Humor: Louisiana Tales

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Unka Willard been fish'n down by de crick all de day long and he done

run outa dem nightcrawlers. He be bout redeye to leave when he dun

spied himsef a snake wit a toadie frog in hits mouth. He knowed that

dem big bassfish likes dem toadie frogs so he dun decide to steal dat

froggie. De snake, hit be a cotton mouthed water moccasin so he got to

be real kerful like or he gone git bit.

 

He snuk up hind dat snake and grab him roun de haid. Dat ole snake din

lak hit one bit. He commenced to squirm'n an wrap hitself around Unka

Willard's arm try'n to get loose, but Unk got a good grip on de haid.

 

Well Unka Willard pried hit's mouth open and got de frog and put's it in

de bait can.

 

Now Unka Willard knows he gotta let go de snake but gotta be kerful or

hit's gone bit him, but he got a plan.

 

He retch in de back pocket of'n his bib over-hauls and pull out a pint

o' moonshine likker. He pour a couple of draps inta de snake's mouth.

 

Well dat snake's eyeball roll back in hits head and hits body goes limp.

 

Wit dat Unka Willard flings dat snake inta da crik den he go back tuh

fish'n.

 

Bye'n'bye Unka Willard dun feel sumptin tap'n on his barefoot toe. Well

he look down and dare be dat water mocassin, and he gat two toadie frogs

in his mouth.