It combines drama, pathos, suspense.

Duke, I never will understand these city husbands.

Back home, when a woman done something to rile her man, he'd just take her over his knee and whomp her a few.

Mr. Drydale's fixing to play hide and seek.

We want to get a better look at Skipper's boat.

Well, that's our boat, Jethro.

It was a present from Mr. and Mrs. Drysdale.

Oh, by the way, Ellie Mae, did you give Mrs. Drysdale her present?

I'm awful sorry, Pop.

I was playing with the little critter and it got away.

She's crawling around and moaning and saying, where is it?

Where's my beautiful Jim?

You think Ellie May is fond of critters?

Why, that woman is like to go out of her mind over that pesky little varmint.

What'd you say you called it again, Ellie?

Mink.

I offered to give her my squirrel and my polecat and my possum or anything.

She wouldn't even listen.

She just went right ahead of moaning and a rooting.

I even offered her two of my special gift packs.