Welcoming a Stranger––A Fairy Tale

Once upon a time, there were three teddy bears. There was a papa teddy bear, a mama teddy bear and a baby teddy bear. They all lived together in a house in the woods.

One morning, while the mama teddy bear was getting the baby teddy bear up from his bed and ready for the day, the papa teddy bear made oatmeal and put it on the table.

The oatmeal was too hot, so the three teddy bears decided to go for a walk while they waited for it to cool.

No sooner were they gone from the house, when a little girl doll named Goldie came skipping through the woods. She stopped when she saw the house.

Goldie decided it would be fun to visit someone, so she went and rapped on the door with her knuckles.

There was no answer. She knocked again.

Still no answer. She tried a third time.

"No one is home," she said to herself. "Maybe I should go in and wait." The door made a noisy creaking sound as Goldie opened it and went inside.

The first thing Goldie noticed was that all the lights were on. Then she noticed that there was a table in the dining room. It was set for three. There were three bowls already full of oatmeal. "They must not be planning on being gone for long," Goldie said to no one in particular.

Then Goldie realized that she hadn't eaten breakfast. She was hungry, so she tasted the oatmeal in one of the bowls. 

"Ow!" she exclaimed. "This oatmeal is too hot!" Goldie tried the next bowl. "Nope," she said. "This one is too cold."

Finally, Goldie went to the third bowl and tasted it. "Mmmmmm! Just right!" she said.

It was so good and she was very hungry, so she ate it all.

Now Goldie was tired. She decided to see if there was a good place to lie down. She went upstairs, where she thought the bedrooms might be. She was right.

In one bedroom there was a very big bed. "This must be where the parents sleep," she said to herself.

She tried to get up on the bed, but it was too high, and she didn't see anything to climb on, and even if she could get up there, what if she fell off in her sleep?

Goldie decided to look in another room. In the next bedroom there was another big bed. The room was very tidy. There were no personal things in the room. "I'll bet this room is for guests," she said. She decided she was a guest. The bed in this room was lower than the first one but still too high for her to climb up on.

Finally, Goldie looked in the third bedroom. She found a very small bed. It was right on the floor. That was perfect for Goldie, so she decided to lie down on it.

Goldie's eyes never close, so she needs a sleep mask to sleep. She always puts her sleep mask into her bag when she goes away from home. Now she took her sleep mask out of her bag and put it on. Soon she was fast asleep.

The teddy bear family had been having a good walk. They decided that their oatmeal must be cool enough to eat, so they went back to the house.

They went right to the table, because they were very hungry. The papa teddy bear saw the spoon in his oatmeal. "Someone has been eating my oatmeal," said the papa teddy bear. 

"Someone has been eating my oatmeal, too!" exclaimed the mama teddy bear when she saw the spoon in her bowl.

The baby teddy bear saw his bowl and cried, "Someone has been eating my oatmeal, and it's all gone!"

The three teddy bears realized that they had an intruder. Someone had come into the house uninvited. They started looking through the house. There was no one downstairs, so they went upstairs to check there.

There was no one in the first bedroom, the one with the really big bed.

There was no one in the second bedroom with the lower bed.

Finally they checked in the third bedroom. There, on the little bed on the floor, they found Goldie, fast asleep.

The papa teddy bear put his paw in front of his mouth and said, "Shhhhh!" Then he led the other two teddy bears out of the room and shut the door. Out in the hall, the papa teddy bear said softly, "The little girl doll must need rest. Let's let her sleep, while we eat breakfast. When she wakes up, we can have a nice visit."

"She looks so sweet asleep there," The mama teddy bear said. "She must have walked a long way to be so hungry and tired."

"But my oatmeal is all gone!" the baby teddy bear complained. "I'm hungry, too!"

"We still have oatmeal in the pot on the stove," said the papa teddy bear. "We can heat it up in the microwave and give you another bowl. We are very fortunate bears," he added. "We have plenty of food to eat and nice beds to sleep on. We can share."
Soon the three teddy bears were eating a nice breakfast.

When Goldie Locks woke up from her nap and went downstairs, she found the three teddy bears sitting on the couch in the living room.

The teddy bears made room for Goldie on the couch. Goldie introduced herself and found out that their names were Papa, Mama and Baby. Mama fixed some tea. They had a nice visit until it was time for Goldie to go home.

Goldie gave each teddy bear a bear hug and thanked them for welcoming a stranger. They hugged her back.

