Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings, III. Why Mr. Possum Loves Peace, sentence 1

"ONE night," said Uncle Remus--taking Miss Sally's little boy on his knee, and stroking the child's hair thoughtfully and caressingly--"one night Brer Possum call by fer Brer Coon, 'cordin' ter 'greement, en atter gobblin' up a dish er fried greens en smokin' a seegyar, dey rambled fort' fer ter see how de ballance er de settlement wuz gittin' long.

Who acts: Uncle Remus, one night, fried greens, rambled fort · What happens: say, take, stroke, call, fry, smokin · To what, where: little boy, knee, hair, er wuz gittin · Speech: someone speaks here

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