NARRATOR 1: In the Dutch colonial town later known as Albany, New York, there lived a baker, Van Amsterdam, who was as honest as he could be.
NARRATOR 4: Each morning, he checked and balanced his scales, and he took great care to give his customers exactly what they paid for—not more, and not less.
NARRATOR 2: Van Amsterdam’s shop was always busy, because people trusted him, and because he was a good baker as well. And never was the shop busier than in the days before December 6, when the Dutch celebrate Saint Nicholas Day.