human
I'm afraid,
gpt
Afraid of what?
human
I'm afraid of ma, sobbed Willie.
gpt
She's a-goin' to bury me. She's got the spade hid under my bed now.
human
There, there, Willie, she said, stroking him kindly.
gpt
Where is your ma?
human
She's out in the orchard with Ebbie and Rebbie.
gpt
Well now, deary, don't you say nothin' at all to your ma, an' we'll fool her. The idea of buryin' a nice little boy like you! You just go an' get me that spade an' I'll hide it in my room. Then, when your ma asks for it, you don't know nothin' about it. See?