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Vy A iVHEN Uncle Remus was In the humor,' it frequently happened that
Yw he began to unburden his mind of a story before the little boy
. naa time 10 turn around.
One time I dunner when ner wharbouts, but 'way back dar in de
times' an' places what chillun dreams about, an' oP folks done fergot Brer
Tiger wuz gwine 'long one day, when he seed sump'n dat look like a house,
an' in dat house dar wuz a quarter er mutton. He kinder grinned, he did",
an' he went in fer ter see how de mutton gwineter tas'e. He kinder pulled it
'roun' an' when he done dat, he hear sump'n click an''drap, an' dar he wuz
in de trap what Mr. Man done sot fer oF Brer Wolf. Brer Tiger walked
'roun' an' 'roun', but he don't see no way fer ter git out.
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So he lay down on de leg er mutton, wld' his appletlte (tone gone, an'
study how in de name er goodness he gwineter git out'n de fix what he done
got hisse'f in. 'Twant so mighty long'fo here come Brer Fox lopin' 'long.
Brer Tiger say, " Hello, Brer Foxljwhar you gwine an'. what yo' hurry? "
Brer Fox 'spon', " I dunner.who you is ner what you is, but I'm a-gwine
whar I'm argwine, an' dat he'ps on my hurry." Brer Tiger say, " Here I
is right at home, an' wid Tittles a-plenty an' ter spar'.' Brer Fox ax Mm
how come he terhave sech a-fine house, an' Brer Tiger'say dat Mr. Man
gun it ter him, an' moMan dat, he has his vittles fotch right whar he kin
git it, an he mos' allers has mo' dan what he kin eat.'
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So said, so done;' an when Brer Fox slip in, Brer Tiger, he slip out an
fasten de do', an' dar oF Brer Fox wuz He got a full meal's vittles, but
when he wanter git out, he foun' de do' shot, wid oF Brer Tiger settin' off
in de bushes pullin' his side-whiskers. Brer Fox holler, but he aint git no
answer, an' down he lay an' tuck a nap.
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Den Brer Fox see de quarter er mutton, in de sight make 'im dribble
at de mouf, 1 He say, " What you gwine do wid dat? " an' Brer Tiger say
he gwinter fling it away when he git tired er fookin' at it. Dis make Brer
Fox open his eyes. He say, "My goodness I you must be mightyjrich! "
Brer Tiger say he des comfuttable well off, an' he . tell Brer Fox dat ef he
want a rasher er mutton, all in de worF he got ter do is ter onlatch de do'
in' come in an' git it.
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',' ' Hetalk so loud dat Brer Tiger hear 'im, an come sa'nterih' up.'fer ter
hear what kinder 'spute gwine on. Brer Rabbit make out he aint see Brer
Tiger, an'.he talk like he mad; he say.V You know mighty well dat Brer
Tiger aint been in dat place, kaze he can't git in dar. Brer Tiger up an'
say," I sho wuz in dar, Brer Rabbit I " Brer Rabbit say, " You may talk
dat away twel youer black in de face, bofe un you;4but I never is ter b'lieve
it tw1 1 see it."
Purty nigh all,deTcreeturs come by Brer B'ar.'Brer Wolf, an' de
rest un um ian,Brer Fox ax um fer ter please onlatch de do' an' let him
come out, but when dey fin' out dat Brer Tiger got 'im in dar, dey shuck der
heads an' went on "bout der business.
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Bimeby Brer Rabbit come 'long des a-hoppin' an' a-skippin' an' doin'
like he feelin' mighty good. He see Brer Fox, an' he say,.'44. Whar you git
yo' fine house," Brer Fox? an' what you done done wid yo' olr 'oman an'
all de chillun? " Den Brer Fox up an' tol' 'im how he got in dar, an' ax
im.fer ter please open de do'. Brer Rabbit say he don't nigh b'lieve what
Brer Fox tell 'im. He say he don't b'lieve dat Brer Tiger kin git in dat place.
Wid dat,' Brer Tiger onlatch de do an' say, 44 Come out a minnit, Brer
Fox1, I wanter show Brer Rabbit dat he aint smart ez he think he is." Well,
Brer Fox he come out, an' Brer Tiger went in, an' when he done dat, Brer
Rabbit latch de do', an' say, 44 It seem like ter me dat I hear yo' oF 'oman
callin' you. Brer Fox 1 !f an', dey. bofe mosied off.
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Twant long 'fo Mr. Man come 'long an' say, 44 Youer de mos' ring
streakedy an' stripedy Wolf what I y'ever laid eyes on, but I speck I kin
hep you fer. ter stay in dax!" .