The bears invited Goldie to come back to see them again, but asked her to please call or text first, to make sure they are home. That way they can set another place at the table, and all of them can eat together.

When she got home, Goldie told the other dolls what had happened. No one believed her, but they all lived happily ever after anyway.

Cast and Crew––
The Three Bears: Themselves
Goldie Locks: Charlotte
Story Adaptation: Mariah
Director: Mandy
Photography: Billy
Costumes, sets, makeup and hair: Veronika
Food for cast and crew, and bear trainer: Jolena

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Do you have questions or comments for us? Would you like to order an autographed copy of one of our books? You can email us at thedollsstorybook@icloud.com.

Note: No dolls were harmed during production of this blog. All dolls shown are Götz Happy Kidz, Classic Kidz or Little 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. We are not affiliated with St. Jude in any way other than these donations.

"The Doll's Storybook" is not affiliated with Gotz Dolls USA Inc. or Götz Puppenmanufaktur International GmbH.
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Royalties (net proceeds) go to support pediatric cancer research and treatment. If you don't get free shipping elsewhere, buy from Book Baby. Half of the price goes to charity (specific information available upon request). Autographed copies of all three books are available from the author. (Multiple books to the same address have a discount on shipping.) To inquire, email thedollsstorybook@icloud.com.

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Caroling and Dreaming

The mother and the father were in the kitchen, getting supper ready. The boy and the girl were in the living room, reading.

Suddenly, the girl looked up. “What’s that sound?” she asked.

The boy stopped reading and listened. “It sounds like tiny feet on the front porch,” he said.

“Do you think it’s Santa Claus?” The girl asked.

Then there was another sound. “That sounds like someone is scratching on the front door,” the boy said. “Santa comes down the chimney, not through the front door.” 

“Let’s go see,” said the girl. “Help me, so we can hurry!”

The boy pushed the girl’s wheelchair to the front door. They opened the door slowly, and what do you think they saw?

“They’re singing, I think,” the girl said. 

“They’re caroling,” the boy agreed, “but how can they sing without moving their lips?”

“I think it’s a doll thing,” the girl replied.

The children watched and listened to two more carols, and finally “Silent Night.” Then, suddenly, the dolls were gone.

“Let’s not tell the parents,” the boy suggested.

“No,” agreed the girl. “They wouldn’t understand.”

They quietly closed the door and went back into the living room. This time, the girl insisted on moving her chair on her own, which she did by placing her hands on the big rings that went around the wheels and pushing them forward.

They were quietly reading in the living room when the father called them to come and eat.

Back at home, the dolls took off their coats, hats, scarves and boots, and settled down in our living room for some pretend hot chocolate and a pretend snack. They had those little donuts that look like Cheerios, some raisins and some popcorn.

“That was fun,” said Charlotte. “We should do it again.”

“I like it when real children come to the door,” Jolena said, placing her cup carefully on its saucer.

“It was fun seeing a real boy,” Billy added, as he stuck his fingers through the holes in the little donuts, just to see how far they would go.

“Is that the first time you have seen a real boy, Billy?” Charlotte asked, taking another little donut from the plate Mandy offered her.

“Yes,” said Billy. “It’s the first time I’ve seen any real children. I really liked the thing the girl was sitting on, too,” he added, looking at the little donuts on his little fingers. “It had wheels, like a bicycle or a car, so you can ride it.”

“It’s a wheelchair,” said Mandy. “It’s for people who can't or shouldn't walk,” she explained. “I read a story once about a human person who had to use a wheelchair all the time.”

“I wondered about the wheelchair, so I looked it up. I learned that sometimes people just use a wheelchair for a short time,” Mandy explained, “if they have been injured or sick, or they need to go somewhere where they would have to do too much walking. Some people, even some children, need a wheelchair all their lives.”

“I think it would be fun,” said Billy.

“I think it would be fun for a while,” suggested Jolena, “but I like to get up and run or dance.”

The dolls all thought about that and agreed.

“I think using a wheelchair is better than lying in bed or sitting in one place all the time,” said Veronika, who knows about sitting in one place for a long time, because she’s a doll.

“I have an idea!” exclaimed Mariah, who had been sitting quietly, listening to the conversation. “Let’s go visit them at night, when they're asleep. It would be fun to tell them happy stories while they’re sleeping, so they have happy dreams.”

