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Polly went to school every day except Saturdays and Sundays. She liked it very much. Peter stayed at home and played with Tim and Wag-wag and Collie. He liked that better than going to school.

Polly came home from school early. She had plenty of time to play.

One day Polly said, “I know something to do. Let’s have a school.”

“We used to do that,” said Peter.

“Yes, we did, Peter. But I know how to play it better than I did. I go to school now, so I can play it better.”

“I do not like to play school,” said Tim. “Let’s not.”

“We are going to,” said Polly. “You need not, if you do not wish.”

“Well,” said Tim, “I will, if Collie may play, too.”

“Of course, Collie may,” said Polly. “Dogs make good pupils. Wag-wag must play, too. Peter, please go into the house and get some of the doll family. Then we shall have quite a large school.”

“Shall we have it out of doors?” asked Peter. “You do not have your real one out of doors.”

“Sometimes we do,” said Polly. “I like that very much. You and I will have ours out of doors until it is winter.”

“I wish it were winter now,” said Peter. “I am tired of autumn.”

“Well, I am not,” said Polly. “I hope that it will be autumn for a long, long time.”

“It will not,” Tim said. “My father thinks that a hard frost will come any night. He has taken all our pumpkins into the barn.”

“So has my father,” said Polly. “Oh, I know something! We will play school in the barn. Then we will use the pumpkins for chairs. Come on!”

Polly and Peter picked up the doll family, and away the three children ran. After them ran Collie and Wag-wag.

Taken from the Peter and Polly series.