to go to work to-morro' mawnin'.'

"`A bit rough dat,' ses Kleinkie. `If dere was any way I could he'p
now?'

"Dat set Ou' Jackalse to studyin', an' it ain't a minute or two 'fore de
twinkle 'gin to shine in his eye, and his tail begin to rise itse'f.
`Look-a'-me now, Kleinkie,' ses he; `dere is one way, if you an' de rest
o' you' people like to he'p a bit.'

"`How's dat?' axes Kleinkie.

"`Dis way,' ses Ou' Jackalse. `I cuts a hole in darie pampoene, an' den
you an' de rest turn to an' gnaw an' scrape out de inside till dere
ain't on'y yust de shell left.'

"`An' den?' axes Kleinkie.

"`Oh, den you'll see,' ses Ou' Jackalse. `You yust get darie pampoene
scrape' out first,' ses he.

"`Well,' ses Kleinkie. `You gin us dem seeds a'right, you did, so now
we'll see what about dis yob;' an' off he pop an' fetch all de rest o'
de mouses, an' it ain't har'ly no time 'fore dey has dat pun'kin scrape
as clean inside as de mealie pap pot in a bywoner's fam'ly.

"`See me now,' ses Ou' Jackalse, an' he lift darie pun'kin an' he drop
it _qu-i_-etly over de wall onto de groun' outside, on dat side away
from where Ou' Mensefreiter's lyin' sunnin' hisse'f. `See de drift down
dere?' ses he; `an see how high it is wid de flood? Well, once I get to
de yonder side dat drift den Ou' Mensefreiter cahnt folio' me. Floods
is dat much good anyhow. Now watch,' ses he.

"Wid dat he wriggle hisse'f out ahter de pun'kin, yust as flat as a new
skun sheepskin, an' 'fore you could look twice he wiggle hisse'f right
into de inside o' dat pun'kin, till you couldn't see hide nor hair of
him.

"Den Kleinkie hear him begin to sing, _ve-ery_ soft an' low:--

"Pampoenekie; Pampoenekie,
Roll down de pat'ickie;
Pampoenekie pat'ickie,
Pampoene roll!

"An' darie pun'kin begun an' ro-o-oll.

"Den Kleinkie keep on a-watchin', an' darie pun'kin find de pat' dat run
down to de drift. Kleinkie watch yet, an' darie pun'kin keep on
a-rollin' an' a-swiftin' till, bounce! it splosh an' hit de water in de
drift Kleinkie watch, an' darie pun'kin went so fast it yust swish right
across to de yonder side de drift, an' Ou' Jackalse he step out an'
snatch up a willow stick in one hand, an' a big leaf in de oder, like a
assegai an' a shield, an' swip! he begin to do a war-dance, yust
a-leapin' high an' a-chantin.

"Ou' Mensefreiter he lift his head when de pun'kin 'gun to roll Ou'
Mensefreiter he kink his back when de pun'kin hit de drift.