By the light of a tallow candle which had been placed on one end of a rough table a man was reading something written in a book. It was an old account book, greatly worn; and the writing was not, apparently, very legible, for the man sometimes ... Read more of One Does Not Always Eat What Is On The Table at Scary Stories.caInformational Site Network Informational
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Grasshopper Sitting On A Sweet Potato Vine




From: NURSERY RHYME SECTION

Grasshopper a-settin' on a sweet tater vine,
'Long come a Blackbird an' nab him up behind.

Blackbird a-settin' in a sour apple tree;
Hawk grab him up behind; he "Chee! Chee! Chee!"

Big hawk a-settin' in de top of dat oak,
Start to eat dat Blackbird an' he git choke.




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