human
Oh, I know I'll never find my home again!
gpt
Oh, yes, we will, said the rabbit kindly.
human
Don't worry.
gpt
What's that? exclaimed the pussy.
human
Perhaps it is one of the skillery-scalery alligator's children.
gpt
No, I do not think so, said the rabbit.
human
It sounds to me as if some one else were lost in the woods, and I may have to find their home, too. We'll take a look.
gpt
That's queer, said the rabbit,
human
I'll call to them.
gpt
Is any one lost? Do you want me to help you find your home?
human
Oh, I'd be very glad to have you help me, said the crying voice,
gpt
Then who are you, and what is the matter?
human
Oh, I am a robin bird, was the answer,
gpt
Ha, no wonder we couldn't see you,
human
What is the matter?
gpt
I will tell you, said the robin.
human
You know there is a bird called the cowbird or cuckoo, and that bird is too lazy to build a nest for itself. So what do you think it does?
gpt
What?
human
Why it goes around, laying its eggs in the nests of other birds, said the robin.
gpt
Then we birds have to hatch out the cowbird's eggs, and when her children come out they are so unpleasant that they shove our little birdies right out of the nest, and eat all the things we mamma birds bring home to our little ones.
human
Ha! That is very unpleasant, to say the least, spoke the rabbit.
gpt
And are there any cowbirds in your nest now, Mrs. Robin?
human
Not yet, but there are three of the cowbird's eggs here, and they will soon hatch out.
gpt
Why don't you toss out the cowbird's eggs? asked the pussy.
human
Then you won't have to hatch them.
gpt
I would, said the robin,
human
Ha! We must see what we can do, said Uncle Wiggily, who always liked to help people who were in trouble.
gpt
I think I have a plan.
human
What is it?
gpt
Well, I can't climb up that bush, for my paws are not built for that sort of thing, but the pussy can climb very nicely, as she has sharp claws.
human
Indeed I can, said the pussy,