October 22, 2025 • 4 mins
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Rose and Marguerite were playing in the nursery when they
heard a queer bumping noise down in the back yard.
What's that, asked Rose, stopping to listen. That's Stubby kicking
his heels against the setti. He's awful cross to day,
said Marguerite, and kept right on making the doll's bed.
In a second, Rose had her head out of the window.
(00:21):
There sat Stubby kicking his heels against the setti and
looking dreadfully cross. Why Stubby, dear, what's the matter? She
called sweetly. Nuffin, said Stubby, Why don't you play with
the things in the garden? What things? Wait a minute
and we'll come down and show you, Rose said, drawing
(00:42):
her head in. How can you play with that cross cross,
Stubby asked Marguerite. He isn't sick, and we've done everything
to please him all day. He's just playing cross and
if you play with him, we can't finish arranging the
playhouse before five o'clock. Mother said, I might stay till six,
said Rose gently, And I've thought of something to keep
(01:04):
him busy. Come. Marguerite gave Rose a bear hug, and
soon Stubby saw them coming across the lawn. Rose stopped
under the apple tree to look for green apples. Mother says,
not eat green apples, shouted Stubby. Rose held up a
little one. Come on, she called, find one the size
(01:25):
of that. Stubby became interested in spite of himself, and
more so as Rose began picking thorns off the rose
bush and sticking them into the apple for eyes, nose,
and mouth. Marguerite and Stubby began making one like roses.
Now find a stick and push it in for the body,
said Rose. Stubby rammed one in so hard that it
(01:46):
came out at the top of his doll's head. That'll
be good to stick a hat too, he said, cheerfully.
They look pretty thin, said Marguerite, holding hers at arm's length.
But wait till they have clothes on, said Rose happily.
Hollyhocks are fine for clothes. So Stubby raced off for hollyhocks,
picking the short stems off very carefully, first the large
(02:10):
silver white ones, then shell pink ones, and last of
all the dark, velvety ones. Mine's going to be red,
shouted Stubby, running back with his hands full. Then take three,
one for the waist and two for the roughly skirt,
said Rose. I know it'll be good for a parasol,
said Stubby, sitting down beside Rose. What asked Rose. Stubby
(02:33):
pointed to the morning glory vine climbing all over the arbor,
with its pink and violet blossoms rolled tightly up just
like an umbrella. Rose clapped her hands just the things,
she cried. The children next made long braids of hair
of striped grass and fastened them to the backs of
the doll's heads with thorns. Then they bound broad satches
(02:56):
of satiny grass around the waists and used the flat
nastrudium leaves for sailor hats. Now we must begin a
house for them to live in, proceeded Rose. Pick up
little stones and make squares on the piazza floor for rooms.
Stubby soon made four rooms, leaving a door in each
with a haul down the middle. We can have grape
(03:18):
leaves for blankets on the beds, and rose petals for pillows,
can't we, said Stubby excitedly, And a big flat stone
for a table, and little stones for chairs, and more
rose petals for chair cushions. Marguerite was busily pinning a
sweet pea on her doll's head for a bonnet, and
Rose finished arranging an acorn cupful of tiny green grapes
(03:39):
for apples. Before she replied Stubby, she said, at last,
you're a very clever boy. She definitely cut a green
apple in two as she spoke, and began hollowing one
half out with a sharp stick. This will make a
good set bowl, she said, getting very red in the
face with so much digging. Now Stubby's got the idea,
(04:01):
we can go back and arrange the playhouse. Oh I'd
rather do this, cried Marguerite. We can arrange that play
house any rainy day. Well, if you want to, we'll
keep on, said Rose, looking very happy and giving Stubby
a bear hug. Stubby didn't usually like being hugged, but
this time he hugged Rose back and said, my doll's
(04:22):
name is going to be Rose. And of the Things
in the Garden by Gertrude Warner
Rose and Marguerite were playing in the nursery when they
heard a queer bumping noise down in the back yard.
What's that, asked Rose, stopping to listen. That's Stubby kicking
his heels against the setti. He's awful cross to day,
said Marguerite, and kept right on making the doll's bed.
In a second, Rose had her head out of the window.
(00:21):
There sat Stubby kicking his heels against the setti and
looking dreadfully cross. Why Stubby, dear, what's the matter? She
called sweetly. Nuffin, said Stubby, Why don't you play with
the things in the garden? What things? Wait a minute
and we'll come down and show you, Rose said, drawing
(00:42):
her head in. How can you play with that cross cross,
Stubby asked Marguerite. He isn't sick, and we've done everything
to please him all day. He's just playing cross and
if you play with him, we can't finish arranging the
playhouse before five o'clock. Mother said, I might stay till six,
said Rose gently, And I've thought of something to keep
(01:04):
him busy. Come. Marguerite gave Rose a bear hug, and
soon Stubby saw them coming across the lawn. Rose stopped
under the apple tree to look for green apples. Mother says,
not eat green apples, shouted Stubby. Rose held up a
little one. Come on, she called, find one the size
(01:25):
of that. Stubby became interested in spite of himself, and
more so as Rose began picking thorns off the rose
bush and sticking them into the apple for eyes, nose,
and mouth. Marguerite and Stubby began making one like roses.
Now find a stick and push it in for the body,
said Rose. Stubby rammed one in so hard that it
(01:46):
came out at the top of his doll's head. That'll
be good to stick a hat too, he said, cheerfully.
They look pretty thin, said Marguerite, holding hers at arm's length.
But wait till they have clothes on, said Rose happily.
Hollyhocks are fine for clothes. So Stubby raced off for hollyhocks,
picking the short stems off very carefully, first the large
(02:10):
silver white ones, then shell pink ones, and last of
all the dark, velvety ones. Mine's going to be red,
shouted Stubby, running back with his hands full. Then take three,
one for the waist and two for the roughly skirt,
said Rose. I know it'll be good for a parasol,
said Stubby, sitting down beside Rose. What asked Rose. Stubby
(02:33):
pointed to the morning glory vine climbing all over the arbor,
with its pink and violet blossoms rolled tightly up just
like an umbrella. Rose clapped her hands just the things,
she cried. The children next made long braids of hair
of striped grass and fastened them to the backs of
the doll's heads with thorns. Then they bound broad satches
(02:56):
of satiny grass around the waists and used the flat
nastrudium leaves for sailor hats. Now we must begin a
house for them to live in, proceeded Rose. Pick up
little stones and make squares on the piazza floor for rooms.
Stubby soon made four rooms, leaving a door in each
with a haul down the middle. We can have grape
(03:18):
leaves for blankets on the beds, and rose petals for pillows,
can't we, said Stubby excitedly, And a big flat stone
for a table, and little stones for chairs, and more
rose petals for chair cushions. Marguerite was busily pinning a
sweet pea on her doll's head for a bonnet, and
Rose finished arranging an acorn cupful of tiny green grapes
(03:39):
for apples. Before she replied Stubby, she said, at last,
you're a very clever boy. She definitely cut a green
apple in two as she spoke, and began hollowing one
half out with a sharp stick. This will make a
good set bowl, she said, getting very red in the
face with so much digging. Now Stubby's got the idea,
(04:01):
we can go back and arrange the playhouse. Oh I'd
rather do this, cried Marguerite. We can arrange that play
house any rainy day. Well, if you want to, we'll
keep on, said Rose, looking very happy and giving Stubby
a bear hug. Stubby didn't usually like being hugged, but
this time he hugged Rose back and said, my doll's
(04:22):
name is going to be Rose. And of the Things
in the Garden by Gertrude Warner
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