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Background Storyteller's Cabin
Written by Veroncia L. Byrd
Nellie-Belle and Jean LaRue were sisters. Besides being sisters,
they were the best of friends. Now each girl had other friends, but they
enjoyed each other's company more than anyone else.
One of their favorite things to do during the hot South Georgia summer
months, was to go swimming down at the old swimming hole and pick
scuppernongs along the way. For those of you who weren't fortunate
enough to grow up 'round here, scuppernongs are large yellowish-green
seeded grapes that grow down here in the South.
Well, it happened on one of those hot, and humid days that the girls
could not cool off for anything. They tried going down to the well and
splashing their faces with cool water, eating little chips of ice, and they even
tried standing in front of the small oscillating fan that their Mama kept in
the living room window - but nothing worked. That was when they both decided
that the only way to cool off was to go down to the swimming hole.That's when their adventure began...
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