Note 1 — 21. Anansi and the Tar-baby. [Note]

Nex’ mawnin’ Tiger come an’ say, “Why Brar Hanansi, a you been mashin’ me up?”1 Tiger tak him out. Tiger said wha’ fe him do wid him now? Hanansi say, “What you fe do? Mak a fire, bu’n me.” Tiger go ’way, mak up him fire, ketch Hanansi go fe t’row him in de fire. Hanansi say, “Brer Tiger, you don’ know to burn somebody yet? You mus’ jump ober de fire t’ree time, den me a count.” Tiger jump one, an’ jump again, two, an’ jump again, t’ree, an’ go fe jump again. Hanansi kick down Tiger into de fire, den go back now go finish off de peas.