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LISTEN-A-LOT DOLL
While in a toy store, my husband and I overheard a mother and her small daughter discussing the doll. “What does it do?” the child would ask about each one. The mother would answer, “It talks,” or “It wets,” or “It cries.” The dolls were rather expensive, so the mother tried to direct her little girl’s interest toward an ordinary one that was more reasonably priced. “Does it do anything?” the child asked. “Yes,” the mother replied. “It listens.” The little girl reached eagerly for the doll. By Dinah Smith