. Next to the ground; chronicles of a countryside. Natural history. chapter IX. |ERE is a tale Little Mose told Joe by way of account- ing for Brer Rabbit's hare- lip. Brer Rabbit was the very first thing created, when the Lord up in Heaven decided to make a world. That of course accounts for the fact that Brer Rabbit is not so well-propor- tioned as he might be — he is really to be regarded in the light of an experiment. Still when he was dry and running around, he was set to keep watch over other animals as they were created. Brer Coon, Brer Possum, and Sis Cow, Brer Rabbit shooed away all r
. Next to the ground; chronicles of a countryside. Natural history. chapter IX. |ERE is a tale Little Mose told Joe by way of account- ing for Brer Rabbit's hare- lip. Brer Rabbit was the very first thing created, when the Lord up in Heaven decided to make a world. That of course accounts for the fact that Brer Rabbit is not so well-propor- tioned as he might be — he is really to be regarded in the light of an experiment. Still when he was dry and running around, he was set to keep watch over other animals as they were created. Brer Coon, Brer Possum, and Sis Cow, Brer Rabbit shooed away all right, but when Brer Fox got lively on his legs, he was inclined to argue the question. Still Brer Rabbit minded his work, and kept Brer Fox in check until Brer Fox somehow persuaded him to eat a piece of puccoon root, . which at once made Brer Rabbit so sleepy he. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original McCulloch-Williams, Martha, b. ca. 1857. New York, McClure, Philips & Co.
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