Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings . en he put outtords home; but presenty yer he come back, en hesay de fier done gone out. Brer Fox low dat he wanter invite to dinner, but he dont say nuthin*, enbimeby Brer Rabbit he upn say, sezee: Brer Fox, whar you git so much nice beef?sezee, en den Brer Fox he upn spon, sezee: You come ter my house ter-morrer ef yo fokesaint too sick, en I kin show you whar you kin gitplenty beef mo nicer dan dish yer, sezee. Well, sho nuff, de nex day fotch Brer Rabbit, enBrer Fox say, sezee: Ders a man down yander by Miss Meadowsswat got heap er fine cattle, en he
Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings . en he put outtords home; but presenty yer he come back, en hesay de fier done gone out. Brer Fox low dat he wanter invite to dinner, but he dont say nuthin*, enbimeby Brer Rabbit he upn say, sezee: Brer Fox, whar you git so much nice beef?sezee, en den Brer Fox he upn spon, sezee: You come ter my house ter-morrer ef yo fokesaint too sick, en I kin show you whar you kin gitplenty beef mo nicer dan dish yer, sezee. Well, sho nuff, de nex day fotch Brer Rabbit, enBrer Fox say, sezee: Ders a man down yander by Miss Meadowsswat got heap er fine cattle, en he gotter cow nameBookay, sezee, en you des go en say Bookay, enshell open her mouf, en you kin jump in en git desas much meat ez you kin tote, sez Brer Fox, sezee. Well, Ill go long, sez Brer Rabbit, sezee, enyou kin jump fus en den Ill come follerin atter,*sezee. Wid dat dey put out, en dey went promernadin 170 LEGENDS OF THE OLD PLANTATION roun mong de cattle, dey did, twel bimeby deystruck up wid de one dey wuz atter. Brer Fox, he up,. he did, en holler Bookaij, en de cow flung er moufwide open. Sho nuflF, in dey jump, en wen dey gotdar. Brer Fox, he say, sezee: You kin cut mos ennywheres. Brer Rabbit, butdont cut round de haslett, sezee. Den Brer Rabbit, he holler back, he did: Tm agitten me out a roasn-piece, sezee. Roasn, er bakin, er fryin, sez Brer Fox, sezee,dont git too nigh de haslett, sezee. Dey cut en dey kyarved, en dey kyarved en deycut, en wiles dey wuz cuttin* en kyarvin, en slashin THE SAD FATE OF MR. FOX 171 way. Brer Rabbit, he tuckn hacked inter de haslett,en wid dat down fell de cow dead. Now, den, sez Brer Fox, we er gone, sho,*sezee. Wat we gwine do? sez Brer Rabbit, sezee. Ill git in de maul, sez Brer Fox, en youll jumpin de gall, sezee. Nex mawnin yer cum de man wat de cow blongter, and he ax who kill Bookay. Nobody dont saynuthin. Den de man say hell cut er open en see,en den he whirl in, en twant no time fo he had erintruls spread out. Brer Rabbit, he
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