human
Who-oo, who-oo goes there?
gpt
Hiss-ss, hiss-ss!
human
Halt! What is your business here?
gpt
I'm visiting friends that live in a hole in that cave,
human
I advise you to do your visiting some other time, said the owl.
gpt
Father Thrift is sleeping in the cave to-night. He must not be disturbed.
human
Such strong claws, such a hooked bill, such sharp eyes, are not to be trifled with, thought the snake, as he wriggled along toward home.
gpt
But what is the forest coming to when one can't visit his friends? Besides, who is Father Thrift, anyway?
human
Come to the cave, here, at ten o'clock in the morning and don't forget. Tell your friends to come, too. There will be a meeting of all the animals of the forest.