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I was
a-spadin' my part ob de garden, Massa Tom, same laik Mr. Damon
done tole me to, an' dish yeah big mess ob bones steps on my side
ob de middle an--"
"Him too slow. Koku scatter dirt twice times so fast!" declared
the giant, whose English was not much better than Eradicate's.
"Yes, I see," said Tom. "You are so strong, Koku, that you
finished your part before Eradicate did. Well, it was good of you
to want to help him."
At this the giant grinned at his rival.
"At the same time," went on Tom, winking an eye at Mr. Damon,
"Eradicate knows a little more about garden work, on account of
having done it so many years."
"Ha! Whut I tell yo', Giant!" boasted the colored man. It was
his turn to smile.
"And so," went on Tom, judicially, "I guess I'll let Rad finish
spading the garden, and you, Koku, can come and help me lift some
heavy engine parts. Mr. Damon wants to explain something to me."
"Ha! Nothing what so heavy Koku not lift!" boasted the giant.
"Go on! Lift yo'se'f 'way from heah!" muttered Eradicate as he
picked up his dropped spade.


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