In the beginning of "The World on Turtle's Back," why did the husband become "terrified"?

autobiography of an ex-colored man is told from the first-person point of view of an unnamed male narrator. he starts his tale by stating that he is going to reveal the great secret of his life. he first takes the reader to his childhood in georgia where he was raised by a single mother. he was dissapointed in his own color.

don't come near me, i might sneeze on you

explanation:

merry christmas to you, too. may god be with you all in doing your work and just living a great life in general! < 3

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