Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings, XXIX. Mr. Fox Gets Into Serious Business, sentence 1

"HIT turn out one time," said Uncle Remus, grinding some crumbs of tobacco between the palms of his hands, preparatory to enjoying his usual smoke after supper--"hit turn out one time dat Brer Rabbit make so free wid de man's collard-patch dat de man he tuck'n sot a trap fer ole Brer Rabbit."

Who acts: Uncle Remus, de man, Remus · What happens: hit, turn out, say, grind, enjoy, make · To what, where: crumbs, usual smoke, one time dat, patch dat · Speech: someone speaks here

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