"But I have no sawdust, nor do I know where to get it," answered the child.
"The Queen has a house full of it in the village. Give us the key and we will help ourselves," said the doll.
"The Queen must have taken the key with her," returned Dot, helplessly; "I know nothing about it."
"Then we shall break down the door," declared the doll, and stamping her feet with anger she rushed back to her companions.
When they learned that the Queen had carried away the key to the sawdust house the dolls became much excited and ran off with loud shouts to tear down the door of the house.
Dot was both vexed and worried, for Twinkle declared the Queen would be much provoked if her pretty house was battered and broken.
"Let's call out the army," exclaimed Tot, suddenly.
"That's a good idea, Tot," said the girl, and at once sent Scollops to order the pewter soldiers to march into the village and preserve order. But the rag boy soon returned with the news that the soldiers refused to obey.
"They are not used to fighting," explained Scollops, "and they fear the dolls will treat them as they did the pewter band. Besides, they declare the Queen detests fighting, and would blame them for interfering with the people of the village."