human
Coo! coo! we have seen little Kay. A white owl was carrying his sledge; he sat in the Snow Queen's carriage, which drove close by the forest as we lay in our nests. She blew upon us young pigeons, and all died except us two. Coo! coo!
gpt
What are you saying there? asked Gerda.
human
Whither was the Snow Queen traveling? Do you know anything about it?
gpt
She was probably journeying to Lapland, for there they have always ice and snow. Ask the Reindeer that is tied to the cord.
human
There is ice and snow yonder, and it is glorious and fine, said the Reindeer.
gpt
There one may run about free in great glittering plains. There the Snow Queen has her summer tent; but her strong castle is up toward the North Pole, on the island that's called Spitzbergen.
human
O Kay, little Kay!
gpt
You must lie still, exclaimed the robber girl,
human
That's all the same, that's all the same!
gpt
Do you know where Lapland is?
human
Who should know better than I? the creature replied, and its eyes sparkled in its head.
gpt
I was born and bred there; I ran about there in the snow fields.
human
Listen! said the robber girl to Gerda.
gpt
You see all our men have gone away. Only mother is here still, and she'll stay; but toward noon she drinks out of the big bottle, and then she sleeps for a little while; then I'll do something for you.
human
Good morning, my own old nanny goat.