pe , ▁would ▁open ▁his ▁lips ▁when ▁he ▁put ▁it ▁into ▁his ▁mouth , ▁meaning ▁thereby ▁that ▁g rap es ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁eat ▁and ▁lips ▁to ▁open ." ▁Po e ' s ▁final ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁had ▁a ▁longer ▁ep ig raph ▁in ▁verse ▁from ▁Les ▁Prem iers ▁Tra its ▁de ▁l ' er ud ition ▁univers elle ▁( The ▁Most ▁Import ant ▁Character istics ▁of ▁Universal ▁Wis dom ) ▁by ▁Baron ▁B iel feld . ▁ ▁Ada pt ations ▁ ▁" B on - B on " ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁adapted ▁for ▁the ▁screen , ▁but ▁a ▁re written ▁version ▁was ▁performed ▁off ▁Broadway ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁" B on - B on , ▁at ▁Google ▁Books ▁( sc anned ▁books ) ▁List ▁of ▁publications ▁of ▁" B on - B on " ▁at ▁the ▁Ed gar ▁All an ▁Po e ▁Society ▁online ▁▁▁ ▁Comment ary ▁" The ▁Greek ▁Jo ke ▁in ▁Po e ' s ▁" B on - B on ", ▁Anthony ▁K emp , ▁American ▁Liter ature , ▁Vol . ▁ 5 6 , ▁No . ▁ 4 ▁( Dec ember ▁ 1 9 8 4 ), ▁pp .   5 8 0 – 5 8 3 . ▁ ▁Category : Short ▁stories ▁by ▁Ed gar ▁All an ▁Po e ▁Category : 1 8 3 2 ▁short ▁stories ▁Category : F ant asy ▁short ▁stories ▁Category : The ▁Dev il ▁in ▁fiction ▁Category : Work s ▁originally