human
We have been down the stream looking for you--
gpt
Naughty boys to run away! said little Minchen.
human
You sha'n't see my boat sail!
gpt
My ship is aground on that island, said Will, willing to change the subject.
human
I have no way of getting her off. I wonder if the boat we came in is too large to be got up here.
gpt
The boat was taken back to Zaandam, said Hildegarde,
human
The 'America' will have to stay where she is, then,
gpt
Pretty ship is lost! Too bad! said Minchen, pityingly. Then brightly:
human
I'll give you mine!-_may be_,
gpt
I can get your ship off, she said.
human
Take care of my boat till I come back, and don't sail her on any account. I wont be gone long.