Teenie was born into slavery. Her Ma and Pa were owned by a wheat farmer in North Carolina. As a child, Teenie never really felt happy. She was always lonely because her Ma and Pa were out working all day. Sometimes, Teenie got to chop onions in the house kitchen. That is where she began to cook.
Teenie’s parents were beaten to death. They had tried to escape, but hadn’t even made it out of the plantation grounds before they were caught. The white master spared Teenie, because she was so young. After her parents death Teenie did not know what to do. She felt
even more lonely than she had before. Teenie started refusing to talk, eat, or work. That’s when the wheat farmer sold her.
Teenie was sold to a apple farm in South Carolina. She was put to work immediately. She had to peel, slice, core, and cut apples in the kitchen. Sometimes, she got to make apple pies. Teenie had loved baking, but she soon became sick of the sugary smell always lingering in the kitchen.
One mistake. That’s all it took for her to be beaten and sold to a new farm. She had dropped an apple pie, and she was now to face the consequences. Teenie was sold to a rice plantation in South Carolina. She had a new master, Mr. Derby. After working there for only a few days, Teenie finds out shocking news. She is pregnant. Teenie had been raped by one of her old masters and now she was pregnant with a white mans child.
Everyday Teenie’s belly grew and everyday she felt like she had more work. She was working in the kitchen. She knew this was her role. She would always be a cook. This time was much different. She got to cook every meal and she got to make her own recipes. She loved the different smells. Sometimes she would get hungry and eat some of the meal herself.
One humid summer day Teenie couldn’t get out of bed. Her belly was now huge. She rubbed her stomach a couple times and within seconds her water broke. All the slave women gathered for the birth of Teenie’s child. It was a boy. This boy looked nothing like his white father. His skin was as dark as the black mud in the rice fields. His hair was as wild as a lions mane. His name was Timothy.
Teenie was only given a week to rest. She spent it with her child. She idoled her child. She watched him eat, sleep, and even breath. As she watched him she started to call him a name. A sort of nickname, she called him Tidbit. Tidbit grew fast. Everyday Tidbit grew a little bit bigger.
Years went by. Everything was same old same old. Teenie worked all day and night. Tidbit sometimes helped her in the kitchen. Teenie was happy, but not for long.
A new slave came. An African girl. Her name was Amari. Another one came with her, but this girl wasn’t black. She was a white indentured servant, Polly. They were harmless, but they created more work for Teenie. She still was happy, because Tidbit now had two, new friends.
The white masters baby was born and that’s when everything went wrong. The husband was furious. The baby was black. He was so mad that he planned to sell Amari, Polly, and Tidbit, but they had a plan. They ran away. Teenie was heartbroken. She knew she wouldn’t see her son again, but she rather have him escape than be sold again as a slave.
Teenie was furious. She hated Mr. Derby more than ever. That is when her plan began. Teenie cooked Mr. Derby’s meal, like any other day. This day was different. She slipped a little snake venom in Mr. Derby’s drink. She planned to kill him.
Teenie did it. Mr. Derby was dead. Now Teenie had to finish step two of her plan. She was going to kill herself. That night, she jumped into the river near the plantation. Teenie was dead.
Teenie’s parents were beaten to death. They had tried to escape, but hadn’t even made it out of the plantation grounds before they were caught. The white master spared Teenie, because she was so young. After her parents death Teenie did not know what to do. She felt
even more lonely than she had before. Teenie started refusing to talk, eat, or work. That’s when the wheat farmer sold her.
Teenie was sold to a apple farm in South Carolina. She was put to work immediately. She had to peel, slice, core, and cut apples in the kitchen. Sometimes, she got to make apple pies. Teenie had loved baking, but she soon became sick of the sugary smell always lingering in the kitchen.
One mistake. That’s all it took for her to be beaten and sold to a new farm. She had dropped an apple pie, and she was now to face the consequences. Teenie was sold to a rice plantation in South Carolina. She had a new master, Mr. Derby. After working there for only a few days, Teenie finds out shocking news. She is pregnant. Teenie had been raped by one of her old masters and now she was pregnant with a white mans child.
Everyday Teenie’s belly grew and everyday she felt like she had more work. She was working in the kitchen. She knew this was her role. She would always be a cook. This time was much different. She got to cook every meal and she got to make her own recipes. She loved the different smells. Sometimes she would get hungry and eat some of the meal herself.
One humid summer day Teenie couldn’t get out of bed. Her belly was now huge. She rubbed her stomach a couple times and within seconds her water broke. All the slave women gathered for the birth of Teenie’s child. It was a boy. This boy looked nothing like his white father. His skin was as dark as the black mud in the rice fields. His hair was as wild as a lions mane. His name was Timothy.
Teenie was only given a week to rest. She spent it with her child. She idoled her child. She watched him eat, sleep, and even breath. As she watched him she started to call him a name. A sort of nickname, she called him Tidbit. Tidbit grew fast. Everyday Tidbit grew a little bit bigger.
Years went by. Everything was same old same old. Teenie worked all day and night. Tidbit sometimes helped her in the kitchen. Teenie was happy, but not for long.
A new slave came. An African girl. Her name was Amari. Another one came with her, but this girl wasn’t black. She was a white indentured servant, Polly. They were harmless, but they created more work for Teenie. She still was happy, because Tidbit now had two, new friends.
The white masters baby was born and that’s when everything went wrong. The husband was furious. The baby was black. He was so mad that he planned to sell Amari, Polly, and Tidbit, but they had a plan. They ran away. Teenie was heartbroken. She knew she wouldn’t see her son again, but she rather have him escape than be sold again as a slave.
Teenie was furious. She hated Mr. Derby more than ever. That is when her plan began. Teenie cooked Mr. Derby’s meal, like any other day. This day was different. She slipped a little snake venom in Mr. Derby’s drink. She planned to kill him.
Teenie did it. Mr. Derby was dead. Now Teenie had to finish step two of her plan. She was going to kill herself. That night, she jumped into the river near the plantation. Teenie was dead.