I wonder if he has an Aunt Bee to fry those up for him?

That "dead something" is a whole passel of fish!

And he looks EXACTLY like my older brother at the same age! My brother, however, would have probably convinced the photographer that he should buy the entire lot of fish. Cherubic looks and the ability to sell sand to Arabs or ice to Eskimos -- a born salesman.

John Greenleaf Whittier wrote

Blessings on thee, little man,
barefoot boy with cheek of tan

(You can look up the rest of this long poem on the internet). It is most suitable to accompany this heartwarming photo.

I wanna take him home! He can leave the dead thing behind though.

This is a photo that Mark Twain would wholeheartedly approve of. Wonderful. Makes one jealous for all the happiness and joy reflected in that face. A true Huck Finn.