human
I wonder what it is, mused Mrs. Bobbsey.
gpt
I hope no 'almost' accidents are going to happen.
human
I'll go see what it is,
gpt
Oh, it's a big merry-go-round!
human
A merry-go-round?
gpt
Yes, a man has a big merry-go-round in pieces on three or four big wagons, Bert reported.
human
Something's the matter with the engine--it runs by a steam engine, and something's the matter!
gpt
Bert, go call your father, said Mrs. Bobbsey, for her husband had gone to the far side of the grove to get another ice cream tub from the truck on which they were brought to the picnic.
human
We don't want any strange men setting up a merry-go-round here. Call your father!
gpt
What's all this, Mother? asked Mr. Bobbsey, who, with his coat off and his sleeves rolled up, was working hard to help the ladies at the Sunday school picnic.
human
What's all this about a merry-go-round coming here?
gpt
I don't know that it is coming here, answered Mrs. Bobbsey, with a smile.
human
But some sort of affair is thundering along the road. You can see the crowd of children near it. A merry-go-round some one said. I thought perhaps some men owning one of those traveling affairs had heard about our picnic and had come here to set up a machine. We don't want anything like that.
gpt
No, agreed Mr. Bobbsey with a smile.
human
We don't. I'll go see about it,