Almost 10 years ago, I sent a letter to a readers' column of a magazine, writing about my dream doll．“The doll does not need to be a luxurious(奢侈的) one, but she must look as if she listens when I talk to her, like the doll－Emily－in A Little Princess．Several weeks later, a letter came from an unknown Japanese lady．She had read my letter at a Japanese bookshop in Denver．

　　“I got interested in your dream doll,” she wrote．“I have made bisque(桔黄色的) dolls as my hobby for a long time．Perhaps none of my dolls is good enough to suit your dream, but I would be happy if one of my dolls could join your doll family．”

　　That is how I got Rosa．She was very beautiful and well-made．To be honest, I had never imagined my dream doll as something so beautiful．Up to that time, my doll family had consisted of just an odd mixture of rather poor, old creatures．Sometimes, their very helplessness seemed to be the main reason I was attracted to them．

　　Now, this Rosa here was far from any kind of poorness．She might not need anyone to take care of her．While I was looking at her, she was also looking at me－quite patiently．Besides being beautiful, I noticed she looked good-natured, innocent(天真的), and very sympathetic．

　　“Well, isn't she like Emily?” I asked myself．“To have someone you can nurse is wonderful, but you may also need somebody else who is willing to share your problems and pleasures．Wasn't that the quality I saw in Emily who gave me the idea of the dream doll in the first place?”

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