The door commence to open now,—

“Checky checky checky knock umbar,

Checky checky checky knock umbar,

Checky checky checky knock umbar!”

And as the door open, Tiger step up an’ caught the girl an’ swallow

her.

And when the mother coming home, reach to the spot and saw the doors

and windows open, she throw down what she carry and run to the house.

And she saw Tiger lay down. And the mother then went away an’ get some

strong men come an’ tie Tiger, kill him, an’ open de belly an’ take out

de daughter. At that time, little life left in her an’ they get back

the life in her. The woman then leave the house an’ go off away far

into another country, and that is why you always fin’ lot of old houses

unoccupied that no one live in.

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