human
Me hear you say ’thee’ to you boy. Me know you Friend.
gpt
And because I was a Friend you saved me—me and my family! Oh, Friend, I thank thee!
human
Friends good people. Good heart. Good friend to Winnebagoes.
gpt
Then you are a Winnebago? Who were the others—those Indians that attacked us?
human
Dirty Sioux.
gpt
Ah, they were Sioux, eh? Are the Sioux hostile to white men?
human
Sioux bad Indian. Heap bad heart. Winnebago good Indian. Heap white man’s friend.
gpt
I am glad, glad indeed to hear it. You don’t know how you relieve my anxious heart. But how did it happen that you came to our aid so opportunely last night?
human
My tribe war with Sioux, he said.
gpt
Heap much trouble now. Inkpaducah on war-path. Kill heap white men. Me hear gun, know trouble. My young men on war-path. Fight Sioux all time. Me come, drive Sioux away.
human
God be thanked you did come. You saved our lives. How can I thank you?