This chapter is set in Troutville, Alabama on January 8, 1938. Big George and Onzell's daughter Naughty Bird is sick with pneumonia and refuses to eat. Big George is beside himself. The child tells her father she will eat if she can see Miss Fancy, the elephant. Big George contemplates taking her to see the animal, but Idgie warns him about the Klan. She is afraid he will be shot if he tries to go there. He says he doesn't care; he will do anything for his daughter.
Idgie takes Smokey and Stump to Birmingham. She promises Ruth she will not be late, but doesn't make it back until nearly five o'clock the next morning. She comes walking through Whistle Stop with the elephant and her trainer. The trainer is obviously hung over. When.....
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