Polly smiled again, and said: “I have a new apron that I was going to wear to the picnic.”
“The better to cook with my dear,” said a sugary voice.
Polly looked about, but could not see the Gingerbread Boy, though she felt sure he had spoken.
Polly said: “I will make some gingerbread cookies, and see what comes of it.”
As Polly mixed the cookies a sugary voice cried:
“More sugar, more spice,
Make everything nice.”
Then the most wonderful thing happened!
The little rolling-pin that Polly was using turned to gold; and how it did roll out those gingerbread cookies! Then the cutter turned to gold, and cut them out into queer shapes and sizes.
The currants jumped upon the cookies making funny faces upon them.