You rush to the craft cupboard and start gathering supplies—popsicle sticks, glitter glue, ribbons, and an old jingle bell. "This is going to be the most amazing cookie sleigh ever!" you declare proudly. The gingerbread men watch in silence as you work. You even add a gumdrop steering wheel and two peppermint "rockets" for speed. It's a masterpiece of sugar engineering! "Ta-da!" you announce. "All aboard the Gingerbread Express!" The cookies climb inside, chattering excitedly. You give the sleigh a gentle push across the kitchen floor…and it immediately falls apart. Peppermints roll everywhere. Gumdrops bounce under the fridge. A gingerbread man slides off on a frosting skid, yelling, "Mayday! Mayday! My icing's melting!" You sigh, shoulders slumping. "Okay, maybe engineering isn't my specialty." The cookie leader pats your finger kindly. "You tried your best, Oven Master. But we think we'll find our own way north." You blink. "You will?" He nods, smiling.