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       An' thin�察�a minute afther�察�In comes the small Rid Hin�察�An' shuts the 

door�察�and locks it�察�too�察�An' thinks�察 �I'm safely in。; 

       An' thin she tarns around An' looks be'ind the door�察�There shtands the 

Fox wid his big tail Shpread out upon the floor。 

       Dear    me�   �she   was   so   schared   Wid    such   a  wondrous      sight�察 �She 

dropped her apronful of shticks�察�An' flew up in a fright�察�

       An' lighted on the bame Across on top the room�察 �Aha� ─�says she�察 �ye 

don't have me�察�Ye may as well go home。; 

       ;Aha� ─�says Fox�察 �we'll see�察�I'll bring yees down from that。; So out 

he marched upon the floor Right under where she sat。 



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       An' thin he whiruled around�察�An' round an' round an' round�察�Fashter 

an' fashter an' fashter�察�Afther his tail on the ground。 

       Until the small Rid Hin She got so dizzy�察�shure�察�Wid lookin' at the 

Fox's tail�察�She jist dropped on the floor。 

       An' Fox he whipped her up�察�An' pit her in his bag�察�An' off he started 

all alone�察�Him and his little dag。 

       All day  he tracked   the   wood Up hill an' down   again�察�An'   wid him�察�

shmotherin' in the bag�察�The little small Rid Hin。 

       Sorra a know she knowed Awhere she was that day�察�Says she�察 �I'm 

biled an' ate up�察�shure�察�An' what'll be to pay�拭─�

       Thin she betho't hersel'�察�An' tuk her schissors out�察�An' shnipped a big 

hole in the bag�察�So she could look about。 

       An' 'fore ould   Fox   could think   She  lept   right outshe  did�察 �An'  thin 

picked up a great big shtone�察�An' popped it in instid。 

       An' thin she rins off home�察�Her outside door she locks�察�Thinks she�察�

;You see you don't have me�察�You crafty�察�shly ould Fox。; 

       An' Fox�察�he tugged away Wid the great big hivy shtone�察�Thimpin' his 

shoulders very bad As he wint in alone。 

       An' whin he came in sight O' his great din o' rocks�察�Jist watchin' for 

him at the door He shpied ould mither Fox。 

       ;Have ye the pot a´bilin'�拭─�Says he to ould Fox thin�察 �Shure an' it is�察�

me child�察─�says she�察 �Have ye the small Rid Hin�拭─�

       ;Yes�察�jist here in me bag�察�As shure as I shtand here�察�Open the lid till I 

pit her in�此�Open itniver fear。; 

       So the rashkill cut the sthring�察�An' hild the big bag over�察 �Now when 

I shake it in�察─�says he�察 �Do ye pit on the cover。; 

       ;Yis�察�that I will�察─�an' thin The shtone wint in wid a dash�察�An' the pot 

oy bilin' wather Came over them ker´splash。 

       An' schalted 'em both to death�察�So they couldn't brathe no more�察�An' 

the little small Rid Hin lived safe�察�Jist where she lived before。 



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          THE STORY OF EPAMINONDAS AND HIS 



                                  AUNTIE��1�А�



     ��1�А�A Southern nonsense tale。 

     Epaminondas   used   to   go   to   see   his   Auntie   'most   every   day�察  �and   she 

nearly always gave him something to take home to his Mammy。 

     One   day   she   gave   him   a   big   piece   of   cake�察  �nice�察  �yellow�察  �rich   gold´ 

cake。 

     Epaminondas took it in his fist and held it all scrunched up tight�察�like 

this�察�and came along home。 By the time he got home there wasn't anything 

left but a fistful of crumbs。 His Mammy said�察�

     ;What you got there�察�Epaminondas�拭─�

     ;Cake�察�Mammy�察─�said Epaminondas。 

     ;Cake� ─�said his Mammy。 ;Epaminondas�察�you ain't got the sense you 

was born with� �That's no way to carry cake。 The way to carry cake is to 

wrap it all up nice in some leaves and put it in your hat�察�and put your hat 

on your head�察�and come along home。 You hear me�察�Epaminondas�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�Mammy�察─�said Epaminondas。 

    Next   day   Epaminondas   went   to   see   his   Auntie�察  �and   she   gave   him   a 

pound of butter for his Mammy�察�fine�察�fresh�察�sweet butter。 

     Epaminondas wrapped it up in leaves and put it in his hat�察�and put his 

hat on his head�察�and came along home。 It was a very hot day。 Pretty soon 

the   butter   began   to   melt。   It   melted�察  �and   melted�察  �and   as   it   melted   it   ran 

down Epaminondas' forehead�察�then it ran over his face�察�and in his ears�察�and 

down his neck。 When he got home�察�all the butter Epaminondas had was 

ON HIM。 His Mammy looked at him�察�and then she said�察�

     ;Law's sake� �Epaminondas�察�what you got in your hat�拭─�

     ;Butter�察�Mammy�察─�said Epaminondas�察 �Auntie gave it to me。; 

