"Ah, at last we are alone!" said the Elephant. "Please tell me, Mr. Nodding Donkey," he said, "were you ever in Mr. Mugg's store?"
"I came from there," was the answer.
"So did I!" joyfully exclaimed the Elephant.
"I don't remember seeing you there," the Nodding Donkey said, swaying his head up and down.
"I was one of the very newest toys," went on the Elephant. "I suppose you were there last year, or the one before."
"Yes," said the Donkey, "it was some time ago, and I have had many adventures. Tell me, did you ever have a broken leg?"
"Mercy, no!" exclaimed the Elephant.
"Well, I did. And Mr. Mugg mended it for me," went on the Donkey, proudly. "This Sawdust Doll here," he went on, "has also had many adventures. Tell him about them, Sawdust Doll."
"Oh, it would take too long," replied Dorothy's plaything. "But they are all in a book. And Dorothy's brother Dick has a White Rocking Horse, and his adventures are in a book, too."
"For that matter I have had a book written about me," said the Donkey.