After thinking quite hard for a moment, Raggedy Ann jumped up and said:
"I have it!" And she caught up the Jumping Jack and held him up to the
door; then Jack slid up his stick and unlocked the door.

Then the dollies all pushed and the door swung open.

My! Such a scramble! The dolls piled over one another in their desire to
be the first at the goodies.

They swarmed upon the pantry shelves and in their eagerness spilled a
pitcher of cream which ran all over the French dolly's dress.

The Indian doll found some corn bread and dipping it in the molasses he
sat down for a good feast.

A jar of raspberry jam was overturned and the dollies ate of this until
their faces were all purple.

The tin soldier fell from the shelf three times and bent one of his tin
legs, but he scrambled right back up again.

Never had the dolls had so much fun and excitement, and they had all
eaten their fill when they heard the click of the front gate.

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They did not take time to climb from the shelves, but all rolled or
jumped off to the floor and scrambled back to their room as fast as
they could run, leaving a trail of bread crumbs and jam along the way.