River, cross my heart by Clarke Breena

Author:Clarke, Breena
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: African American families
Publisher: Boston : Little, Brown
Published: 1999-02-24T16:00:00+00:00

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a root doctor has got a special charge to try to save a cat. Because a cat will take up youi bond if it should ever come to that. And the old people say that a person would do well to save a cat's life when they're young 'cause a cat won't forget and it'll remember your good deed. Because it's always good for your soul and for your people if a cat walks across your final resting place, and double good luck if that cat stops to paw at the dirt covering you, and triple good luck if the animal makes water over your head." Miss Ella smiled at the two girls.

Pearl smiled wanly back at Miss Ella. And despite its ten-tativeness, this smile was more than she gave Johnnie Mae. Pearl still looked nervously at her classmate out of the corner of her eye.

Observing the furtive expression on Pearl's face, Johnnie Mae got to thinking that maybe Miss Ella would know whether Pearl was a haint. That was it! Miss Ella would certainly know about a thing like that, being that she was a witch. She'd know if Pearl was a ghost or a haint or a spirit walker or some such.

Miss Ella turned her funny-colored eyes on the kitten and smiled. Johnnie Mae thought that since Pearl had been the one to rescue the cat, she would no doubt be lucky enough to have this cat or some of his descendants peeing on her final resting place. Perhaps Johnnie Mae would be able to join in this good luck. After all, she'd had a part in helping the animal. Perhaps some cat or other would walk across her grave or paw the ground covering her. Maybe when Miss Ella's potions and poultices had worked on him, she and Pearl should take this cat up to Mount Zion and coax him across Clara's grave.

Papa stood in the doorway when she got back home.

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