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Copper's Story: An Appalachian Girl's Tale. -For Joyce Bowling- by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Rated "G" by the Author.
A young Appalachian girl living in the mountains of Tennessee tells her story.
Howdy, y'all!
My name is Copper Penny Morgan. Don't laugh; that's my given name; Mama named me 'count of my hair is so red, like a copper-penny.
I live in the hills of Eastern Tennessee, near Sevierville--Dolly Parton Country; have lived here alla' my life, allus have. I live with my Mama, my Papa, my twin older brothers Calvin and Camron (they's 11), my younger brother Peanut (real names's Colville, but he's a peanut; he's awful small; allus has been shrimpy), and my three younger sisters Cinnamon, Cinthia, and Camillia (they're triplets; they're three of a kind!). Like me, all the kids have red hair, but mine's prob'ly the reddest out of all of 'em.
I'm ten.
We have a brindle-dawg, a dawg named "Rebel Yell" (my brother Cal named him; he's allus bayin' at the moon when it's out). We also have pussycats, lotsa' pussycats, but they stay outside; Mama don't like the smell of cat pee or poop; she don't like animals traipsin' all over, makin' a mess. So they stay outside, end of story.
When we are not in school (my teacher's Miss Helen), we play in the backyard, go explorin', look for frogs or stuff, go fishin', or look for butterflies, but on Saturday nights we go to the Opry shows nearby to listen to the pickin' and sangin'. Sometimes my Papa plays his fiddle; sometimes we kids join him on stage. He likes to hear me sing; says I sing like an angel, says I sing really purty; he says I sing like Loretta Lynn.
That's one of my dreams: to be on the Grand Ole Opry like Loretta Lynn. She's my favorite singer; always have loved her, ever since I was knee-high to a grasshopper.
Someday I hope to meet Loretta Lynn in person; that would be a huge dream come true for me.
In school, I help my teacher, 'count of I'm right smart. I may only be ten, but I'm in the sixth grade readin' level and can even read some high school or college stuff. She likes me to help her with the littler kids or to help her with the papers. I love her, and I hope I continue to do well in my book learnin'.
Well, this is about it for now. i will write in here again--that is, if I can ever peel my older brothers away from the computer; they're allus playin' their stupid video games on it! It drives me RIGHT CRAZY!!
Awe, thank you my friend...I loved this young Appalachian girl's journal, very realistic with many thoughts after my own heart...I too love to listen to Loretta Lynn one of my favorite country singers...a girl after my own heart, enjoyed this much well done my talented friend!
Blessings,
Joyce B.
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