Sunday, December 21, 2008

Black Folktales part 3

“And that’s how the Snake got his rattles. By that time, though, almost everybody was so afraid of him anyway that hardly anyone ever came around to see him. When they did, though, he shook his tail right hard, and it rattled through the forest, letting everybody know: this is Mr. Snake here. You can’t step on me now.”

Julius Lester, Black Folktales

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Mr. Snake-Beating Club may not rattle, but he still has a thing or two to say to Mr. Snake.