--- title: Opening, part 5 — Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the… · full text with trees description: Opening, part 5, «Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular» by Charles C., Jr. Jones: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: Eh happne dis is de snake say. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg76586/5/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Negro myths from the Georgia coast, to…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg76586/) / Opening, part 5 # Opening, part 5 Opening, part 5 of «Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular» by Charles C., Jr. Jones: the whole text, 178 sentences and 2584 words. The small number after every sentence leads to its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics, parsed by Mova itself. **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg76586/5/page/2/) Eh happne dis is de snake say.[1](1/ "tree and pragmatics") De man broke eh wud, an eh dead a po man.[2](2/ "tree and pragmatics") Anybody wuh gwine back on eh prommus, an try fuh harm de pusson wuh done um a faber, sho ter meet up wid big trouble.[3](3/ "tree and pragmatics") XXI.[4](4/ "tree and pragmatics") LEELY GAL, BUH ALLIGATUR, AN DE JAY-BUD.[5](5/ "tree and pragmatics") A leely Gal bin a gwine home.[6](6/ "tree and pragmatics") Eh come ter de ribber bank, an no boat day fuh him fuh git cross.[7](7/ "tree and pragmatics") Eh dunno wuffer do.[8](8/ "tree and pragmatics") Eh seddown.[9](9/ "tree and pragmatics") Eh cry.[10](10/ "tree and pragmatics") Day binner gwine.[11](11/ "tree and pragmatics") Alligatur yeddy um, an eh come day, an eh ax de leely Gal wuh de matter.[12](12/ "tree and pragmatics") De leely Gal tell um.[13](13/ "tree and pragmatics") Den de Alligatur say: “Ef you prommus no fuh tell who cahr you ober de ribber, me will pit you cross.”[14](14/ "tree and pragmatics") De leely Gal prommus, an de Alligatur tek um on eh back and ferry um ober all safe.[15](15/ "tree and pragmatics") De nex day de Alligatur duh sun ehself on de ribber bank, an eh yeddy er woice say: “Yaller-belly Alligatur ferry me ober.[16](16/ "tree and pragmatics") Yaller-belly Alligatur ferry me ober.”[17](17/ "tree and pragmatics") Eh listne.[18](18/ "tree and pragmatics") Eh tink say de leely Gal bin a talk, an dat eh bin broke eh prommus.[19](19/ "tree and pragmatics") Eh notus close, an wen eh yeddy de woice gen eh see er Blue-Jay bin er talk um een de tree.[20](20/ "tree and pragmatics") Dat same Blue-Jay bin day de ebenin befo, an bin er see an er yeddy all wuh happne, but de leely Gal an de Alligatur nebber bin know.[21](21/ "tree and pragmatics") De Jay-Bud keep a holler: “Yaller-belly Alligatur ferry me ober.”[22](22/ "tree and pragmatics") De Alligatur call to de Jay-Bud, an eh quire: “Wudder dat you say?”[23](23/ "tree and pragmatics") An de Jay-Bud keep a sing: “Yaller-belly Alligatur ferry me ober.”[24](24/ "tree and pragmatics") Alligatur, him say: “Me hard er yearin.[25](25/ "tree and pragmatics") Come close, so me kin yeddy you song.”[26](26/ "tree and pragmatics") De Bud fly down dist by Buh Alligatur, an eh sing gen: “Yaller-belly Alligatur ferry me ober.”[27](27/ "tree and pragmatics") Buh Alligatur yeddy um berry well, but eh so bex say de Bud done fine out, an der talk eh secret, dat eh want fuh kill um sho.[28](28/ "tree and pragmatics") So eh say gen: “Me tell you me deef; come close; set on me nose, so me kin yeddy wuh you duh sing.”[29](29/ "tree and pragmatics") De fool Bud come an light on eh nose, an eh holler gen: “Yaller-belly Alligatur ferry me ober.”[30](30/ "tree and pragmatics") De wud yent leff eh mouf befo Buh Alligatur trow open him mouf an ketch um, an chaw de life outer um.