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How many dolls(洋娃娃)can you stuff(塞)into a spare room? The 1
2,300-comes from Gali Little and Katie Banman, both 11, and Katie’s 9-year-old sister, Sarah．They know 2 they just did it．
The girls weren’t trying to 3 it into the Guinness(吉尼斯)Book of World Records．They want to 4 children who lost so 5 during hurricanes(飓风)Katrina and Rita．
“My mom and I were 6 the news and I saw a lot of children, and 7 of them had amy possessions(私人物品)…I thought they might 8 a doll to hold onto and tell secrets to,”Gali said．
Gali 9 her idea of collectin dolls with Katie and Sarah, who are friends as well as neighbors, and the project was 10 way．The girls start their 11 at their schools first．They also collected 12 in their neighborhood．
The girls were very 13 with their success．“I thought we would get only about 100 dolls．”Sarah said．
When the three-week 14 time is over, the dolls are shipped to a charity group．It will then 15 the dolls to children still in shelters(庇护所)in hurricane-hit areas．
16 do the girls feel about kids having new 17 friends to hold onto because of their actions?“Proud,”the three said with one 18 ．
This story has a 19 ending in more than one way．Not only will thousands of kids be getting new dolls, but Gali’s mom now also has her spare 20 back．
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