The book of joyous children . ims: It wuz a Eagul an a Snake !An-sir ! the Snake, he bite an killThe Eagul, an they bofe fall tillThey strike the giovji^—Wspang-Wspat!-Wite where the Bear wuz standin at!An when here come the Snake at Mm,The Bear he think o little Jim[143] A BEAE FAMILY An Jo, lie did—an their ma, too,— All safe at home ; an he ist flew Back down the mountain—an could hear The old Snake rattlin, sharp an clear, Wite clost behind ! —An Bear he s so All tired out, by time, you know, He git down to the river there, He know he cant swim back to where His folks is at. But ist wite n
The book of joyous children . ims: It wuz a Eagul an a Snake !An-sir ! the Snake, he bite an killThe Eagul, an they bofe fall tillThey strike the giovji^—Wspang-Wspat!-Wite where the Bear wuz standin at!An when here come the Snake at Mm,The Bear he think o little Jim[143] A BEAE FAMILY An Jo, lie did—an their ma, too,— All safe at home ; an he ist flew Back down the mountain—an could hear The old Snake rattlin, sharp an clear, Wite clost behind ! —An Bear he s so All tired out, by time, you know, He git down to the river there, He know he cant swim back to where His folks is at. But ist wite nen He see a boat an six big men. ^At s been a-shootin ducks : An soHe skeerd them out the boat, you know,An ist jumped in—an Snake he triedTo jump in, too, but failed outsideWhere all the water wuz ; an soThe Bear grabs one the things you rowThe boat wiv an ist whacks the headOf the old Snake an kills him dead!—[144] A BEAE FAMILY An when he s killed him dead^ wy, nenThe old Snakes drownded dead again !ISen Bear set in the boat an bowedHis back an rowed—an rowed—an rowed-Till he s safe home—so tired he cantDo nothin but lay there an pantAn tell his childern^ Bresh my coat! An tell his wife^ Go chain my boat! An they re so glad he s back, they sayThey Mowed he s comin thatawayTo ist suprise the dear ones there ! ^An Jim an Jo they dried his hair
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