ma-m-a-a

Updated: May 19, 2025

"Silvey 'n I'll be generals of the armies," said John, when the babel had diminished. Sid raised his voice in protest. "Give somebody else a chance. Let Red and me be it this time." Silvey shouted derisively. "'Member the time you got hit in the eye with a snowball? Went home, bawling 'Ma-m-a-a, Ma-m-a-a. Fine general you'll make!" Sid brandished his fists with a show of braggadocio.

Herman Gastrell Seely - A Son of the City: A Story of Boy Life