human
Take this distaff and go to the palace. Sit down in the courtyard near the gate. If any one asks you what you want for the distaff, say two feet and don't exchange it for anything else.
gpt
Mother! she cried.
human
Come and see! There's that boy again sitting near the gate and this time he has a golden distaff!
gpt
What do you want for the distaff?
human
Two feet,
gpt
Two feet?
human
Yes, two feet.
gpt
Tell me, what will your father do with two feet?
human
I don't know. I never ask my father what he does with anything. But whatever he tells me to do, I do. That is why I can't exchange the distaff for anything but two feet.
gpt
Listen, mother, Zloboha said,
human
Well, do as you please,