     ;Butter� ─�said his Mammy。 ;Epaminondas�察�you ain't got the sense you 

was born with� �Don't you know that's no way to carry butter�拭�The way to 

carry butter is to wrap it up in some leaves and take it down to the brook�察�

and cool it in the water�察�and cool it in the water�察�and cool it in the water�察�

and then take it on your hands�察�careful�察�and bring it along home。; 

     ;Yes�察�Mammy�察─�said Epaminondas。 



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     By  and   by�察  �another   day�察  �Epaminondas   went   to   see   his   Auntie   again�察�

and this time she gave him a little new puppy´dog to take home。 

     Epaminondas put it in some leaves and took it down to the brook�察�and 

there he cooled it in the water�察�and cooled it in the water�察�and cooled it in 

the water�察�then he took it in his hands and came along home。 When he got 

home�察�the puppy´dog was dead。 His Mammy looked at it�察�and she said�察�

     ;Law's sake� �Epaminondas�察�what you got there�拭─�

     ;A puppy´dog�察�Mammy�察─�said Epaminondas。 

     ;A    PUPPY´DOG� ─         �said   his  Mammy。       ;My    gracious    sakes   alive�察�

Epaminondas�察  �you   ain't   got   the   sense   you   was   born   with�   �That   ain't   the 

way to carry a puppy´dog� �The way to carry a puppy´dog is to take a long 

piece of string and tie one end of it round the puppy´dog's neck and put the 

puppy´dog on the ground�察�and take hold of the other end of the string and 

come along home�察�like this。; 

     ;All right�察�Mammy�察─�said Epaminondas。 

     Next   day�察  �Epaminondas   went   to   see   his   Auntie   again�察  �and   when   he 

came to go home she gave him a loaf of bread to carry to his Mammy�察�a 

brown�察�fresh�察�crusty loaf of bread。 

     So Epaminondas tied a string around the end of the loaf and took hold 

of the end of the string and came along home�察�like this。 ��Imitate dragging 

something along the ground。��  When he got   home   his Mammy  looked   at 

the thing on the end of the string�察�and she said�察�

     ;My   laws   a´massy�   �Epaminondas�察  �what   you   got   on   the   end   of   that 

string�拭─�

     ;Bread�察�Mammy�察─�said Epaminondas�察 �Auntie gave it to me。; 

     ;Bread�。。 ─�said his Mammy。 ;O Epaminondas�察�Epaminondas�察�you ain't 

got the sense you was born with�察�you never did have the sense you was 

born with�察�you never will have the sense you was born with� �Now I ain't 

gwine tell you any more ways to bring truck home。 And don't you go see 

your Auntie�察�neither。 I'll go see her my own self。 But I'll just tell you one 

thing�察�Epaminondas� �You see these here six mince pies I done make�拭�You 

see how I done set 'em on the doorstep to cool�拭�Well�察�now�察�you hear me�察�

Epaminondas�察       �YOU     BE    CAREFUL        HOW      YOU     STEP     ON    THOSE 

PIES� ─�



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     ;Yes�察�Mammy�察─�said Epaminondas。 

     Then Epaminondas' Mammy put on her bonnet and her shawl and took 

a basket in her hand and went away to see Auntie。 The six mince pies sat 

cooling in a row on the doorstep。 

     And then��and then��Epaminondas WAS  careful how he stepped   on 

those pies� �

     He stepped ��imitate��rightin themiddleofeveryone。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 

And�察  �do   you   know�察  �children�察  �nobody   knows   what   happened   next�   �The 

person   who   told   me   the   story  didn't   know�察  �nobody  knows。   But   you   can 

guess。 



                 THE BOY WHO CRIED ;WOLF� ─�



       There was once a shepherd´boy who kept his flock at a little distance 

from the village。 Once he thought he would play a trick on the villagers 

and have some fun at their expense。 So he ran toward the village crying 

out�察�with all his might�察�

     ;Wolf� �Wolf� �Come and help� �The wolves are at my lambs� ─�

     The kind villagers left their work and ran to the field to help him。 But 

when they got there the boy laughed at them for their pains�察�there was no 

wolf there。 

     Still another day the boy tried the same trick�察�and the villagers came 

running to help and got laughed at again。 Then one day a wolf did break 

into the fold and began killing the lambs。 In great fright�察�the boy ran for 

help。 ;Wolf� �Wolf� ─�he screamed。 ;There is 
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