human
Where did you get in?
gpt
Through that round hole at the top.
human
Then why don't you get out through it?
gpt
Because I can't;
human
I have jumped upwards, downwards, backwards, and sideways, at least four thousand times; and I can't get out. I always get up underneath there, and can't find the hole.
gpt
in which he found himself, that the lobster pot had hooks or spikes which were bent in toward the center, so that the opening in the top was but small.]
human
Stop a bit, said Tom.
gpt
Turn your tail up to me, and I'll pull you through hindforemost, and then you won't stick in the spikes.