human
Back ther', mister.
gpt
Yonder.
human
But--but who're your folks? Where are they?
gpt
Guess I ain't got none. Pop an' ma's dead. Our farm was burnt right out. Y' see there was a prairie fire. It was at night, an' we was abed. Pop got me out, an' went back for ma. I never see him agin. I never see ma. An' ther' wa'an't no farm left. Guess they're sure dead.
human
What's your name?
gpt
Buck,
human
Buck--what?
gpt
Buck--jest plain, mister.
human
But your father's name--what was that?
gpt
Pop.
human
Yes, yes. That's what you called him. What did the folks call him?
gpt
Ther' wa'an't no folks. Jest pop, an' ma, an' me.