human
If you know about the Red Branch Knights, said Winifred,
gpt
He is the Lancelot of Irish romance,
human
Well, I don't know anything about Lancelot,
gpt
It doesn't matter for the moment, I said.
human
Lancelot was a knight of great valor, always doing noble deeds.
gpt
So was Cuchullin! cried Winifred, eagerly.
human
Oh, I could tell you wonderful things he did, even as a boy!
gpt
Tell me one, at any rate,
human
Well, I will tell you how he got his name, she began.
gpt
He went to the house of the smith who was giving a feast for the great King Conor (Conor was the boy's uncle). The smith had let out a great hound, for the King forgot to tell him that Cuchullin was coming. The boy came and gave battle to the hound and slew him. When the smith found out that his hound was dead he grieved very much, because the dog had tended his flocks and herds. The boy then offered to watch the cattle and guard them till a hound of equal strength could be found. And because of that he was called Cu-Culann, or the dog of the smith. He had to fight both dogs and men in defence of the cattle. But, then, he was a very brave boy; and, oh, it is a fine thing to have courage!
human
And to use it well as that boy did, I put in.
gpt
I suppose he grew up to be as good and brave a man.
human
Yes, he was a very famous knight. He gained many victories and protected the poor and weak.