Winn Dixie

Chapter Twenty-Two

Otis followed me all the way into the backyard, where the party was. Before he could run away , I introduced him to the preacher.

"Daddy," I said, "this is Otis. He's the one who runs Gertrude's Pets. He's the one who plays the guitar so good." "How do you do?" said the preacher. He stuck his hand out to Otis. And Otis stood there and shuffled his big jar of pickles back and forth, trying to free up a hand to offer back to the preacher. 150