human
Ah, these must be the beings called Mifkets,
gpt
That's easy enough to guess, retorted one of the group, coming nearer to the gingerbread man and impudently thrusting forward its putty-like face, which it wrinkled and distorted in a disturbing manner.
human
It's easy enough to tell we're Mifkets; but what in the name of Jucklethub are you? And what strange child of the human's is this with you?
gpt
I'm a gingerbread man, answered John, with dignity;
human
We know what a man is; and we know what a child is; but what's gingerbread?
gpt
We'll take your word for it, growled the third creature. And then it added:
human
What are you doing here?
gpt
Standing still, just now,