Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings . , but no Brer Foxaint come. Atter while Brer Rabbit goes to de do,easy like, en peep out, en dar, stickin fum behimede cornder, wuz de tip-eener Brer Fox tail. Den BrerRabbit shot de do en sot down, en put his pawsbehime his years en begin fer ter sing: T)e place wharbouts you spill de dar youer boun ter slide,An whar you fine a bunch er sholy fine de hide. Nex day. Brer Fox sont word by Mr. Mink, enikuze hissef kaze he wuz too sick fer ter come, enhe ax Brer Rabbit fer to come en take dinner widhim, en Brer Rabbit say he wuz gree
Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings . , but no Brer Foxaint come. Atter while Brer Rabbit goes to de do,easy like, en peep out, en dar, stickin fum behimede cornder, wuz de tip-eener Brer Fox tail. Den BrerRabbit shot de do en sot down, en put his pawsbehime his years en begin fer ter sing: T)e place wharbouts you spill de dar youer boun ter slide,An whar you fine a bunch er sholy fine de hide. Nex day. Brer Fox sont word by Mr. Mink, enikuze hissef kaze he wuz too sick fer ter come, enhe ax Brer Rabbit fer to come en take dinner widhim, en Brer Rabbit say he wuz greeble. Bimeby, wen de shadders wuz at der shortes. 6 LEGENDS OF THE OLD PLANTATION Brer Rabbit he sorter brush up en santer down terBrer Foxs house, en wen he got dar, he hear some-body groanin, en he look in de do en dar he seeBrer Fox settin up in a rockin cheer all wrop upwid flannil, en he look mighty weak. Brer Rabbit lookaU roun, he did, but he aint see no dinner. De dish-pan wuz settin on de table, en close by wuz a kyarv-in * Look like you gwineter have chicken fer dinner,Brer Fox, sez Brer Rabbit, sezee. Yes, Brer Rabbit, deyer nice, en fresh, en tender/sez Brer Fox, sezee. Den Brer Rabbit sorter pull his mustarsh, en say:You aint got no calamus root, is you, Brer Fox? Idone got so now dat I cant eat no chicken ceppin THE WONDERFUL TAR-BABY STORY 7 shes seasoned up wid calamus root/ En wid dat BrerRabbit lipt out er de do* and dodge mong de bushes,en sot dar watchin fer Brer Fox; en he amt watchlong, nudder, kaze Brer Fox flung off de flannil encrope out er de house en got whar he could cloze inon Brer Rabbit, en bimeby Brer Rabbit holler out:Oh, Brer Foxl Ill des put yo calamus root out yeron dish yer stump. Better come git it while hitsfresh, and wid dat Brer Rabbit gallop oflF home. EnBrer Fox aint never kotch im yit, en wats mo,honey, he aint gwineter. n THE WONDERFUL TAR-BABY STORY DroNT the fox never catch the rabbit. UncleRemus? asked the little boy the ne
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