Another visit by Mr. Okra. Mr. Okra is an old black man who has an old truck decorated with fruits and vegetables, and sells his wares out of the back of his truck, as he motors through the French Quarter on a bull horn announcing his specials of the day. In a very monotone voice, he announces “I got mangos, I got pineapples, I got onions and potatoes,” and whatever other selections are available. You always listen for Mr. Okra and get so excited when you hear him in the distance, and even echo him. We always go downstairs, meet him in the street, and you buy an apple and an orange.
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