"Eat it quick, while it's hot, for it cools very quickly this winter weather." With this he seized a stone spoon and began putting the hot molasses candy into his mouth, while the others watched him in astonishment.
"Doesn't it burn you ?" asked the girl.
"No indeed," said he.

"Why don't you eat?
Aren't you hungry ?" "Yes," she replied, "I am hungry.

But we usually eat our candy when it is cold and hard.

We always pull molasses candy before we eat it." "Ha, ha, ha!" laughed the Mountain Ear.

"What a funny idea! Where in the world did you come from ?" "California," she said.
"California! Pooh! there isn't any such place.