An' Annancy made a bargain with his t'ree friend an' is going to baptize Brother Crab with boiling water.
An' he get a deep barril an' order Crab them that they must go in the barril, an' Crab they do so.
At that time Annancy have a good pot of boiling water an' as Crab a settle theirself in the barril Annancy tilt the pot of boiling water on them an' the whole of Crab body get red.
An' Annancy was very glad an' said:—"T'ank God I have got some of the clever man them for me breakfus'."
An' from that day Annancy was going about an' fool all his friend.
Jack Mantora me no choose none.
NOTES.
The black land-crab is a much-esteemed delicacy. Formerly every property had its crabber, whose duty it was to provide crabs for the house. Since the introduction of the mongoose they have become scarcer.
form himself as, pretends to be.
stop in the night, stop in for the night.