My take on Ma's China doll

Ma Ingalls' China Doll :

The Ingalls' family were all together Almanzo and Laura, Adam and Mary, Carrie, Grace, Albert and soon to be Albert's wife Sylvia Webb and her daughter Sarah were all having dinner together and after dinner little sweet Sarah Webb looking up at the mantle above the fireplace asked her grandma, Caroline Ingalls, (she called her grandma because she was going to be in a few short weeks), "Grandma that is a beautiful china doll."

Mrs Ingalls replies, " Sarah that China Doll has been in my family for centuries my great-grandmother gave it to my grandmother when she was 18 years old and Grandma handed it down to my mom at 18 and mom gave it to me when I turned 18."

Sarah, "That is awesome, must mean alot to you!"

Caroline, "It sure does sweetie! That doll has a lot of family value and history to it my mother told me 'it goes back as far as the 1500s' and has a lot of miles on it too our family would be "lost" without it.' One day when my youngest, Grace is 18 I will give it to her just like my mom and grandma and great-grandma did."

Grace looked at Ma with a smile and said, "Ma when that day comes I promise I will take care of it just like you have!"

Caroline smiles back at Grace and says, "I know you will."

Charles (Pa), standing at the fireplace mantel looking at the china doll picks it up and says, "It is beautiful, Caroline is it okay to pass it around the table for everyone to look at?"

Caroline, "Yes, but be careful with it!"

Passed along the table all the Ingalls' family admires it and gently and lovely puts it back on the mantle. Ma says, "It makes it more like home with it sitting up there!"

Mary the oldest of the Ingalls' girls agrees and says, "It sure does Ma." Then they all have a piece of Ma's Apple pie for dessert...

To Be Continued...