human
I went down to the carrot patch last night, he told her.
gpt
And I must say I don't see why you're so fond of carrots. They're not half as good as some big green balls that I found in the garden. I call the carrot leaves tough. But the big green balls have very tender leaves.
human
Do you mean to tell me, she asked him,
gpt
Why, yes! said Nimble.
human
I saw nothing else to eat. There was no fruit on them.
gpt
Ho! cried his mother.
human
You have to dig with your toes to reach the carrots themselves. They're down in the ground. And to my mind there's nothing any juicier and sweeter and tenderer than nice young carrots, eaten by the light of the moon.
gpt
Oh, well! It wouldn't have made any difference if I _had_ dug the carrots out of the dirt. They wouldn't have tasted right anyhow. For there was no moon last night!