human
Whist! the men threw the rope over the branch of the huge oak. Up went the tent into the air, and the king was strangled with his own golden chain.
gpt
What a horrible story! said Sigrid with a shudder.
human
What became of the princess?
gpt
Oh, she and the other captives hastened away to the ships and sailed back to Finland. When the Vikings awoke from their heavy sleep, they were wild with rage. But there was nothing to do but to bury the king beneath a great mound of earth, which the waves long since washed away.
human
Ugh! I am glad I did not live in those cruel days, aren't you, Erik?
gpt
Just think what fun it would be to sail away in a brave ship, out on the wild ocean where no man had ever been before. Those old Vikings were as strong as giants and feared nothing in the world. I must finish studying my lessons now, but I'll tell you another tale some other time.
human
I'LL bring you a gingerbread goat,
gpt
Next year you shall go too, my son,