human
Who is there?
gpt
Oh, I'm lost! cried the voice.
human
I came to the store to buy a chocolate lollypop, and I can't find my way back,
gpt
Oh, you poor little dear! cried Uncle Wiggily.
human
And so you are lost? Well, don't you know what to do? As soon as you are lost you must go to a policeman and ask him to take you home. Policemen always know where everybody lives.
gpt
But there are no policemen here,
human
That's so, agreed Uncle Wiggily.
gpt
Well, pretend that I am a policeman, and I'll take you home. Where do you live?
human
If I knew, said the chipmunk,
gpt
I would go home myself. All that I know is that I live in a hollow stump.
human
Hum! exclaimed Uncle Wiggily.
gpt
There are so many hollow stumps here, that I can't tell which one it is. We will go to each one, and when you find the one that is your home, just tell me.
human
But that is not the worst, said the chipmunk.
gpt
I have lost my bright, new penny that my mamma gave me for a chocolate lollypop. Oh dear. Isn't it terrible.
human
Perhaps this is your penny,
gpt
It is the very one! cried the lost chipmunk, joyfully.
human
Oh, how good of you to find it for me.
gpt
Well, thought Uncle Wiggily with a sorrowful sigh as he handed over the penny,
human
I thought I had found the beginning of my fortune, but I've lost it again. Never mind. I'll try to-morrow.