once upon a time a small robot was dawdling down a path in a woods

the robot stopped to look at a rock, or a flower.

it was gathering information on what things existed in the world

eventually the robot encountered a hut at an end of the path

it recognised the hut was not alive and began exploring it to understand it better

soon it had figured out how to open the door

inside was a gnarled old gnome

gnome: “oh! hello, a robot?”

robot: “beep?”