[31](31/ "tree and pragmatics") Bad plan fur stranger fuh meddle long tarruh people bidness.[32](32/ "tree and pragmatics") XXII.[33](33/ "tree and pragmatics") DE CAT, DE RAT, DE CHEESE, AN DE FOX.[34](34/ "tree and pragmatics") De Cat an de Rat, dem fine one big piece er cheese een er closet.[35](35/ "tree and pragmatics") Dem cahr um way fuh share um.[36](36/ "tree and pragmatics") Dem cant gree how eh fuh dewide, an dem call een de Fox fuh jedge between um.[37](37/ "tree and pragmatics") De Fox, eh berry cunnin, an eh nebber furgit ehself.[38](38/ "tree and pragmatics") Eh bring eh scale, an eh pit de cheese een um.[39](39/ "tree and pragmatics") Den eh tek eh knife an eh cut off big piece, an eh pit um one side an eh say dis fuh de jedge.[40](40/ "tree and pragmatics") Den eh weigh de cheese gen een de scale, an eh tek um out an eh cut off narrur slice, an eh pit um one side an eh say dat fuh de jedge.[41](41/ "tree and pragmatics") By dis time eh done tek mo ner half de cheese.[42](42/ "tree and pragmatics") Wen eh pit de cheese back een de scale, an hole um up gen, Buh Cat an Buh Rat, dem bofe call out: “Hole on, Jedge\![43](43/ "tree and pragmatics") Dis ting wrong.[44](44/ "tree and pragmatics") You gwine tek all we cheese an leff we none.”[45](45/ "tree and pragmatics") Buh Fox, him berry bex, on eh gedder de cheese an eh fole up eh scale, an eh holler out: “Begone, you rogue.[46](46/ "tree and pragmatics") You lib pon tief, an you gwine tell me how fer do jestice?[47](47/ "tree and pragmatics") Good fuh you me only tek de cheese, an leh you go wid you life.[48](48/ "tree and pragmatics") Me great mine fuh kill you bofe.”[49](49/ "tree and pragmatics") Wid dat, Buh Cat an Buh Rat, dem leff, an Buh Fox, wuh bin de jedge, eat all de cheese.[50](50/ "tree and pragmatics") Wen tief git plunder, better fuh dem fuh share um mongst demself den trus ter call een bigger rogue fur dewide um.[51](51/ "tree and pragmatics") XXIII.[52](52/ "tree and pragmatics") BUH RABBIT AN DE TARRUH BEASTISES.[53](53/ "tree and pragmatics") All de animel conjunct togedder fuh buil house an gedder dem winter perwision.[54](54/ "tree and pragmatics") Buh Rabbit prommus fuh help, but wen dem call pon um fuh help tote de pole and de bresh, him mek scuse, say him wife berry sick and him bleege fuh tay home an nuss um.[55](55/ "tree and pragmatics") All dis bin a lie.[56](56/ "tree and pragmatics") Buh Rabbit, him scheemy an lazy.[57](57/ "tree and pragmatics") Eh always ready fuh mek big brag bout wuh him gwine do, but eh nebber does come up ter eh wud.[58](58/ "tree and pragmatics") Eh hate fuh wuk, an eh lub fuh lib offer tarruh people labuh.[59](59/ "tree and pragmatics") Wen de house done buil, de animel, dem fetch ebry man eh own perwision, an pack um way een eh own place way eh kin git um wen fros fall, an de grass done dead, an de tree done drap eh leaf an eh fruit.[60](60/ "tree and pragmatics") De Possum, him bring an pile up pussimmun.[61](61/ "tree and pragmatics") De Squirle fetch eh hickry not an eh acorn.[62](62/ "tree and pragmatics") De Deer, de Elephant, de Cow, dem gedder an pack way grass an leaf.[63](63/ "tree and pragmatics") De Lion and de Tiger an de Wolf an all dem animel wuh lib offer meat, dem ketch dem meat and dry um, an bring um an pit um way een de house.[64](64/ "tree and pragmatics") De Bud, dem bring dem seed an dem wurrum.[65](65/ "tree and pragmatics") De Cooter, him hab him corner too, an eh full um long him bittle.[66](66/ "tree and pragmatics") Wen ebry body done gedder eh perwision, dem shet de do an gone ter dem house fuh ten ter dem bidness an wait tel winter come, wen dem gwine lib offer wuh dem bin pit way.[67](67/ "tree and pragmatics") Buh Rabbit, him bin a dodge bout way nobody kin shum, duh notus wuh gwine on, an bin a mek eh plan.