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Jamaica Anansi stories

145. Fowl and Pretty Poll.1 [Note]

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145. Fowl and Pretty Poll.1 [Note]

Mary Jane Roden, Brownstown, St. Ann.

Fowl invite Pretty Poll to chapel, den Pretty Poll said to Fowl, “Kyan’t go to chapel for me soso fedder.” Poll said to Kyan-crow, “Make go to chapel.” Kyan-crow said to Pretty Poll him kyan’t to go chapel for him peel-head young man.

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Come we go to church, Pretty Poll. Come we go to church, Pretty Poll. Pretty Poll, wan’ get married Same time as a so so fedder. John Crow say he be de bride, same time he, peel-head young man.

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