human
Here are the hermit crabs, said one of the mermaids.
gpt
They steal these shells and live in them, so no enemies can attack them.
human
Don't they get lonesome?
gpt
Perhaps so, my dear. But they do not seem to mind being lonesome. They are great cowards, and think if they can but protect their lives there is nothing else to care for. Unlike the jolly crabs we have just left, the hermits are cross and unsociable.
human
Oh, keep quiet and go away! said one of the hermit crabs, in a grumpy voice.
gpt
No one wants mermaids around here.
human
They're not very polite,
gpt
I know, now, why cross people are called 'crabbed', said Cap'n Bill.
human
They've got dispositions jes' like these 'ere hermit crabs.