28. Me father have a black servant and when he feed her she bawl. [83]

—Frying-pan.

29. My father have three daughters and you can’t tell me the oldest

one.

—Three tumblers.

30. Me fader hab a lil bwoy sleep wid him every night; and every call

him call him, de lil bwoy run.

—Dog-flea.

31. My father have twenty-five white horses in a row; if one trot all

trot, if one gallop all gallop, if one stop all stop, and one cannot go

on without the other. [84]

—Teeth.

32. Me fader hab a long whip and a number of cows; ebery wield him

wield it, it touch ebery one. [85]

—Tongue and teeth.

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