Note 1 — 11. Throwing away Knives. [Note]
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Once upon a time Brer Tiger an’ Brer Anansi was gwine on. Brer Anansi tell Brer Tiger says, “Brer Tiger, I’m gwine to t’row away my knife an’ when you see I t’row away mine, you mus’ t’row away yours, too.” Brer Anansi tak somet’ing an’ t’row it away, an’ Brer Tiger tak his knife an’ t’row it away. An’ when dem reach de fiel’ to eat pine,1 deh comes Brer Nansi had his knife, he was eating pine, an’ Brer Tiger didn’t get none. Brer Nansi say to Brer Tiger, “Brer Tiger, no man a knife nyam pine; no man no have knife no nyam pine!”2