Which excerpt from the people could fly reflects the historical fact that enslaved people passed stories down through oral tradition? they say that the children of the ones who could not fly told their children. warton threw back his head and laughed. it was a long, loud bellow. one day, the man known as the most cruel slaveowner in that part of the state heard about nehemiah. sarah hoed and chopped the row as the babe on her back slept.