But Bo-Peep did not answer, she was looking at the end of the procession.
“There they are now!” she cried, and Dorothy saw the lost sheep following the crowd. “I must hide,” said Bo-Peep and she tried to stand behind Dorothy, but the sheep spied their little friend and they all ran to her and began to frisk about. It made Dorothy laugh to see them, but when a great black sheep tried to stand on his head Dorothy was afraid and ran away.
She tripped over the fields until she came to the village green where she found Mother Goose and the whole procession resting.
As she approached, Dorothy saw that they were all watching something in the center of the green. She turned to Simple Simon who was standing near, and asked him what they were all waiting for.
“To see the cow jump over the moon, of course,” replied Simple Simon, grinning at Dorothy.
Just then the cow rose in the air and gave a great jump to the sky and right over the moon. Everybody laughed, even Dorothy’s little toy dog; and Simple Simon rolled on the grass, he thought it was so funny.
Dorothy ran off laughing and turned into a street that was called Doll Avenue. Beautiful doll houses lined both sides of the street, and Dorothy met several lovely dolls who were out taking an airing. All at once Dorothy came to the end of Doll Avenue and found a pond where toy swans were sailing around. The dearest little doll that Dorothy had ever seen was all alone, throwing pebbles into the pond.
“What is your name, dear?” asked Dorothy, walking up to the doll.
“My name is Rosy,” said the doll; and Dorothy exclaimed, “O, you are just lovely, I’d like to take you home with me!”
“I can go with you,” replied Rosy, “if you don’t step on dirt.”