It was late spring, so it was time to shave the dog, just a big mutt, hairy mongrel dog. Well, we decided to have alittle fun and do something different, so this year, we left a big mane of hair around it’s neck and just a little around the end of it’s tail...
Later that afternoon, Newjean came runnin into the house, hollarin at the top of his lungs, Lion in the yard, oh lion gonna get us, theys a lion in the yard...Uncle Versie looked out the window and saw the dog, and called Newjean over, and started the scolding...
I’m tired of your lying Newjean, he said, now you get on up to your room and you stay there and pray until you think the Lord’s forgiven you for your lyin bout that dog...
Well, bout dinner time, Newjean came back down, and Uncle Versie asked him, boy, do you think the Lord’s forgiven you for lyin bout that
dog???
Newjean said, yes sir, said the Lord spoke to me, the Lord told me, first time he saw that dog, he thought it was a lion too...
That was the first thing I thought of when I read that story. Jerry Clower!!