Momma had two commandments that must never be broken: never be dirty or impudent. The only children that Maya and Bailey see who don't follow these rules are the powhitetrash children. Some powhitetrash girls walk up to Momma and begin to mimic her, making faces, and one girl does a handstand in front of Momma, revealing her lack of underwear. Momma stands still and hums throughout the display, ignoring the girls. When they can't get a response, they say goodbye. Annie and Momma say "Goodbye Miz." Maya cries and Momma tells her to go wash her face. At first, Maya is furious that Momma called the girls Miz in spite of their behavior. Later, she realizes that something happened in the exchange and somehow Momma had won. Maya goes out to finish raking.....
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