human
You're in pain, she remarked to the Major.
gpt
I knew it the moment I set eyes on you.
human
I hope you'll give me something to make me feel better,
gpt
I will, Aunt Polly Woodchuck promised. And putting her hand inside a basket that she carried on her arm, she drew forth a red apple.
human
Here! she said,
gpt
No! he groaned.
human
I don't want any more apples. I've had too many already.
gpt
I thought so, she said. And she dropped the red apple back into her basket.
human
Now, she went on, turning again to the Major,
gpt
I should like to ask whether you're fond of corn.
human
I object! he cried.
gpt
The less said about corn, the better!
human
I merely wondered, she said,
gpt
Certainly not! Mr. Crow exploded.
human
Certainly not! And he glared at the old lady as if to say:
gpt
Change the subject--for pity's sake!
human
You're a stranger in these parts, I take it, Aunt Polly said, turning once more to Major Monkey.
gpt
No doubt you've been used to eating different food from what you get hereabouts.
human
That's so, the Major admitted.
gpt
I've been living mostly on boiled rice, with a baked potato now and then.
human
Ah! Cooked food! said Aunt Polly.
gpt
And if you had that sort of fare, you must have been living with _men_.
human
I don't care to talk about my past, he murmured.
gpt
Just you give me something to warm my stomach a bit. That's all I ask of you.
human
Chew these, she directed him.
gpt
And if you don't feel better to-morrow I'll lose my guess.
human
Haven't you a lump of sugar to make this dose taste better?
gpt
There! Aunt Polly cried.
human
You've been fed by _men_! I knew it all the time.
gpt
Where are you going to spend the night?
human
That haystack is a good place, said the Major.
gpt
I believe I'll live there as long as I stay in Pleasant Valley.
human
It's not far from the farmhouse, Mr. Crow observed.
gpt
Perhaps you could steal--er--I mean _find_ a little cooked food there now and then.
human
That's an idea,