[68](68/ "tree and pragmatics") Soon es de house full, an de do shet, an ebry body leff, eh slip een de house an pit eh yeye on ebry ting, an mek up eh mine fuh lib topper wuh all dem people bin gedder.[69](69/ "tree and pragmatics") Eh fix one bed fur ehself.[70](70/ "tree and pragmatics") Eh gedder water in piggin an calabash fuh lass um, an den eh git two oncommon big horn, an eh gone eenside an fassen up de do, an mek ehself saterfy.[71](71/ "tree and pragmatics") Eh lib day, eh eat, eh sleep, eh pledjur ehself, an eh fine eh bittle right ter eh han.[72](72/ "tree and pragmatics") Dis wuh Buh Rabbit lub.[73](73/ "tree and pragmatics") Nuttne mek um so merry es to lib offer tarruh people.[74](74/ "tree and pragmatics") Fros fall, an de animel biggin fuh tink bout dem perwision wuh dem bin lay up een de house.[75](75/ "tree and pragmatics") Fus come de Deer, an eh try fuh open de do fuh git ter him pile er grass.[76](76/ "tree and pragmatics") De do fastne.[77](77/ "tree and pragmatics") Buh Deer couldnt mek out how dat.[78](78/ "tree and pragmatics") Eh knock ter de do.[79](79/ "tree and pragmatics") Eh knock.[80](80/ "tree and pragmatics") Eh knock.[81](81/ "tree and pragmatics") Bimeby Buh Rabbit--wuh bin a yeddy um all de time--tek eh horn, an eh talk tru um fuh mek er woice big, an eh say: “Wudduh dat?”[82](82/ "tree and pragmatics") Buh Deer, him sorter skittish, an eh faid fuh trus ehself, an de big woice kinder skade um, but eh mek out fuh answer: “Duh me, Buh Deer.”[83](83/ "tree and pragmatics") Den Buh Rabbit talk tru eh horn: “Wuh you want yuh, anyhow?”[84](84/ "tree and pragmatics") Buh Deer answer: “Me want fuh come een fuh git me bittle wuh me bin pit way fuh me fuh eat der winter.”[85](85/ "tree and pragmatics") Buh Rabbit answer loud tru eh horn: “You cant come een.”[86](86/ "tree and pragmatics") Buh Deer quire: “Who you day eenside?”[87](87/ "tree and pragmatics") Den Buh Rabbit tek eh biggis horn, an eh holler tru um so loud eh mek de house shake: “Better man den ebber bin yuh befo.”[88](88/ "tree and pragmatics") De woice so sewere Buh Deer skade, an eh leff, an eh gone tell all dem tarruh animel say big Sperit gone tek de house way dem perwision done gedder.[89](89/ "tree and pragmatics") De animel stonish, an dem all conclude fuh go een gang ter de house an fine out wuh de ting yiz.[90](90/ "tree and pragmatics") Wen dem all gedder, dem tell de Lion--wuh bin de king beast--fuh quire bout who day eenside.[91](91/ "tree and pragmatics") Buh Lion, him gone ter de do.[92](92/ "tree and pragmatics") All de beastises tan roun fuh yeddy wuh gwine happne.[93](93/ "tree and pragmatics") Buh Lion knock.[94](94/ "tree and pragmatics") No answer.[95](95/ "tree and pragmatics") Eh knock gen. No answer.[96](96/ "tree and pragmatics") Den eh say: “Who duh dat day een yuh?”[97](97/ "tree and pragmatics") Buh Rabbit graff eh big horn, an eh answer back tru um wid all eh strenk: “Better man den ebber bin yuh befo.”[98](98/ "tree and pragmatics") De woice soun so outlandish, an eh come wid sich er big noise, de beastises all conclude wuh Buh Deer bin tell dem bin so, an dat de Sperit, him bin tek persession er de house.[99](99/ "tree and pragmatics") Dem faid fuh bus een de do, an dem all gree fuh leff.[100](100/ "tree and pragmatics") Dem did leff, an dem yent fine out tel dis day dat eh been Buh Rabbit wuh fool um, an dat no Sperit bin day none tall.[101](101/ "tree and pragmatics") **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg76586/5/page/2/) - ← previous: [Opening, part 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg76586/4/) - next →: [page 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg76586/5/page/2/) - ↑ back to [Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg76586/)