They 're our first parents."
"Now, Billy, you tell a tale and then it will be my time," said
Lina with a savingthe-best-for-the-last air.
"Once they was a of witch," said Billy, "what got outer her skin
ev'y night an' lef' it on the he'rth an' turnt herself to a
great, big, black cat an' go up the chim'ly an' go roun' an' ride
folks fer horses, an' set on ev'ybody's chis' an' suck they
breath an' kill 'em an' then come back to bed. An' can't nobody
ketch her tell one night her husban' watch her an' he see her
jump outer her skin an' drop it on the he'rth an' turn to a
'normous black cat an' go up the chim'ly. An' he got outer the
bed an' put some salt an' pepper an' vinegar on the skin an' she
come back an' turnt to a 'oman an' try to git back in her skin
an' she can't 'cause the salt an' pepper an' vinegar mos' burn
her up, an' she keep on a-tryin' an' she can't never snuggle
inter her skin 'cause it keep on a burnin' worser 'n ever, an'
there she is a 'oman 'thout no skin on.
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