He did not get on well ; the cow tramped on his foot , and finally upset the bucket . `` What are you to do when a cow wo n't stand straight ? '' spluttered Felix angrily . `` That 's the question , '' said Uncle Roger , shaking his head gravely . Uncle Roger 's laughter was hard to bear , but his gravity was harder . Meanwhile , in the pantry the Story Girl , apron-enshrouded , was being initiated into the mysteries of bread-making . Under Felicity 's eyes she set the bread , and on the morrow she was to bake it . `` The first thing you must do in the morning is knead it well , '' said Felicity , `` and the earlier it 's done the better -- because it 's such a warm night . '' With that we went to bed , and slept as soundly as if tragedies of blue chests and turnips and crooked cows had no place in the scheme of things at all . CHAPTER XIII . AN OLD PROVERB WITH A NEW MEANING It was half-past five when we boys got up the next morning . We were joined on the stairs by Felicity , yawning and rosy . `` Oh , dear me , I overslept myself . Uncle Roger wanted breakfast at six . Well , I suppose the fire is on anyhow , for the Story Girl is up . I guess she got up early to knead the bread . She could n't sleep all night for worrying over it . '' The fire was on , and a flushed and triumphant Story Girl was taking a loaf of bread from the oven . `` Just look , '' she said proudly . `` I have every bit of the bread baked .
I got up XXXXX three , and it was lovely and light , so I just gave it a right good kneading and popped it into the oven .
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