Some of the ordinary gingerbread men get a little feisty sometimes—they’ll tie your shoelaces together and stuff—but these are going to be much worse. I thought they could, oh, spook the horses and cut ropes and put rocks in people’s beds—” “—put pepper in the flour an’ set fire to bedrolls—” “—steal their daggers and their socks—” “—put out their eyes while they’re asleep!”