<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><div><b>“The Dolly”</b> by Jeanette Cheal</div><div><br></div><div>The dolly sat upon the shelf </div><div>in the toy maker's shop all by herself.</div><div>The dolly only had one eye,</div><div>so all the children passed her by.</div><div><br></div><div>They scoffed at the dolly;</div><div>they weren't very kind</div><div>Then a child came in </div><div>with a dolly in mind.</div><div><br></div><div>Her mother led her around the shop. </div><div>At the shelf with the dolly her mother did stop.</div><div><br></div><div>The child reached out and felt for the dolly.</div><div>The toy maker shouted, "Dear child, I'm so sorry,</div><div>this dolly is blind; she only has one eye.</div><div>I've a dolly right here you might like to buy."</div><div><br></div><div>"No, this is the one," the child said to her mother.</div><div>"If I can't have her, I don't want any other."</div><div>So off dolly went with the child who was kind,</div><div>and just like the dolly, this child was blind. </div></div><div><br></div>——————————————-<br><br><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div> </div></div></body></html>