Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings, XXX. How Mr. Rabbit Succeeded in Raising a Dust, sentence 5

Chuseday wuz same as Sunday, en Friday wuz same as Chuseday, en hit come down ter dat pass dat w'en Miss Meadows 'ud have chicken-fixin's fer dinner, in 'ud drap Brer Fox en Brer Possum, en w'en she'd have fried greens in 'ud pop ole Brer Rabbit, twel las' Miss Meadows, she tuck'n tell de gals dat she be dad-blame ef she gwineter keep no tavvum.

Who acts: Chuseday wuz, dat, ud, chicken fixin, twel las · What happens: hit, come down, pass, have, dinner, drap · To what, where: Brer Fox en, greens, de gals, blame ef, tavvum · Speech: someone speaks here

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