The dolls all thought that was a good idea.

“I want to tell stories to the boy,” said Billy. “I know what kinds of adventures boys like to have.”

“I want to take the girl with me when I do flips on my skis,” Jolena said. “I think she would like to know what it's like to fly.”

“And it would be safe,” agreed Mariah, “because you can’t be hurt in your dreams!”

The dolls all thought that would be fun. They picked up their little dishes and food and put everything away. Then they all brushed their teeth, which is hard to do, because they can’t really open their mouths. (They have to use their imaginations.) Finally, they put on their pajamas and went to bed. They dreamt about going caroling and visiting real children who were asleep.

Did you ever think that maybe when you have happy dreams at night, it’s because Mariah, Billy or Jolena, or one of the other dolls is sitting by your bed, telling you stories?

Or maybe you have a doll who lives with you who does that for you.

Cast--

Jolena: Götz Happy Kidz Lena in Aspen

Veronika: Götz Classic Kidz Vroni

Mandy: Götz Happy Kidz Katie 2015

Charlotte: Götz Happy Kidz Anna in Paris

Mariah: Götz Happy Kidz Mariah, “Chosen” from My Doll Best Friend

Billy: Götz Happy Kidz Lily of London

Caroling music to print was found here: https://www.heartwoodguitar.com/extras/christmas-carol-songbook/

You can follow The Doll's Storybook here.

Do you have questions or comments for us? Would you like to order an autographed copy of one of our books? You can email us at thedollsstorybook@icloud.com.

Note: No dolls were harmed during production of this blog. All dolls shown are Götz Happy Kidz, Classic Kidz or Little 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. We are not affiliated with St. Jude in any way other than these donations.

"The Doll's Storybook" is not affiliated with Gotz Dolls USA Inc. or Götz Puppenmanufaktur International GmbH.
Watch for the next story each Friday afternoon at 1:00 PM Pacific Time.

Mariah: Stories from The Doll's Storybook, Emil: Stories from The Doll's Storybook, Classic Tales Retold: Stories from The Doll's Storybook and Our Favorite Verses: Poems from The Doll's Storybook are available from BookBaby and other booksellers worldwide, such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble. 

Author's page on Amazon. 

Royalties (net proceeds) go to support pediatric cancer research and treatment. If you don't get free shipping elsewhere, buy from Book Baby. Half of the price goes to charity (specific information available upon request). Autographed copies of all three books are available from the author. (Multiple books to the same address have a discount on shipping.) To inquire, email thedollsstorybook@icloud.com.

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Welcoming a Stranger––a Fairy Tale

Once upon a time, there were three teddy bears. There was a papa teddy bear, a mama teddy bear and a baby teddy bear. They all lived together in a house in the woods.

One morning, while the mama teddy bear was getting the baby teddy bear up from his bed and ready for the day, the papa teddy bear made oatmeal and put it on the table.

The oatmeal was too hot, so the three teddy bears decided to go for a walk while they waited for it to cool.

No sooner were they gone from the house, when a little girl doll named Goldie Locks came skipping through the woods. She stopped when she saw the house.

Goldie decided it would be fun to visit someone, so she went and rapped on the door with her knuckles.

There was no answer. She knocked again.

Still no answer. She tried a third time.

"No one is home," she said to herself. "Maybe I should go in and wait." The door made a noisy creaking sound as Goldie opened it and went inside.

The first thing Goldie noticed was that all the lights were on. Then she noticed that there was a table in the dining room. It was set for three. There were three bowls already full of oatmeal. "They must not be planning on being gone for long," Goldie said to no one in particular.

Then Goldie realized that she hadn't eaten breakfast. She was hungry, so she tasted the oatmeal in one of the bowls. 

"Ow!" she exclaimed. "This oatmeal is too hot!" Goldie tried the next bowl. "Nope," she said. "This one is too cold."

Finally, Goldie went to the third bowl and tasted it. "Mmmmmm! Just right!" she said.

It was so good and she was very hungry, so she ate it all.

Now Goldie was tired. She decided to see if there was a good place to lie down. She went upstairs, where she thought the bedrooms might be. She was right.

In one bedroom there was a very big bed. "This must be where the parents sleep," she said to herself.

She tried to get up on the bed, but it was too high, and she didn't see anything to climb on, and even if she could get up there, what if she fell off in her sleep?

