This phrase is referring to the anthology stories The People Could Fly that is written by Virginia Hamilton.
The phrase Wet he hoof is used in one of the stories and it means To get his foot wet when the author is describing the setting with Deer and Alligator.
Deer is trying to cross the river and when he sees Alligator, he does not want to go into the water, he does not want to ''wet he hoof'' or get his foot wet.
"The People Could Fly," is a dream story that recounts how some subjugated Africans had wings and could fly. With the end goal for them to get away from the maltreatments of subjugation, they started to sing some antiquated African wizardry words. This permitted their bodies to lift into the sky and fly away to opportunity.
"The People Could Fly" is about the fantasy of opportunity. For the Africans who were caught into subjection and brought to America, there was little justification behind trust, however through cultural stories like this one, they had the option to at minimum envision a day when they could turn out to be free. That is incredible.
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