Who will be cook?"
"I will be cook," said Alice, "if you will show me how."
"So you shall, my dear," said Jacob, and I will show you how. There's
some potatoes in the basket in the corner, and some onions hanging on
the string; we must have some water--who will fetch it?"
"I will," said Edward, who took a pail, and went out to the spring.
The potatoes were peeled and washed by the children--Jacob and Edward
cut the venison into pieces--the iron pot was cleaned; and then the
meat and potatoes put with water into the pot, and placed on the fire.
"Now I'll cut up the onions, for they will make your eyes water."
"I don't care," said Humphrey, "I'll cut and cry at the same time."
And Humphrey took up a knife, and cut away most manfully, although he
was obliged to wipe his eyes with his sleeve very often.
"You are a fine fellow, Humphrey," said Jacob. "Now we'll put the
onions in, and let it all boil up together. Now you see, you have
cooked your own dinner; ain't that pleasant?"
"Yes," cried they all; "and we will eat our own dinners as soon as it
is ready."
"Then, Humphrey, you must get some of the platters down which are on
the drawer; and, Alice, you will find some knives in the drawer. And
let me see, what can little Edith do? Oh, she can go to the cupboard
and find the salt-cellar.
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