Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings, XXVI. Mr. Terrapin Shows His Strength, sentence 26

"Den dey all put out en lef' Brer Tarrypin at de branch, en w'en dey got good en gone, he dove down inter de water, he did, en tie de bed-cord hard en fas' ter wunner deze yer big clay-roots, en den he riz up en gin a whoop.

Who acts: Den dey, en, dey, hard en fas · What happens: put out, get, dove down, do, deze, riz up · To what, where: en lef, de branch, good en, water, en tie, big clay roots

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