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[[start page]] [[blank page]] [[end page]] [[start page]] ^[[15]] -2- One time he come as uh black snake; an' he began to stan' up. An' w'en he stan' up, he say, "Meow!" I say "Oh, pshaw! dats de same cat." [Laugh.] So w'en I say so, an' he say, "Dats all right den; I'll come as uh bird." I say, "Well, if you come as a bird, all you go to do is sing sweet song an' I will know who you is." So, he say, "Look uh me here." I say, "Who is dat? Dat's nutt'n but uh bird." "Yea, I come to sing mornin' song to you. I hope you will be glad w'en I come." Den---den he degan to sing; an' he sing. So [when] he done sing, he said: "All chil'ren mus' be happy. 'cause" he say, "Fort [Fourth] uh July come once uh year an' every body have dere share. So we will dress an' go out to de party; an' we'll have de drum an' de bass, an' all play fuh we. An' dey begin to watlz roun'; an' w'en dey waltz roun'. dey say: Hello boys an' girls." Dey say: "Dis is de way we joys weselves in de summuh time. Ha! ha! ha! ha! ------." [[end page]]