Chickcharnies and guava duff: a Bahamian tale.(Short Story)

From: Highlights for Children | Date: August 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Sister Felice walked out of her house to the clearing at the edge of the forest.

"Good morning, Barque," she said to a skinny one-eyed dog. She put a pan of water next to him and scratched behind his ear.

"Good morning, Cheve," she said to a shaggy gray goat, and she gave him a carrot.

"Good morning, Coquille," she said to a shiny strutting rooster as she threw down a handful of cracked corn.

"What shall I make today, dear friends?" she asked the animals. Sister Felice was the best cook on all of Andros Island.

"Conch fritters?" she asked. Her fritters made ...

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