The Racketty-Packetty House
Week of August 18, 2008
Block 13:
The Princess was filled with joy at the sight of the Racketty-Packetty
house and the dolls.
After she declares that she could never forgive Cynthia if she were to burn
the Racketty-Packetty dolls and their house, Cynthia decides to give them to
the Princess as a gift.
When Lady Patsy is found with the Racketty-Packettys, the Princess begs Cynthia to keep Peter Piper and Lady Patsy together as they had their arms about each other when the Princess picked them up. The Princess sets all the dolls down and tells the that they will be coming to live with her, and shall all be dressed beautifully again and the house shall be mended, papered and painted and made as lovely as it ever was. “And I am going to like you better than all my other dolls’ houses – just as Grandmamma said she liked hers.”
Racketty-Packetty house was taken to a splendid Nursery in the Palace and Meg, Peg, Kilmanskeg, Ridiklis, Gustibus and Peter Piper were made so gorgeous that if they had not been so nice they would have grown proud. But they only grew jollier. Peter Piper and Lady Patsy were married. Ridiklis’ left leg was mended and she was painted into a beauty again, but she remained the useful one. The dolls in the other dolls’ houses would curtsy when a Racketty-Packetty doll passed by them. Peter Piper could barely stand it because he wanted to stand on his head and laugh, so when they were curtsied at, they would run into their drawing-room and giggle, and then join hands in a ring and dance round and round, kicking up their heels and laughing until they tumbled down into a heap.
DISCUSSION:
What a happy ending to a perfectly delightful story. Thank goodness Queen Crosspatch and her workers appeared in the nick of time or this story could have had a very different ending.
What a delightful little girl the Princess was. To fall in love with
the old run down house and the beaten up dolls and to want them so badly. I
noticed she did not demand that Cynthia give her the house and the dolls. She
only expressed her delight in what she would do if she owned the house and dolls.
Being used to living in great wealth and having everything they want, I am sure
some Princesses would think it was their right to demand possession of something
they desired. I’m glad Cynthia decided to give the RP’s and the
house to the Princess. She was probably so in awe of the Princess that she would
have given her anything. What a happy ending for the Racketty-Packettys. It
sounds like they are going about their days without a care in the world, knowing
that they are all together, living in a house they love, and knowing they are
loved and cared for by the Princess.
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I think she probably would have had to give the house to the Princess--and I
am so glad! I think the Princess will be a much better Mama than Cynthia!
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I have not participated in this book, but I have enjoyed everyone’s
entries and dolls and yes I am glad it had the ending it did.
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This really was a sweet little book. I'm glad we read it and I have
it in my "collection." I didn't get to any of the projects, but enjoyed
very much seeing all the clever creations. The clothespin dolls were awesome.