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 4IO The Provenience of certain Negro Folk-Talcs.

The only version I got of the second Andros Island variant was " spliced " into the tale of " In the Cow's belly." When Boukec jumps out of the cow and pretends the cleaners of the cow have thrown the maw over him, the hush money they give him are £20 and half the cow. " Boukee say, ' I got buy golden slippers fe me wife.' When he reach in de half way, he drop one of de slippers, an' he leave him in de road. B'o' Rabby gone an' pick up de slipper an' he ran t'rough de bush. B'o' Boukee put down his meat an' twenty poun' an' say, ' I got to go back fe de oder golden slipper.' Vwhen he reach back where he drop hees slipper, he foun' dat it was not dere. He started goin' home again. Vwhen he reach where he lef dis twenty poun' an' half of cow he foun' dat it was not dere. All dis time b'o' Rabby take dese t'ings an' gone home. Vwhen b'o' Boukee reach home hees wife say to him. ' You so crazy. It is b'o' Rabbit take dem same t'ings what you had.' An' de woman get arowin'."

The third Andros Island variant was written out and sent me by Rafalita RoUe of Mangrove Cay.

This was a man had three son, one name Tom and the other name Dick, one name Jack. His father ask them what trade they want. Tom say he want a shoe maker. He said, " Go." Dick said he want to be a minister. He said, " Go." Jack said he wanted to be a ticf. He said that's what he want. He gave Jack ten dollars to go in the market to buy half a cow. Jack went in the market and call for the half of cow. Wiles' the man was cutting the cow, slip round to counter and took out ten dollars and mark ten on it and put it back. And mark ten on his one and put it back in his pocket and took the meat and start. The man call him back and ask him for the money. Jack said, " Man, I pay you," He said, " No, you aint pay me." Jack start to cry and said he going home to tell his father. He said he is going to put Jack in jail. Jack said, " I had twenty dollars all mark