"Easy," Bart said. "Now I'm going to have a serious talk with your parents, so I need to put you somewhere safe."

"Please don't put me in the closet, mister. I'm scared of the dark." Sherry did a credible job of the scared kid, but Bart laughed.

"I'll bet that's where Daddy keeps his shotgun." He smacked Sherry on the head. "I've read Br'er Rabbit too. Don't get any ideas, kid. We're faster and stronger than your Daddy, even before he blew himself up along with half the swamp." ...