“She held it up, offering the jar to Ruth. “Here you are, madame, this is for you.”
Ruth, who had been scared out of her wits, slid down the tree onto the ground, and burst into tears. “I thought you were dead! Why did you do that? You could have been killed!”
Idgie said, “Oh, don’t cry. I’m sorry. Here, don’t you want the honey? I got it just for you … please don’t cry. It’s all right, I do it all the time. I never get stung. Honest. Here, let me help you up, you’re getting yourself all dirty.”
She handed Ruth the old blue bandanna she had in her overalls pocket. Ruth was still shaky, but she got up and blew her nose and wiped off her dress.
Idgie tried to cheer her up. “Just think, Ruth, I never did it for anybody else before. Now nobody in the whole world knows I can do that but you. I just wanted for us to have a secret together, that’s all.”
Excerpt From: “Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.”
Ruth, who had been scared out of her wits, slid down the tree onto the ground, and burst into tears. “I thought you were dead! Why did you do that? You could have been killed!”
Idgie said, “Oh, don’t cry. I’m sorry. Here, don’t you want the honey? I got it just for you … please don’t cry. It’s all right, I do it all the time. I never get stung. Honest. Here, let me help you up, you’re getting yourself all dirty.”
She handed Ruth the old blue bandanna she had in her overalls pocket. Ruth was still shaky, but she got up and blew her nose and wiped off her dress.
Idgie tried to cheer her up. “Just think, Ruth, I never did it for anybody else before. Now nobody in the whole world knows I can do that but you. I just wanted for us to have a secret together, that’s all.”
Excerpt From: “Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.”