's go for a hike!" Mandy exclaimed. "I love to watch the birds, and sometimes we see interesting animals."
Jolena and Charlotte like to wear sunglasses when they hike, so they went back into the house to get them.
Off they went along the trail. Mandy pointed out the birds and animals they saw along the way and told everyone what they were called.
It was nice that there were so many trees to give them shade. Suddenly Mandy stopped. "Look!" she cried. "It's a Stellar's Jay! I love to see them. They are pretty and smart."
"They are like you, Mandy," Veronika said. "Only you aren't blue."
Mandy would have blushed, but she couldn't make her vinyl look pinker.
Jolena watched a squirrel climb a tree and then fly through the air to land in another tree, where it sat, munching on something.
Jolena watched a squirrel climb a tree and then fly through the air to land in another tree, where it sat, munching on something.
"I'm like a squirrel," she told the others. "I can climb trees, and I can fly through the air, if I'm on my skis. Well, I can't climb trees with my skis on," she added, "just the flying part."
"What animal am I like," Charlotte asked.
"That's easy," Veronika replied. "You're like a cricket who sings to us in the evening, because you make music with your violin."
Charlotte laughed. "And you're a magpie," she told Veronika. "You scold us for staying indoors to watch a movie, instead of playing outdoors in the fresh air. I'm glad you did. This is so much fun!"
"I know what we should do next," Mandy suggested, after they returned from their hike. "I know we have a jumprope in the toy box. Let's go out to the street and jump rope for a while."
The dolls took the jumprope from the toy box and went out to the front of the house. They found a place where they could play and be safe from cars. It's a parking space in front of the house. No one drives there unless they plan to park.
Charlotte went first. As she jumped, she chanted a little rhyme.
"What animal am I like," Charlotte asked.
"That's easy," Veronika replied. "You're like a cricket who sings to us in the evening, because you make music with your violin."
Charlotte laughed. "And you're a magpie," she told Veronika. "You scold us for staying indoors to watch a movie, instead of playing outdoors in the fresh air. I'm glad you did. This is so much fun!"
"I know what we should do next," Mandy suggested, after they returned from their hike. "I know we have a jumprope in the toy box. Let's go out to the street and jump rope for a while."
The dolls took the jumprope from the toy box and went out to the front of the house. They found a place where they could play and be safe from cars. It's a parking space in front of the house. No one drives there unless they plan to park.
Charlotte went first. As she jumped, she chanted a little rhyme.
Mabel, Mabel, well and able,
get your elbows off the table!
This is not a horse's stable,
but a first-class dining table.
"You know," said Veronika when Charlotte's turn was over. "That rhyme is a little rude. It would hurt my feelings if I were Mabel."
"Let's try to change it to be more polite," Mandy suggested, sitting down on a rock to think. "We're asking someone not to put their elbows on the table. Why do we do that?"
"If you put your elbows on the table, you can knock over your milk glass and make a mess," Jolena suggested.
"That must be it," Charlotte said, "so it's good to ask someone not to do it."
"Yes," Veronika agreed. "We just need to ask more nicely, so Mabel won't get mad or have her feelings hurt."
"And we should explain why, so Mabel will understand," suggested Charlotte.
The girls thought about it.
"I know!" Mandy cried. "How about this: Mabel, Mabel, if you're able, please don't lean upon the table."
"That's polite," Charlotte said.
Veronika continued, "Dishes on it are not stable!"
And Jolena finished, "They could fall and mess the table."
They all laughed.
"That was fun," Charlotte said. "Now we have a nice way to ask Mabel not to do something that might make a mess."
The dolls went back to jump rope with their new rhyme:
Mabel, Mabel, if you're able,
please don't lean upon the table.
Dishes on it are not stable.
They could fall and mess the table.
When they were all tired of jumping rope, Jolena suggested they play a game with a ball. They found an old tennis ball one of the dogs had forgotten about, and took it to the driveway.
"If I throw or bounce the ball to you," Jolena explained, "you have to catch it and say the next letter in the alphabet."
When they got to "Z," Veronika sat down in the driveway. "I'm tired!" she said. "Let's go in and watch that movie now."
All the dolls were ready to go back indoors.
"That was fun," said Charlotte. "We learned a lot today."
"We did," agreed Jolena. "We learned how to put up a swing in the backyard."
"We learned to take turns," said Mandy.
"We learned the names of some birds and animals," said Jolena, "and we learned how to make a rhyme more polite."
"We learned a new ball game and practiced our alphabet," Veronika added.
"And I learned to fix my hair as soon as I get up," sighed Charlotte. Then she brightened. "We should play outdoors more often!" she exclaimed.
"And I learned to fix my hair as soon as I get up," sighed Charlotte. Then she brightened. "We should play outdoors more often!" she exclaimed.
Cast--
Veronika: Götz Classic Kidz Vroni
Charlotte: Götz Happy Kidz Anna in Paris
Jolena: Götz Happy Kidz Lena in Aspen
Charlotte: Götz Happy Kidz Anna in Paris
Jolena: Götz Happy Kidz Lena in Aspen
Mandy: Götz Happy Kidz Katie 2015
Stellar's Jay photo from National Park Service.
Squirrel photo by Roberto Lisi on Unsplash.
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