Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings . planted. Ole Brei:Rabbit, he sot off en watch de motions, he did, enhe sorter shet one eye en sing to his chilluns: *Ti-yi! Tungaleel I eat um pea, I pick um pea. Hit grow in de groun, hit grow so free; Ti-yi! dem goober pea. ^Sho nuff wen de goobers *gun ter ripen up, eveytime Brer Fox go down ter his patch, he fine wharsomebody bin grabblin *mongst de vines, en he gilmighty mad. He sorter speck who de somebody is,but ole Brer Rabbit he cover his tracks so cute datBrer Fox dunner how ter ketch im. Bimeby, one dayBrer Fox take a walk all roun de groun-p
Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings . planted. Ole Brei:Rabbit, he sot off en watch de motions, he did, enhe sorter shet one eye en sing to his chilluns: *Ti-yi! Tungaleel I eat um pea, I pick um pea. Hit grow in de groun, hit grow so free; Ti-yi! dem goober pea. ^Sho nuff wen de goobers *gun ter ripen up, eveytime Brer Fox go down ter his patch, he fine wharsomebody bin grabblin *mongst de vines, en he gilmighty mad. He sorter speck who de somebody is,but ole Brer Rabbit he cover his tracks so cute datBrer Fox dunner how ter ketch im. Bimeby, one dayBrer Fox take a walk all roun de groun-pea patch,en twant long fo he fine a crack in de fence wharde rail done bin rub right smoove, en right dar hesot im a trap. He tuck n ben down a hickry saplin*. 114 LEGENDS OF THE OLD PLANTATION growin in de fence-cornder, en tie one een un aplow-line on de top, en in de udder een he fix aloop-knot, en dat he fasten wid a trigger right in decrack. Nex mawnin wen ole Brer Rabbit come sHp-pin long en crope thoo de crack, de loop-knot kotch.
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