Apple Annie

Once upon a time...

 Rosie and her mother were admiring the beautiful apple blossoms while taking Honey for a walk.

Rosie was certain one pretty little blossom was smiling just at her.

Weeks later...

Rosie's little blossom had grown up to be a very fine apple and Rosie decided to name her Annie.

 The next day...

Rosie was surprised to find Apple Annie sitting on the ground.

Rosie just couldn't bring herself to take a bite of her special apple friend.

Back home...

Granny Hardy was visiting Rosie's mother because it was their weekly baking day.  Mrs. Hardy asked her daughter if she would like to make a mini apple pie with her apple.

 Rosie told her mother Apple Annie was more like a friend than a snack and she wanted to keep her forever!

 Granny Hardy has an idea.

She would like to borrow Apple Annie for a while.

Three weeks later...

 It was time for Granny Hardy to make something very special for her granddaughter.

Finally...

When Granny was a little girl, her grandmother made her a doll using a dried out apple for her head.

Now Rosie would have her very own Apple Annie doll!

Rosie cannot believe her pretty apple blossom friend, who turned into her beautiful apple friend, is now her FOREVER apple doll friend!

It was the best of days for Rosie, Granny Hardy, and most of all Apple Annie...who never has to worry about being in someone's piece of pie!

~And they lived happily ever after~
The End