human
Now which way did he go?
gpt
You are asking more than I can tell,
human
Shall we go any further? asked Hinpoha doubtfully.
gpt
These woods don't look very easy to walk through.
human
Oh, yes, let's go on,
gpt
We might get lost and not find our way back,
human
We'll remember this big cedar tree, said Uncle Teddy.
gpt
It's the only one around here and it's right near the river.
human
It's queer we don't hear him, said Sahwah.
gpt
You'd think an animal as large as that would make a great noise running through the woods. Just listen to the racket Slim is making over there.
human
That's where the moose has a secret no man can find out, said Uncle Teddy.
gpt
Big and awkward as he is, he moves through the forest as silently as a phantom. How he does it no one knows. A horse or a cow, though smaller, would make ten times as much noise.
human
Do you suppose we'll find our way back to the cedar tree?
gpt
We have been going straight west so far, he said.
human
If we turn for any reason we'll make note of the tree where we turn. It is as easy to find your way through the woods as it is through the city if you will only keep your eyes open for sign posts.
gpt
Now there is a landmark worth noting, said Uncle Teddy, pointing to the tree.
human
Giant cedar, towering above other trees, only one in sight. Fifteen minutes' walk due west from the other cedar beside the river. And you see we will have to turn right here because there seems to be a path at right angles to the direction we have been traveling, while it is swampy straight ahead.
gpt
Due west from cedar by river until you come to another; then turn south.