human
Have you invited any boys to the party?
gpt
Yes, some, answered Nan.
human
But only a few.
gpt
Then I'll come, he said.
human
I don't like a party with just nothing but girls.
gpt
And I'll help Nan bake her cake,
human
So will I, added Freddie.
gpt
I like to clean out the cake dishes, and eat the sweet dough and the icing.
human
Oh, I want to do some of that, too!
gpt
I can see what kind of a time you're going to have making your cake! laughed Bert,
human
Oh, I'll take care of them,
gpt
Goin' t' bake a cake, is yo'? asked Dinah, when Nan came out in the kitchen the next Saturday, which was the date of the party.
human
Don't yo' all t'ink yo'd bettah let me make it fo' yo'?
gpt
No, thank you, Dinah, I want to make it myself, said Nan.
human
I want to show the girls and boys that I know how to make a cake almost, if not quite, as well as you and mother make them.
gpt
Well, honey, ef yo' makes a cake as good as yo' ma, den yo' will suttinly be a fine cook, returned Dinah.
human
Fo' yo' ma is suah a prime cake-maker!
gpt
Oh, I don't suppose the cake will be as good as mother's, said Nan,
human
I'm going to help!
gpt
So'm I,
human
Well, there's not much you can do, said Nan,
gpt
Oh, yo' won't be in mah way, honey-lamb! said the loving old colored woman.
human
Jest make yo'se'f right t' home.