

In others, the broken-hearted child is billed for her doll’sįuneral. In some versions of the legend, the doll is returned in a little coffin suitable for burial. But that didn’t stop people from believing them. It wasn’t long before sad tales of cold-hearted death certificates received instead of refurbished much-loved dollies began to make the rounds.

They were ripe to become fodder for an urban legend.
