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Des lak Miss Sally change de lenk er yo 'britches, des dat a-way I got ter do w'ence I whirl in en persoo atter de creeturs.

Nights With Uncle Remus Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation Joel Chandler Harris 1878

'E mek' e bed wid 'e long tail, un' e is 'tretch' ese'f out at 'e lenk.

Nights With Uncle Remus Joel Chandler Harris 1878

'E mek' e bed wid 'e long tail, un' e is 'tretch' ese'f out at 'e lenk.

Nights With Uncle Remus Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation Joel Chandler Harris 1878

Des lak Miss Sally change de lenk er yo 'britches, des dat a-way I got ter do w'ence I whirl in en persoo atter de creeturs.

Nights With Uncle Remus Joel Chandler Harris 1878

"You t'ink, after all de folly we have see 'in de family, Clethera, you can go de lenk -- to get marry?"

The Mothers Of Honoré From "Mackinac And Lake Stories", 1899 Mary Hartwell Catherwood 1874

"I go dat lenk for you, Honoré -- but not for any huddur man."

The Mothers Of Honoré From "Mackinac And Lake Stories", 1899 Mary Hartwell Catherwood 1874

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But Mars Marrabo knowed de res 'wouldn' be satisfied ef he gin Sandy ter a'er one un 'em; so w'en dey wuz all done married, he fix it by 'lowin' one er his chilluns ter take Sandy fer a mont 'er so, en den ernudder for a mont' er so, en so on dat erway tel dey had all had 'im de same lenk er time; en den dey would all take him roun' ag'in, 'cep'n oncet in a w'ile w'en Mars Marrabo would len' 'im ter some er his yuther kinfolks' roun 'de country, w'en dey wuz short er han's; tel bimeby it go so Sandy didn' hardly knowed whar he wuz gwine ter stay fum one week's een ter de yuther.

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But Mars Marrabo knowed de res 'wouldn' be satisfied ef he gin Sandy ter a'er one un 'em; so w'en dey wuz all done married, he fix it by 'lowin' one er his chilluns ter take Sandy fer a mont 'er so, en den ernudder for a mont' er so, en so on dat erway tel dey had all had 'im de same lenk er time; en den dey would all take him roun' ag'in, 'cep'n oncet in a w'ile w'en Mars Marrabo would len' 'im ter some er his yuther kinfolks' roun 'de country, w'en dey wuz short er han's; tel bimeby it go so Sandy didn' hardly knowed whar he wuz gwine ter stay fum one week's een ter de yuther.

Po' Sandy 1888

'gree dat you look mighty purty w'en youer layin 'stretch out full lenk in de sun; but Jedge B'ar, he' low you ain't but th'ee foot long, en I stood 'im down dat you' uz four foot long ef not mo ',' sezee.

Nights With Uncle Remus Joel Chandler Harris 1878