Its wings—an' somepin' else he heerd
A-rattlin'-like.—An' he wuz skeerd,
An' looked 'way up, an'—Mercy sake!—
It wuz a' Eagul an' a SNAKE!
An'-sir! the Snake, he bite an' kill'
The Eagul, an' they bofe fall till
They strike the ground—k'spang-k'spat!—
Wite where the Bear wuz standin' at!
An' when here come the Snake at him,