Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings . elittle boy in open-eyed wonder, everybody knowsthat rabbits havent got long, bushy tails. HOW MR. RABBIT LOST HIS FINE BUSHY TAIL 123 The old man shifted his position in his chair andallowed his venerable head to drop forward until hiswhole appearance was suggestive of the deepest de-jection; and this was intensified by a groan thatseemed to be the resultof great mental he spoke, but notas addressing himself tothe little boy. I notices dat dem f okeswat makes a great mira-tion bout wat dey knowsis des de fokes wich youcant put no pennunce
Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings . elittle boy in open-eyed wonder, everybody knowsthat rabbits havent got long, bushy tails. HOW MR. RABBIT LOST HIS FINE BUSHY TAIL 123 The old man shifted his position in his chair andallowed his venerable head to drop forward until hiswhole appearance was suggestive of the deepest de-jection; and this was intensified by a groan thatseemed to be the resultof great mental he spoke, but notas addressing himself tothe little boy. I notices dat dem f okeswat makes a great mira-tion bout wat dey knowsis des de fokes wich youcant put no pennunce inwen de cashun comeup. Yer one un um now,en he done come en ex-cuse me er lowin datrabbits is got long, bushytails, wich goodness knows ef Id a dremp it, Id a whirl in en on drempit. **Well, but Uncle Remus, you said rabbits hadlong, bushy tails, rephed the htde boy. Now youknow you did. Ef I aint fergit it oflFn my mine, I say dat oleBrer Rabbit wuz gwine down de big road shakin*his long, bushy tail. Dat wat I say, en dat I Stans 124 LEGENDS OF THE OLD PLANTATION
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