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with.) VOICE OF CHILD: Hey! Hey! He's skeered tuh knock it off. Coward! MRS. TAYLOR: If y'all don't git on home! SASSY LITTLE GIRL: (Standing akimbo) I know you better not touch me, do my mama will 'tend to you. MRS. TAYLOR: (Making as if to strike her.) Shet up you nasty lil heifer, sassin' me! You ain't half raised. (The little girl shakes herself at MRS. TAYLOR and is joined by two or three others.) MRS. TAYLOR: (Walkin' towards right exit.) I'm goin' on down to de church an' tell yo' mammy. But she ain't been half raised herself. (She exits right with several children making faces behind her.) ONE BOY: (To sassy GIRL) Aw, haw! Y'all ol' Baptis' ain't got no bookcase in yo' chuch. We went there one day an' I saw uh soda cracker box settin' up in de corner so I set down on it. (Pointing at sassy GIRL) Know what ole Mary Ella say? (Jeering laughter) Willie, you git up off our library! Haw! Haw! MARY ELLA: Y'all ole Meth'dis' ain't got no window panes in yo' ole church. ANOTHER GIRL: (Takes center of stand, hands akimbo and shakes her hips) I don't keer whut y'all say, I'm a Meth'dis' bred an' uh Meth'dis' born an' when I'm dead there'll be uh Meth'dis' gone. MARY ELLA: (Snaps fingers under other girl's nose and starts singing. Several join her.) Oh Baptis', Baptis' is my name My name's written on high I got my lick in de Baptis' church Gointer eat up de Meth'dis' pie. (The Methodist children jeer and make faces. The Baptist camp make faces back; for a full minute there is silence while each camp tries to outdo the other in face making. The Baptist makes the last face.) METHODIST BOY: Come on, less us don't notice 'em. Less gwan down to de church an' hear de trial. MARY ELLA: Y'all ain't de onliest ones kin go. We goin', too. WILLIE: Aw, haw! Copy cats! (Makes face) Dat's right. Follow on behind us lak uh puppy dog tail. (They start walking toward right exit, switching their clothes behind.) Dat's right. Follow on behind us lak uh puppy dog tail. (They start walking toward right exit, switching their clothes behind.) (Baptist children stage a rush and struggle to get in front of the Methodists. They finally succeed in flinging some of the Methodist children to the ground and some behind them and walk towards right exit haughtily switching their clothes.) WILLIE: (Whispers to his crowd) Less go round by Mosely's lot an' beat 'em there! OTHERS: All right! WILLIE: (Yelli
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