It ’tan’ lik’ a it mak me clo’es.”
Anansi go to Mr. Mighty an’ say, “Me an’ dat man workin’ an’ I didn’t know he was such a t’ief! he steal de sheep till he tak skin an’ all mak him clo’es!” An’ as they were going back to their places Anansi say, “Hell after you t’-night, only t’ing you don’t know!” Tiger say, “What you say, Bra’?”—“Me say, you not playing strong enough, you mus’ play up stronger!”
Anansi say again, “Gentlemen an’ ladies, ketch ’em a pardner!” an’ sing,
“Mr. Mighty loss him sheep,
It ’tan’ lik’ a Tiger t’iefee.”
Tiger say,
“Fe tre-ew, bredder, fe tre-ew,
It ’tan’ lik’ a it mak me clo’es”.
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Mr. Mighty got right up an’ said to Tiger, “Yes, that is the man what steal all my sheep!” Tiger say, “No!!” Anansi say, “Yes, that is the man what steal all the sheep, an’ I an’ that man eatin’ an’ I didn’t know that man was such a t’ief!” An’ Tiger was arrested an’ got ten years in prison, an’ Anansi get the two hundred pounds an’ the best daughter to marry to.