. Told by Uncle Remus : new stories of the old plantation . whisper a mile- I m de strenkiest; I\vanter call yo tention ter dat. Mr. Lion shuckhis mane an showed his tushes. He say, Dontfergit dat I m de King er all de creetur Tiger stretched hissef an gapd. He say,I ni de purtiest an de mos servigrous. Fum one ter de yuther de braggin wentroun. Ef twant dis it uz dat, an ef twantdat, twuz de yuther. Dey went on so twel bimebylittle Mr. Cricket chirped up an say he kin makeall un um run dey heads off, fum ol Mr. Elephantdown ter de las one. Dey all laugh like it s agood joke, an Brer
. Told by Uncle Remus : new stories of the old plantation . whisper a mile- I m de strenkiest; I\vanter call yo tention ter dat. Mr. Lion shuckhis mane an showed his tushes. He say, Dontfergit dat I m de King er all de creetur Tiger stretched hissef an gapd. He say,I ni de purtiest an de mos servigrous. Fum one ter de yuther de braggin wentroun. Ef twant dis it uz dat, an ef twantdat, twuz de yuther. Dey went on so twel bimebylittle Mr. Cricket chirped up an say he kin makeall un um run dey heads off, fum ol Mr. Elephantdown ter de las one. Dey all laugh like it s agood joke, an Brer Fox he low dat he had deidee dat dey wuz all doin some monstus tallbraggin, but Mr. Cricket wuz away ahead er dewhole gang, an den he say, How you gwineterbegin fer ter commence fer ter do all deze greatder<U an didoes? Mr. Cricket say, Des gi metime; gi me time, an yo 11 all hear fuin me-yoll hear, but you wont stop fer ter lisn, anilen he work his jaws fer all de worl like BrerRabbit does when he s chawin terbacker. Now, ol Brer Rabbit knowd dat o s so e S o LITTLE MISTER CRICKET 93 Cricket wuz up ter some sharp trick er ner, anso he wait twel he kin have a confab wid im. Heaint had long ter wait, kaze Mr. CrickleyCricket make up his min dat Brer Rabbit wuzde one what kin hep him out. Dey bofe wantersee one aner, an when dat s de case, dey aintmuch trouble bout it. Dey soon got off by dey-sef, an Brer Rabbit low dat Mr. Cricket got amighty big job on his hans, an Mr. Cricket, hesay its sech a big job dat he cant git thoo wid itlessn Brer Rabbit will hep im out. Mr. Cricketsay t aint much he gwine ter ax er Brer Rabbit,but little ez tis, he bleeze ter ax it. Brer Rabbitlook at im right hard an twis his mustache. Out wid it, Mr. Cricket; out wid it, an I 11 see efI kin hep you out. But I want you ter take noticedat all de yuthers is got a crow fer ter pick widme, on account er de way I been doin. Mr. Cricket chirp up, So I hear, Brer Rabbit - so I hear, an den he went
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