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Observational anecdote of children in a toy department: a girl wants a simple doll, and a boy philosophically accepts a pricey mechanical wolf from the Red Riding Hood story, highlighting modest desires.
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Mechanical Toy Department
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A girl modestly desires a doll-baby among sawdust images. Children are taken shopping to earn what pleases them. A philosophical boy reacts to a mechanical wolf toy that wags its head for fifteen dollars, commenting in a tone of acceptance without reproach for Red Riding Hood.