tail carried gaily over his back as if he had nothing to be ashamed of.
But Fido walked home very sorry indeed. His little heart was broken to
think that he had caused Raggedy Ann to be drowned.

But Raggedy Ann didn't drown--not a bit of it. In fact, she even went to
sleep on the brook, for the motion of the current was very soothing as
it carried her along--just like being rocked by Marcella.

So, sleeping peacefully, Raggedy Ann drifted along with the current
until she came to a pool where she lodged against a large stone.

Raggedy Ann tried to climb upon the stone, but by this time the water
had thoroughly soaked through Raggedy Ann's nice, clean, white cotton
stuffing and she was so heavy she could not climb.

So there she had to stay until Marcella and Daddy came along and found
her.

You see, they had been looking for her. They had found pieces of her
apron all along the path and across the meadow where Fido and the
strange puppy dog had shaken them from Raggedy Ann. So they followed the
brook until they found her.

When Daddy fished Raggedy Ann from the water, Marcella hugged her so
tightly to her breast the water ran from Raggedy Ann and dripped all
over Marcella's apron. But Marcella was so glad to find Raggedy Ann
again she didn't mind it a bit. She just hurried home and took off all
of Raggedy Ann's wet clothes and placed her on a little red chair in
front of the oven door, and then brought all of the other dolls in and
read a fairy tale to them while Raggedy Ann steamed and dried.