“I’msogladyoumethim!“saidDaisy，asMrs。JostoppedtolaughatthememoryofthefunnytimeshehadwithUncleTeddy。
“Youmuststudyhardandlearntomakeallkindsofthings，forhesaysheshallcomeouttoteaveryoften，andexpectssomethinguncommonlynice。“
“It’sthesweetest，dearestkitchenintheworld，andI’dratherstudywithitthandoanythingelse。Can’tIlearnpies，andcake，andmacaroni，andeverything？“criedDaisy，dancingroundtheroomwithanewsaucepaninonehandandthetinypokerintheother。
“Allingoodtime。Thisistobeausefulplay，Iamtohelpyou，andyouaretobemycook，soIshalltellyouwhattodo，andshowyouhow。
Thenweshallhavethingsfittoeat，andyouwillbereallylearninghowtocookonasmallscale。I’llcallyouSally，andsayyouareanewgirljustcome，“addedMrs。Jo，settlingdowntowork，whileTeddysatonthefloorsuckinghisthumb，andstaringatthestoveasifitwasalivething，whoseappearancedeeplyinterestedhim。