Trouble in the Cabbage Patch

The Christmas before, there had been several fist-fights in stores across the nation over the toy “Cabbage Patch Kids.” Cathy Andre’s mother, Shirley, however found a way to creat her own “kid.”

It was made from old nylon panty-hose and cotton batting, with movable arms and legs. And best of all, Shirley’s were more life-like and bigger than the original toy.

However, it caused nearly as much trouble.

One afternoon, Cathy and her mother were at the post office when Shirley took the doll from the back seat of her car and placed it in the trunk of the vehicle. A woman saw this and mistook the stuffed-toy for a real child and called police.

It would have been fun to see the officer’s face when Shirley lifted the trunk lid.