#include<iostream>

int main() 
{
	std::cout << "Please type in the length you want:";
	std::string::size_type cols;
	std::cin >> cols;
	std::cout << "Please type in the hight you want:";
	std::string::size_type rows;
	std::cin >> rows;
	std::cout << std::endl; 
	
	for(int r = 0;r !=rows;r++) {
		int c = 0;
		while(c != cols) {
			if (r == 0 || c == 0 || c == cols - 1 )
			std::cout << '*';
			else
			std::cout << ' ';
			c++;
			}
		cols--;	
		std::cout << std::endl;
	}
	return 0;
}