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THE little boy, wnen he next saw Uncle Remus, after hearing how the animals went to the barbecue,
wanted to know what happened to them: he was anxious to learn if any of them were hurt by the dogs
that had been chasing Brother Rabbit. The old darkey closed his eyes and chuckled. " You sho is axin'
sump'n now, honey. Und' his hat, ef he had any, Brer Rabbit had a mighty quick thinkin' apple-ratus, an' mos'
inginner'lly, all de time, de pranfcs he played oh de yuther creeturs pestered um bofe ways a-comin' an a-gwine.
De dogs done mighty well, 'long ez dey had dealin's wid de small fry, like Brer Fox, an Brer Coon, an' Brer Wolf,
but when dey run ag'in'oP Brer B'ar, dey sho struck a snag., " De mos' servigrous wuz de identual one dat got de wust
hurted. He got too close ter Brer B'ar, an' when he look at hisse'f in runnin' water, he tuck notice dat he wuz
split wide open fum flank ter dewlap.
" Atterde rucus wuz over, de creeturs hobbled off homede best dey could, an' laid 'roun' in sin an' shade fer ter
let der cuts an' gashes git good an' well. When dey got so dey could segashuate, an' pay der party calls, dey
'gree fer ter insemble some'rs, an' hit on some plan fer ter outdo Brer Rabbit. Well, dey had der insembly, an' dey
jower'd an' jower'd des like yo' pa do when he aint feelin' right well; but, bimeby, dey 'greed 'pon a plan dat look
like it mought work. Dey 'gree fer ter make out dat dey gwine ter have a dance. Dey know'd dat ol' Brer Rabbit
wuz allers keen fer dat, an' dey say dey'll gi' him a invite, an' when he got dar, dey'd ax 'im fer ter play de fiddle,
an' ef he 'fuse, dey'll close in on 'im an' make way wid 'im.
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"So fur, so good! But all de time dey wuz jowerin an confabbin', ol' Brer Rabbit wus settin' in a shady
place in de grass, a-hearin' eve'y word dey say. When d time come, he crope out, he did, an' run 'roun', an' de
fust news dey know'd, here he come down de big road bookity-bookity same ez a hoss dat's broke thoo de
pastur' fence. He say, sezee, 'Why, hello, frien'sl an howdy, too, kaze I aint seed you-all sence de last time!
Whar de name er goodness is you been deze odd-come-shorts? an' how did you far' at de bobbycue? Ef my
two eyeballs aint gone an' got crooked, dar's ol' Brer B'ar, him er de short tail an' sharp tush de ve'y one I'm
a-huntin' fer! An' dar's Brer Coon! I sho is in big luck. Dar's gwineter be a big frolic at Miss Meadows', an'
her an de gals want Brer B'ar fer ter show um de roas'n'-y'ar shuffle; an' dey put Brer Coon down fer de jig dey.
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" I'm ter play de fiddle sump'n I aint dona sence my oldest gal had de mumps an de measles, bofe de same
day an' hour! Well, dis mornin' I tuck down de fiddle fum whar she wuz a-hangin' at, an' draw'd de bow back
erds an' forerds a time er two, art' den I shot my eyes an' hit some er de ol'-time chunes, an' when I come ter myse'f,
dar wuz my whole blessed fambly skippin' an' sasshayin' 'roun' de room, spite er de fack dat brekkus wuz ter
be cooked I
" Wid dat, Brer Rabbit bow'd, he did, an went tsck down de road like de dogs wuz atter ,im."
41 But what happened then? " the little boy asked. " Nothin'. 't all," replied Uncle Remus, taking up the
chuckle where he had left off. " De creeturs aint had no dance, an' when dey went ter Miss Meadows', she put
her head out de winder, an' say ef dey don't go off fum dar she'll have de law on um!"
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