Part 1 — XXV. ANNANCY, MONKEY AND TIGER.
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One day Annancy an' Tiger get in a rum-shop, drink an' drink, an' then Monkey commence to boast. Monkey was a great boaster.
Annancy say:—"You boast well; I wonder if you have sense as how you boast."
Monkey say:—"Get 'way you foolish fellah you, can come an' ask me if me have sense. You go t'rough de whole world you never see a man again have the sense I have."
Annancy say:—"Bro'er Monkey, how many sense you have, tell me?"
Monkey say:—"I have dem so till I can't count dem to you, for dem dé all over me body."
Annancy say:—"Me no have much, only two, one fe me an' one fe me friend."
One day Monkey was travelling an' was going to pass where Tiger live. Annancy was working on that same road.
As Monkey passing, Tiger was into a stone-hole an' jump out on the fellah an' catch him. All his sense was gone, no sense to let him get 'way. Tiger was so glad, have him before him well ready to kill.
Here come the clever man Mr. Annancy.
When he saw his friend Monkey in the hand of such a wicked man he was frighten, but he is going to use his sense.
He said:—"Marnin', Bro'er Tiger, I see you catch dat fellah; I was so glad to see you hold him so close in hand. You must eat him now. But before you eat him take you two hand an' cover you face an' kneel down with you face up to Massa God an' say, 'T'ank God fe what I goin' to receive.'"
An' so Tiger do.
An' by the time Tiger open his eyes Monkey an' Annancy was gone.
When they get to a distant Annancy said to Monkey:—"T'ink you say you have sense all over you 'kin, why you no been get 'way when Bro'er Tiger catch you?"
Monkey don't have nothing to say.
Annancy say:—"Me no tell you say me have two sense, one fe me an' one fe me friend? Well! a him me use to-day."
From that day Tiger hate Annancy up to now.
Jack Mantora me no choose any.
NOTES.
can come and ask me, that can come. The ellipsis is best explained by giving the sentence another turn: "Get away you man who are so foolish that you can come," etc.
into a stone-hole, in a cave.
Tiger was so glad, etc., Tiger was well pleased and held him in his paws all ready for killing.
why you no been, why didn't you.
a him me use, that is the one I used.