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XIV. Buh Wolf an de Two Dinner
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XIV. BUH WOLF AN DE TWO DINNER. Buh Wolf, him binner inwite ter two dinner de same day an de same time: one gen by Cooter Bay, an de tarruh by John Bay. Dem bin bredder, an dem lib on two seprite road wuh jine at de fork. Buh Wolf, him so greedy him cept bofe inbitation. Wen de time come fuh go, eh dress ehself up an eh light out. Wen eh git ter de place way de road fork, eh stop an eh consider. Eh want fuh tek bofe road an go ter de two dinner . Eh cant tek one an leff tarruh. Eh gone down one road; eh tun back; eh tan ter de fork. Eh tek tarruh road; eh come back ter de fork; eh tan day gen. Eh state off; eh tun back. Eh state off gen; eh tun back gen. Eh cant mek up eh mine which dinner fuh tek an which dinner fuh leff. Eh hanker arter bofe. Eh wase eh time. Wile dis bin a guine on, de people bin a eat at bofe de dinner. Bimeby yuh come some er dem, wuh bin eat dinner wid Cooter Bay, duh mek dem way home. Dem see Buh Wolf duh tan in de fork er de road, an dem hail urn, an dem say: "Hi! Buh Wolf, wuh you duh do 34 yuh?" Buh Wolf, him mek answer: "Me guine ter Cooter Bay fuh dine long urn/' Den dem tell um say de dinner done ober; dat dem jist come from day, an dat dem bin hab plenty er good bittle fuh eat. Buh Wolf rale cut down case eh loss one dinner . Eh hop off an mek fuh John Bay house fuh git de tarruh dinner. Eh yent bin gone no destant befo eh meet dem people duh comin back wuh bin gone fuh eat dinner long John Bay. Dem tell um de dinner done ober, an eh mights well tun back. Buh Wolf outdone. Eh so greedy eh couldnt mek up eh mine which dinner fuh tek. Eh tink eh guine git all two, an eh yent git none. Eh gone home dat bex an hongry eh ready fuh kill ehself. People wuh wunt mek up dem mine in time wuh dem mean fuh do guine git leff. 35 ...