Then she turned up her cuffs, and with a sigh of satisfaction began to stir about her kitchen, having little raptures now and then over the "sweet rolling pin," the "darling dish-tub," or the "cunning pepper-pot." "Now, Sally, take your basket and go to market; here is the list of things I want for dinner," said Mrs.Jo, giving her a bit of paper when the dishes were all in order.
"Where is the market ?" asked Daisy, thinking that the new play got more and more interesting every minute.
"Asia is the market." Away went Sally, causing another stir in the schoolroom as she passed the door in her new costume, and whispered to Demi, with a face full of delight, "It's a perfectly splendid play!" Old Asia enjoyed the joke as much as Daisy, and laughed jollily as the little girl came flying into the room with her cap all on one side, the lids of her basket rattling like castanets and looking like a very crazy little cook.
"Mrs.Aunt Jo wants these things, and I must have them right away," said Daisy, importantly.
"Let's see, honey; here's two pounds of steak, potatoes, squash, apples, bread, and butter.

The meat ain't come yet; when it does I'll send it up.

The other things are all handy." Then Asia packed one potato, one apple, a bit of squash, a little pat of butter, and a roll, into the basket, telling Sally to be on the watch for the butcher's boy, because he sometimes played tricks.
"Who is he ?" and Daisy hoped it would be Demi.
"You'll see," was all Asia would say; and Sally went off in great spirits, singing a verse from dear Mary Howitt's sweet story in rhyme: "Away went little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine, The new-made pot of butter, And the little flask of wine." "Put everything but the apple into the store-closet for the present," said Mrs.Jo, when the cook got home.
There was a cupboard under the middle shelf, and on opening the door fresh delights appeared.

One half was evidently the cellar, for wood, coal, and kindlings were piled there.

The other half was full of little jars, boxes, and all sorts of droll contrivances for holding small quantities of flour, meal, sugar, salt, and other household stores.