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Buddy Layman, an innocent and credulous young man, his protective sister Jennie Mae go digging for worms, accompanied by Jennie Mae’s friend Darlene Henshaw. Horrified by worms, Darlene is along on the trip to tease Jennie Mae about the handsome preacher, whose invitation to go fishing has precipitated this search for worms, and to expound upon her vast knowledge of the Bible, which tells her that snakes and worms used to have legs. Buddy, who is deathly afraid of water, has been enjoying
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Darlene: Don’t let em near me.
Jennie Mae: Don’t be so prissy, Darlene.
Darlene: I’m not about to let em touch me.
Buddy: How come?
End:
Jennie Mae: It’s only a story.
Darlene: It’s in the Bible - it’s true.
Buddy: How come God’s mad? He ain’t done nothin wrong.
Jennie Mae: It’s only a story, Buddy! Wait!
Leonard Jr., Jim. The Diviners. Samuel French, New York, NY. 1983. pp. 69-71.
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