human
No, I will not, and if all the world asked me, I would not!
gpt
They want to make me bailiff, if I sit in this cask, but I will not do it!
human
If that is all there is to do in order to become bailiff I will sit in the cask and welcome.
gpt
Yes, that is all, just you get into the cask, and you will become bailiff. So the shepherd agreed, and got in, and the Little Farmer fastened on the top; then he collected the herd of sheep and drove them away. The priest went back to the parish-assembly, and told them the mass had been said. Then they came and began to roll the cask into the water, and as it went the shepherd inside called out,
human
I consent to be bailiff!
gpt
All right; but first you must go down below and look about you a little,