One day, the cook went into the kitchen to make some gingerbread.She took some flour and water, and treacle and ginger, and mixedthem all well together, and she put in some more water to make itthin, and then some more flour to make it thick, and a little saltand some spice, and then she rolled it out into a beautiful,smooth, dark-yellow dough.Then she took the square tins and cut out some square cakes for thelittle boys, and with some round tins she cut out some round cakesfor the little girls, and then she said, "I'm going to make alittle gingerbread man for little Bobby." So she took a nice roundlump of dough for his body, and a smaller lump for his head, whichshe pulled out a little for the neck. Two other lumps were stuck onbeneath for the legs, and were pulled out into proper shape, withfeet and toes all complete, and two still smaller pieces were madeinto arms, with dear little hands and fingers.[Illustration]But the nicest work was done on the head, for the top was frizzedup into a pretty sugary hat; on either side was made a dear littleear, and in front, after the nose had been carefully moulded, abeautiful mouth was made out of a big raisin, and two bright littleeyes with burnt almonds and caraway seeds.Then the gingerbread man was finished ready for baking, and a veryjolly little man he was. In fact, he looked so sly that the cookwas afraid he was plotting some mischief, and when the batter wasready for the oven, she put in the square cakes and she put in theround cakes; and then she put in the little gingerbread man in afar back corner, where he couldn't get away in a hurry --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.