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Summary
The story opens with the unnamed narrator explaining that "dear old Mrs. Hay" (1), who had stayed at the Burnell house, sent the Burnell children a doll's house. The house is described as so big that it required two men to carry it into the courtyard, where it sat on top of two wooden boxes in the middle of the summer. The house smelled of fresh paint, and Aunt Beryl had expressed concern that the smell would make people sick. Soon, though, the doll's house is uncovered and sits on display. It is green with yellow detailing, small red and white chimneys, real glass windows, a yellow door "like a little slab of toffee" (2), and a small porch on the front. Once opened, the inside is even more impressive, as it is decorated with the same detail as a real house and consists of...
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This section contains 1,397 words (approx. 4 pages at 400 words per page) |