when dem a come, when they reach the place where the wackies are they come to a river.
old man beg, etc., old man who asks them for a wacky. Much of the conciseness of negro speech is due to the suppression of relatives and prepositions.
you no give, if you do not give.
XXXIV. YELLOW SNAKE.
Once a woman, name Miss Winky, have four children, three son an' one daughter. The son them was hunter-man and the youngest son was old-witch. This sister never can find her fancy. Everybody come she say: "Lard, this one hugly, me no like him at all!"
Till one day she an' the mother an' old-witch boy was at home.
Snake was on a journey, get to a rum-shop. Talking an' talking they bring up some talk about this gal, that everybody go for her she refuse.
Snake say:—"Is she a pretty gal?"