CHAPTER ONE
"Pancakes
is ready," yelled Aunt Jemima from the Jemima's old 19th
century-styled kitchen. "I do wan them to be cold."
"Hold your
horses, old lady," Uncle Jemima. "I'm out in the back yard, with the pigs and
horsies, making my malt liquor. Little Jimmy's helping me"
" I reckon,
you shouldn't be making such nonsense," said Aunt J. "You knew, as well as I,
it could ruin our reputation down here in the such. We could get thrown out
from our church."
"Shut up,
woman," ordered Uncle J. "You're not going to ruin this for me."
And that is
how conversations went between Aunt and Uncle Jemima. They always yelled at
each other. The only reason why they stayed together, was because they didn't
want to ruin their reputation at the Lil' Ol' Baptist Church in Birmingham. But
suddenly, things change for the better when…
CHAPTER TWO
"Uncle
Jemima," said Little Jimmy, who was Uncle Jemima's best friend, "Can you maybe
stop making your mashed liquor? I think it's having a bad influence on you. You
come to church all different and all, my wife and babies are starting to get
scared of you, massa"
"What are
you talking about Little Jimmy?" replied Uncle J. "Is your wife, Jimma, and
your youngins, Jimmy 2, and Jimalita, really that upset?"
"Yes they
are massa. My wife even said that she's goin' to divorce me, If you don't
change your ways."
"Is that
so," said Uncle. "Jimmy, you're my bes' friend and all, and I'm willing to
change my ways for you and you only. You hav' to realize that I wouldn't doing
for the old hag that bakes pancakes in the kitchen, you know what I'm sayin'"
"Yes massa,
I do," replied Little Jimmy. "But that's another problem. My wife was wonderin'
what was wrong with your marriage. You guys sure aren't like the rest of the
couples in Birmingham."
"You better
be mindin' your own business Little Jimmy," retorted Uncle. "I know me and the
lady, have our differences but that's known of your business. Yes, our
relationship is different, but it works, and you don't need to know about it.
Tell your wife not to worry 'bout us, and everything will be al'right. You
hear?"
"Yes
massa."
"You better
be going on your way, Little Jimmy," said Uncle."You don't want night to catch
you walking home. There are some weird things that are in the forests of
Birmingham. You run 'long now. Tell your lady, I said h'llo."
"Bye,
massa," said Little Jimmy. "I reckon, I'll be seeing you tomorrow."
CONCLUSION
And that is
how it went. Uncle Jemima stopped making liquor, but he still talked about it.
He put his talents to good use in the book series, "Uncle Jemima's Bedtime
Stories," which became a best seller in all of Alabama.
