human
I'm coming to dwell among your people, she said.
gpt
I'm wondering what form I shall take in order to add to the children's joy.
human
They love to hear the birds sing,
gpt
I shall not live in the tree-tops,
human
Choose your own way to live, Star-Maiden,
gpt
I shall live among you as a flower, she said.
human
Surely the children's hearts are gladdened by the blossoms of the earth.
gpt
They are, indeed, declared the chief.
human
The mountain-rose is wondrously beautiful.
gpt
Oh, but it is too far away from the children,
human
The prairie dandelion makes our little ones clap their hands in glee,
gpt
The buffalo's hoof often crushes the prairie dandelion.
human
You would be safe from harm if you should choose the rocky cliffs for your blooming place.
gpt
The children seldom climb the cliffs. I must live where the children can see me.
human
I know! I know! I'll live in the clear streamlet and bloom on its surface. I shall feel soft breezes blow and hear the birds sing. In the branches which bend over me the warblers will build their nests. The children will play on the banks, and they will touch me with their little hands as they glide safely along in their canoes. Look for me in the streamlet.