Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings, VIII. Mr. Fox Is "outdone" By Mr. Buzzard, sentence 47

"'Well, den, I'll settle yo' hash right now,' sez Brer Fox, sezee, en wid dat he grab Mr. Buzzard by de tail, he did, en make fer ter dash 'im 'gin de groun', but des 'bout dat time de tail fedders come out, en Mr. Buzzard sail off like one er dese yer berloons; en ez he riz, he holler back:

Who acts: den, Buzzard, en, des, tail fedders · What happens: settle, say, grab, do, make, time · To what, where: yo hash, Brer Fox, Buzzard, bout dat time · Speech: someone speaks here

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