Goldie decided to look in another room. In the next bedroom there was another big bed. The room was very tidy. There were no personal things in the room. "I'll bet this room is for guests," she said. She decided she was a guest. The bed in this room was lower than the first one but still too high for her to climb up on.

Finally, Goldie looked in the third bedroom. She found a very small bed. It was right on the floor. That was perfect for Goldie, so she decided to lie down on it.

Goldie's eyes never close, so she needs a sleep mask to sleep. She always puts her sleep mask into her bag when she goes away from home. Now she took her sleep mask out of her bag and put it on. Soon she was fast asleep.

The teddy bear family had been having a good walk. They decided that their oatmeal must be cool enough to eat, so they went back to the house.

They went right to the table, because they were very hungry. The papa teddy bear saw the spoon in his oatmeal. "Someone has been eating my oatmeal," said the papa teddy bear. 

"Someone has been eating my oatmeal, too!" exclaimed the mama teddy bear when she saw the spoon in her bowl.

The baby teddy bear saw his bowl and cried, "Someone has been eating my oatmeal, and it's all gone!"

The three teddy bears realized that they had an intruder. Someone had come into the house uninvited. They started looking through the house. There was no one downstairs, so they went upstairs to check there.

There was no one in the first bedroom, the one with the really big bed.

There was no one in the second bedroom with the lower bed.

Finally they checked in the third bedroom. There, on the little bed on the floor, they found Goldie, fast asleep.

The papa teddy bear put his paw in front of his mouth and said, "Shhhhh!" Then he led the other two teddy bears out of the room and shut the door. Out in the hall, the papa teddy bear said softly, "The little girl doll must need rest. Let's let her sleep, while we eat breakfast. When she wakes up, we can have a nice visit."

"She looks so sweet asleep there," The mama teddy bear said. "She must have walked a long way to be so hungry and tired."

"But my oatmeal is all gone!" the baby teddy bear complained. "I'm hungry, too!"

"We still have oatmeal in the pot on the stove," said the papa teddy bear. "We can heat it up in the microwave and give you another bowl. We are very fortunate bears," he added. "We have plenty of food to eat and nice beds to sleep on. We can share."
Soon the three teddy bears were eating a nice breakfast.

When Goldie Locks woke up from her nap and went downstairs, she found the three teddy bears sitting on the couch in the living room.

The teddy bears made room for Goldie on the couch. Goldie introduced herself and found out that their names were Papa, Mama and Baby. Mama fixed some tea. They had a nice visit until it was time for Goldie to go home.

Goldie gave each teddy bear a bear hug and thanked them for welcoming a stranger. They hugged her back.

The bears invited Goldie to come back to see them again, but asked her to please call or text first, to make sure they are home. That way they can set another place at the table, and all of them can eat together.

When she got home, Goldie told the other dolls what had happened. No one believed her, but they all lived happily ever after anyway.

Cast and Crew––
The Three Bears: Themselves
Goldie Locks: Charlotte
Story Adaptation: Mariah
Director: Mandy
Photography: Billy
Costumes, sets, makeup and hair: Veronika
Food for cast and crew, and bear trainer: Jolena

You can follow The Doll's Storybook here.

Do you have questions or comments for us? Would you like to order an autographed copy of one of our books? You can email us at thedollsstorybook@icloud.com.

Note: No dolls were harmed during production of this blog. All dolls shown are Götz Happy Kidz, Classic Kidz or Little 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. We are not affiliated with St. Jude in any way other than these donations.

"The Doll's Storybook" is not affiliated with Gotz Dolls USA Inc. or Götz Puppenmanufaktur International GmbH.
Watch for the next story each Friday afternoon at 1:00 PM Pacific Time.

Mariah: Stories from The Doll's Storybook, Emil: Stories from The Doll's Storybook, Classic Tales Retold: Stories from The Doll's Storybook and Our Favorite Verses: Poems from The Doll's Storybook are available from BookBaby and other booksellers worldwide, such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble. 

Author's page on Amazon. 

Royalties (net proceeds) go to support pediatric cancer research and treatment. If you don't get free shipping elsewhere, buy from Book Baby. Half of the price goes to charity (specific information available upon request). Autographed copies of all three books are available from the author. (Multiple books to the same address have a discount on shipping.) To inquire, email thedollsstorybook@icloud.com.

Image on Mariah's yellow T-shirt used with permission, from Free To Be Kids, where human-size shirts with this image are available.

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