How sleepy she was!
"I'll get down before the Kitchen Folks are awake," she whispered.
She carried her little shoes in her hand and stole softly downstairs, stopping in the dining-room to put them on.
"Nonsense, you!" she recognized the voice of Tea Kettle.
"Just wait till I read it out of my little book," mimicked a new voice.
"For shame, you saucy Pan!" exclaimed Big Iron Pot.
"Just wait until I read it!"
Mary Frances peeped into the kitchen. In the middle of the floor stood little Sauce Pan, pretending to read out of a book:
"'How to Make Potato Pie Out of Sauer-kraut.'"