Pollyanna then explains what she calls the “Glad Game” to Nancy. It began when her father asked for supplies for his missionary efforts, including a doll for Pollyanna. The churchwomen sending the supplies had no doll and sent a pair of crutches instead. Her father explained to the disappointed Pollyanna that the game involved always finding something to be glad about; the crutches could be a source of gladness for Pollyanna and her father because they could be glad that they did not need them. Nancy begins to play the Glad Game in her own life. Pollyanna is unable to tell Aunt Polly about the Glad Game, however, because Aunt Polly, still holding old grudges, refuses to let Pollyanna mention her father.