Black Panther Party of Northern California - Freedom Archives

RATS, ROACHES, AND RU1~`VS
It seems that the time of year
had come " °ardund -, -again , for-=the Annual
Spring Fe~~tility Festival, and
all over Itt tkie middle-class citizens
and the aris ocxacy were making
avid preparations . The peasants
were par=~.~ularly excited be
cause, being able to sing well at~d
having a nat~.iral sense of rhythm .]
they always ~;howed up everybody
else durWg thn week-long Festival
It was their one time to really
break out .
Rufus - Reddi,-~g, the spokesman for
the peasants, rNas in the Emperor's
chambers-go ng.avex the last drafts
of plans for the Festival .
"Nau- what---we'd .like 3s a Foxtune-
Telling Both,' Rufus said, "with
some conga dr '~rimers out in front to
stir -uia . . bus.ir~ess,,, and w_e'd like a
place to sell Soul Food, and="
"I don't knc-~u , " the Emper or mused,
easing back in his golden throne .
You peasants have been getting
mighty uppity lately, you knave,"
Rufus fxownE~d, "I know," he nodded,
breaking into a smile . "We've
had our c~if :'erences over the past
yea
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Rufus frowned . "I know," he nodded,
breaking into a smile . "We've
dad our differences over the past
year, but this is more important
than ,all that . You know how my
people Love"the Festival ."
` "And` . Trve been talking to-the Empress,lately,"
the Empe~or ;contir,ued
. "She 'told me that some of you
~easants. liave-been singing autsidw
her', pa~,ace in, the rnoinings arw9
~> p~.aying drums, too-~-"
,!'they've just been practic ng.f~.the
Festiival sir" ` Rufusrsmile~i w.
pologetically . - 'v_"Now ' about .~hr .,
chitterling sale we'de .,like ;.,o
have-______+~ .,
"The Lfuke seems to agree with