human
If there was a good wind, said George,
gpt
It's too big to shake, remarked Nan.
human
Why, you never could shake that tree. I can't even reach around it.
gpt
You can't shake it by standing on the ground and pushing against it, said George.
human
I'll climb up among the branches and shake them. I've often done it.
gpt
How are you going to climb such a big tree, when you can't get your arms around it?
human
I'll show you, answered George.
gpt
Do you see this little thin tree, growing close to the big chestnut?
human
Yes,
gpt
Well, I'm going to climb up the little tree until I get high enough to step from it into the branches of the big one, went on George.
human
Then we'll have plenty of nuts.
gpt
And after we pick up all we want, can we eat?
human
Hungry already; are you? asked George.
gpt
Well, it does give one an appetite to come out on a crisp, cold day like this. Yes, after we gather up the nuts I'm going to shake down we'll see what mother put in the box.