Into The Wild Short Story

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Twas the night before Christmas and all through the trailer Not a creature was stirrin’ ‘cept a redneck named Taylor. His first name was Bubba, Joe was his middle, And a-runnin’ down his chin was a trickle of spittle. His socks, they were hung by the chimney with care, And therefore there was a foul stench in the air. From out in the yard there came such a noise That Bubba got scared and rousted the boys. There was Rufus, 12; Jim Bob was 11; Dud goin’ on 10; Otis was 7. John, George and Chucky were 5,4, and 3: The twins were both girls so they just let them be. They jumped in their overalls, no need for a shirt, Threw a hat on each head, then turned with a jerk. They ran to the gun rack that hung on the wall. There were 17 shotguns; they grabbed them all. …show more content…

The last thing we wanna do is wake up yer Maw.” Maw was expecting and needed her sleep, So out they crept out the door without making a peep. They all looked around, and then they all spit. The young’uns asked Bubba, “Paw, what is it?” Bubba just stared; he could not say a word. This was just like all of the stories he’d heard. It was Santy Claus up on the roof, darn tootin’ But the boys didn’t know; they was about to start shootin’! They aimed their shotguns and nearly made a mistake That would have resulted in venison steak. Bubba hollered out, “Don’t shoot, boys!” That’s Santy Claus and he’s brought us some toys. The dogs were a-barkin’ and a-raisin’ cain, And Bubba whistled, and shouted, and called them by name. “Down, Spot! Shut up Bullet! Quiet, Pete and Roscoe! Git, Turnip and Tater and Sam and old Joe!” “Git down from that porch! Git down off that wall! Quit shakin the trailer, or you’ll make Santy

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