"You can get her when the snow melts," spoke Peetie Bow Wow, as he scratched away at the drift with his paws.
"Yes, but then the wax will be all melted off her face, and she won't look like anything," murmured Susie, sad-like.
"Wait; I have a plan," said Uncle Wiggily. "There is a fan, like an electric one, in the front part of my auto to keep the water cool. I'll make that fan blow the snow away and we'll get your doll."
So he tried that, making the fan whizz around like a boy's top, but, though it blew some snow away, the doll couldn't be found.
"Oh, I'll never see my big, beautiful doll again!" cried Susie.
"Oh, whatever is the matter?" asked a voice, and, turning around, they all saw the big, black, woolly bear standing there. At first the animal children were frightened until Uncle Wiggily said:
"Oh, that bear won't hurt us. I once helped him get some walnut shells off his paws, so he is a friend of mine."
"Of course I am," said the bear. "What is the trouble?" Then they told him about Susie's doll being under the drift, and the bear went on: "Don't worry about that. My paws are just made for digging in the snow. I'll have that doll for you in a jiffy, which is very quick." So with his paws he began digging in the snow.
My! how he did make the snow fly, and he blew it away with his strong breath. Faster and faster flew the snow, and in about a minute it was all scraped away, and there was Susie's doll safe and sound. And she was sleeping with her eyes shut.
"Oh, you darling!" Susie cried, clasping the doll in her arms.