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The Dout Stories

The Dout Stories are
Liena Baker's stories in
the language of the dog
Dout about Dout's puppy
Poya
Pool.









1. Tumpick to eatid

'Antie,' 'e taid, 'gibba me tumpick to eatid; me tum-tum id ad empty ad a little drum.'

'What about dem eatid under the table?' I taid.

'What, dem bacon roind?' 'e taid. 'Gibba me tumpick to eatid! Gibba me, GIBBA ME, GIBBA ME TUMPICK TO EATID, ANTIE!'


  • Antie was Liena herself. Unc (who also figures in the stories) was her second husband, Dr John Baker.

  • Liena came from Gus-Khrustalny in Russia. This is a photograph of her as a child in Gus, taken before the First World War.