human
You will help me in the work that the chow gives me to do, now that you are one of us, will you not?
gpt
I will promise this. Whenever you go, I will stay at home, and when I stay at home, you will go and work.
human
I thank you, my son.
gpt
This time you go, and I will stay at home,
human
Now, I will stay at home, whilst you go.
gpt
Kee-oo-yai --the great boaster. Never entered into his ear a tale of danger, but his mouth opened to speak of a greater one which had been his; never a feat of strength but he could tell of one requiring greater strength which he had done, so, when the men of the village talked together and saw him drawing near, they would derisively say,
human
There is the great boaster coming. We must flee from his face for, is not he as strong and brave as the elephant? And we, compared to him are but as the dogs, or as the pigs.
gpt
Verily, I can bring him to have a face of shame before his neighbors, for, in one thing I can excel any man almost. I can run for a short distance and my heart does not beat faster, neither can any man say that my heart is quicker than when I am but seated, doing no labor. I will challenge the boaster to run up a hill with me, breathing but four times until the top is reached.
human
If you can run and draw breath but four times, I can run the same distance and draw breath but twice,
gpt
Had we been running down-hill, I am sure that I could have done more than you.
human
Your words are truly large, but your works are but small. Never again will we listen to you, for a young lad has overcome one who says that he is stronger than the strongest. From that time never were they troubled, for,
gpt
Kee-oo-yai,