
A woman once had three daughters but they spoke so bad and so loud she didn’t want then to talk to anyone. One day an important gentleman was to come and see the mother; however she had to go to the river, so she left them with strict instructions that if the gentleman came before she returned none of them was to say anything. Shortly after she left the man arrived; the youngest daughter seeing him coming shouted ”Mumma nu die ya” The second daughter said ”Sista yu neva ear mumma sey yu nuffi peek?” The third one feeling pleased with herself shouted ”Tang gad massa me neva peek nor poke!” (This is Jamaican thing only we can understand it!)
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