Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-10
"pUT YOU DOWN
a NE WIFE POT.

Once upon time Anancv had ,had
Lad luck and could get nothing to eat.
He sat at the foot Of his garden anu
locked upon all the animals that pass
ed and thought how sad it was thai
they should all go by his door instead
of making food for him
How to accomplish this Anancy
thought and thought and at last hit
upon a scheme and Immediately beaaa
TO put it into execution.
How do Bredda Sheep" said h
tn fat sheep that was passing by.
How you is?"
DE grass is dat dry Whined the
sheep, dat it's all ME can do ge,
enough to eat
My. but YOU cant weigh much.
NO. me lose weight fer true as
sented the sheep.
MEX me see how light YOU is. said
Anancv. Me can guess exactly what
you weigh when me lift you up.
And me used to be SO fine and
heavy" grumbled the sheep. as be
climbed On Anancy's back
AS soon as Anancv had the sheep
securely on his back he started On 4
run for the house
"Hi! Bredda Anancv. why fer you
run so? Where is you tekne me- Pu,
me down at once"
Put you down. Oh. yes. NE will
put yer down-put yer down me
wife pot
Eyer meking fun fer sure cried the
terrified sheep do. Anancv. put me
down
"Anancy nebber make fun. You
wait. see And sure enough. Anan-
cy, coming to the house dropped his
burden into the huge pot that was use
to cook dinner in.
Anancy had mutton chops and NUT
ton stew. mutton baked and mutton
boiled. for several days but all good
things come to an end and at last no
more the sheep was left.
Again he sat in has garden awaiting
a victim.
This time it was goat that shared
tine fate OF the sheep. and day by dat'
the little tragedy was enacted ant!
sheep, goats lambs. dogs. every ami,
nal that passed his house, fell a victim
to his greed. while he waved fatter AMI
fatter.
But one day Bredda Monkey. who
lad been wondering how in those har !
times Anancy could keep so fat. De.
ternned 70 watch him and hidi1e b..
hind tree close by saw how Anancy
obtained his food
Monkey hated Anancy. who had
many a time played cruel jokes oa
i'm, and he now saw a way of beat
ing him at his own game and being re-
venged as we'll. Saunterine past An
aucy's gate that afternoon, Anancy
greeted him as he had greeted tn !
others
Good day. Ananey," said MonkeE,
how is you desc hard tines
Poor enough. poor enough. said
Anancy. who was so fat he moved H,th
aittculty but you is looking thia fer
true. me love.
Eyes, dats So asseuted Moakeg.
Let me see if ME can lift yc4
now. Bredda Monkey. You used -
be dat heavy dat ME could not moya
YOU.
Not so heavy. par'aps. aid Mo-
key. "b,lt me far stronger dan YET VI ,
bet yer me can walk wild you On n
back as far as dat var trea.
Anancy, never dreaming his plot aaf
been discovered. and thinking how
soon he would turn the tables On
Monkey, agreed to let him try first, II
Monkey would in turn let him guess g.
his weight when they came back. 70
this, of course, Monkey assentea ara
Ananey climbed upon his back.
Monkey, getting a firm hold OH him
ran at top speed to the tree but di.'
not stop here. He ran on and on, dad
when they came to a wood Anaac'
now becoming alarmed, cried out 70
him to stop. Monkey paid no atfen'
ton to his cries.
Put me down. put ne dowa.. call
ed Anancy.
put you down ME wife pot.
screamed Monkey.
yer meking fun wild me, Bed IA
Monkey. eh?'
"Yes, Jest de same fun YOU a@a Y
Bredda Sheep aad Bredda Cos - !
Bredda Dog" replied Monkey
Anancy saw it would be wors- zszal