Yes sur dat lil Ben and Carol Ann them young uns youse culd jus tell deys different why as just lil fellars dey wuz always be trying to help out wherever theys could. Now ol massa Walker it never meant that much to him I spect he wuz to mad at dey pappys to appreciate dem fo tryin so hard to be good chillun. Now massa he got hisself a younger brudder tho and hes a taken a shine to lil Ben said now dat be a right fine boy. Ol massa he just grunt when he says it tho.
Ben and Carol Ann now dey got e-man-cip-ated in 1865 along wit the ress of us slaves and dey families dey settled not far off working fo young massa Walker on his farm as sharecroppers. Dey still lazy tho and so they aint even got it as good as dey had it befoe cuz now de just git what dey git cause they earn it derself. Youse can tell lil Ben he be ashamed of his no good pappy. Lil Carol Ann's her daddy he dun run off and left her momma with 4 chillun to raise Carol Ann be the second born of dat bunch. Youse can tell anoder thing too now you listen close hear you let ol granpappy tell you a truth. Dat Carol Ann and that Ben I know dey little but dey in love. Youse just wait dem too dey gonna git hitched too and get out of dey families house ya hear jus as soon as dey able I jus bet ya!
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