human
Great,--wasn't it?
gpt
Yes; but I advise you to be careful, said the gingerbread man.
human
We know nothing of the people who inhabit this country, and if you should chance to miss the wall when you bound upwards you would become a prisoner and be at the mercy of those who captured you.
gpt
That's true, agreed the bear.
human
I'll be more careful until we get better acquainted. What shall we do now?
gpt
Let's try to find a way into the castle, suggested Chick.
human
It's the only way to get off this wall, for I can't bounce as you do, Para Bruin.
gpt
Nor can I, added John.
human
How strange it is that the island should be divided by this great wall! And how queer to have everything short on one side and tall on the other! But perhaps the people in the castle can explain it all.