thought, until the yarn hair upon his head stood up in
the air and wiggled.

"If the 'medicine' did not run up into her hair when she stood upon her
head," thought Raggedy Andy, "then it is because the 'medicine' could
not run; so, if the medicine can not run, it is because it is too sticky
and thick to run out the hole in the top of her head." He also thought a
lot more.

At last he turned to the others and said out loud, "I can't seem to
think of a single way to help her open her eyes unless we take off her
hair and wash the medicine from inside her china head."

"Why didn't I think of that?" Raggedy Ann asked. "That is just the way
we shall have to do!"

So Raggedy Ann caught hold of the French doll's feet, and Raggedy Andy
caught hold of the French doll's lively curls, and they pulled and they
pulled.

Then the other dolls caught hold of Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy and
pulled and pulled, until finally, with a sharp "R-R-Rip!" the French
doll's hair came off, and the dolls who were pulling went tumbling over
backwards.

[Illustration: Shaking the French doll upside down]

[Illustration: Hole in her head]

Laughingly they scrambled to their feet and sat the French doll up, so
they might look into the hole in the top of her head.

Yes, the sticky "medicine" had grown hard and would not let the French
doll's eyes open.

Raggedy Andy put his hand inside and pushed on the eyes so that they
opened.

This was all right, only now the eyes would not close when the French
doll lay down. She tried it.

So Raggedy Andy ran down into the kitchen and brought up a small tin cup
full of warm water and a tiny rag.

With these he loosened the sticky "medicine" and washed the inside of
the French doll's head nice and clean.

There were lots of cooky and cracker crumbs inside her head, too.

Raggedy Andy washed it all nice and clean, and then wet the glue which
made the pretty curls stay on.

So when her hair was placed upon her head again, the French doll was as
good as new.

"Thank you all very much!" she said, as she tilted backwards and
forwards, and found that her eyes worked very easily.

Raggedy Andy again wound up the little music box and, catching the
French doll about the waist, started a rollicking dance which lasted
until the roosters in the neighborhood began their morning crowing.

Then, knowing the folks might soon be astir, the dolls left off their
playing, and all took the same positions they