Winn Dixie

"You can't have any," I told her. "It's not for birds." Then, real quick, before I lost my nerve, I said, " Otis, what were you in jail for? Are you a murderer?"

"No ma'am," he said. "Are you a burglar?"

"No ma'am," Otis said again. He sucked on his candy and stared down at his pointy-toed boots. "You don't have to tell me," I said. "I was just wondering." "I ain't a dangerous man," Otis said, "if that's 129