The selection revolves around Zora and the narrator who are under a tree listening to stories when a man named Sonny Wrapped declares his intention to wrestle an alligator named Ghost to prove his toughness. Despite the onlookers' attempts to save him, Sonny is attacked and ultimately killed by the gator. Following this tragic incident, the townspeople undertake a fruitless hunt for Ghost, and the event leaves a somber impression on the community, especially among the children, who hear speculative stories about the alligator afterward.
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Zora and the narrator sit under a tree listening to the men tell stories. Sonny, trying to impress the town, decides to wrestle an alligator named Ghost. Sonny is attacked by Ghost, and despite efforts to save him, Sonny dies. An attempt to hunt the Ghost down and kill it is made, but the town people are unsuccessful in finding Ghost.
Zora and the narrator are eavesdropping when Sonny shows up and tells everyone he's going to wrestle a gator. The gator attacks him, and the townspeople try to save Sonny. The townspeople go on a hunt for the gator and the narrator begins telling stories of the gator at school.
Zora and the narrator love playing under the gum tree and letting worms tickle their toes. As Zora and the narrator are playing under the gum tree, a man shows up named Sonny Wrapped. Sonny proclaims to be the toughest man in town, and tells everyone he is going to whup a gator. Sonny finds the gator laying on the bank of the pond, and as he goes to dive on the back of the gator, he is knocked off his feet. The gator bites down on Sonny’s arm and drags him into the pond as everyone watches in stunned silence.
Sonny Wrapped has been courting Maisie Allard by giving her flowers and sweet talking her. To prove how tough he is, he decides to wrestle an alligator one morning. In his foolhardy attempt to wrestle the alligator, he is dragged into the water and killed by the alligator. The townspeople who witnessed this tragic event do not like talking about it, especially in front of the kids.
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