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TEXAS FOLK AND FOLKLORE
it flew upon the table, flippity-flop, and ou of the door flippity-
flop, and the old man and the old woman went after it hippity-
hop. But it could fly faster than they could run and soon got
out of sight.
So it went flippity-flop till it came to some men thrashing
out wheat, and they asked it, "Where are you going?"
It says, "Oh, just a little piece out yonder," and away it went
flippity-flop till it came to a man boiling soap.
He says, "Where are you going?"
It says, "Oh, just a little piece out yonder," and away it
went flippity-flop till it came to a miller grinding corn.
The miller says to it, "Where are you going?"
It says (squeaking), "Oh, just a little piece out yonder,"
and away it went flippity-flop till it came to a wolf.
And the wolf says, "Where are you going?"
It says, "Oh, just a little piece out yonder."
And the wolf says, "I'm deaf; I can't hear you; come a
little closer."
So it went a little closer and says, "Oh, just a little piece
out yonder."
The wolf says, "I can't hear you yet; come a little closer."
It went a little closer and says, "Oh, just a little piece out
.yonder."
And the wolf says, "I'm very deaf; come right close up to
me.
And it came close up to the wolf and says, "Oh, just a little
piece out yonder," and the wolf jumped at it and caught it
and ate it up.
So the old man and old woman went after it hippity-hop till
they came to the men thrashing out wheat, when they asked,
"Have you seen a johnnycake going by here flippity-flop?"
"Yes."
"What did it say?"
"It said, 'Oh, I'm going just a little piece out yonder.' "
Then away they went hippity-hop after it till they came to
the soap boiler. They asked, "Did you see a johnnycake go
by here flippity-flop?"70
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The Best of Texas Folk and Folklore: 1916-1954 (Book)
This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains information about folklore in Texas and Mexico, including folk songs and ballads, ghost stories, Mexican animal tales, sermons, stories about games and celebrations, folklore of Texas plants, and information about folk remedies. The index begins on page 349.
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Texas Folklore Society. The Best of Texas Folk and Folklore: 1916-1954, book, 1998; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc38307/m1/85/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.