It was indeed music, the most beautiful music Raggedy Ann had ever heard.

It grew louder, but still seemed to be far away. Raggedy Ann and Fido could hear it clearly, and it sounded as if hundreds of voices were singing together.

"Please don't howl, Fido," Raggedy Ann said as she put her two rag arms around the dog's nose. Fido usually "sang" when he heard music.

But Fido did not sing this time; he was filled with wonder. It seemed as if something very nice was about to happen.

Raggedy Ann sat upright in bed. The room was filled with a strange, beautiful light, and the music came floating in through the nursery window.

Raggedy Ann hopped from her bed and ran across the floor, dragging the bedclothes behind her. Fido followed closely, and together they looked out the window across the flower garden.

There among the flowers were hundreds of tiny beings, some playing on tiny reed instruments and flower horns, while others sang. This was the strange, wonderful music Raggedy and Fido had heard.

"It's the Fairies!" said Raggedy Ann. "To your basket quick, Fido! They are coming this way!" And Raggedy Ann ran back to her bed, with the bedclothes trailing behind her.

Fido gave three jumps and he was in his basket, pretending he was sound asleep, but one little black eye was peeping through a gap in the side.

Raggedy jumped into her bed and pulled the covers to her chin, but lay so that her shoe-button eyes could see towards the window.

Little Fairy forms radiant as silver came flitting into the nursery, singing in faraway voices. They carried a little bundle. A beautiful light came from this bundle, and to Raggedy Ann and Fido it seemed like sunshine and moon-

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