Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings . study watsorter skuse he gwineter make up. Bimeby he see agreat big stalk er sugar-cane stanin up in de comder,en he cler up his thoat en talk biggit). 110 LEGENDS OF THE OLD PLANTATION Terl you young Rabs dar, sail roun yer en broke me a piece er dat sweetnin-tree/ sezee, en den he koff. De little Rabbits, dey got out de sugar-cane, dey did, en dey rastle wid it, en sweat over it, but twant no use. Deycouldnt brokeit. Brer Fox, hemake like heaint watchin^,but he keep onholler n: Hurry updar, Rabs! Im awaitin on you.*En de littleRabbits, deyhustle roim


Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings . study watsorter skuse he gwineter make up. Bimeby he see agreat big stalk er sugar-cane stanin up in de comder,en he cler up his thoat en talk biggit). 110 LEGENDS OF THE OLD PLANTATION Terl you young Rabs dar, sail roun yer en broke me a piece er dat sweetnin-tree/ sezee, en den he koff. De little Rabbits, dey got out de sugar-cane, dey did, en dey rastle wid it, en sweat over it, but twant no use. Deycouldnt brokeit. Brer Fox, hemake like heaint watchin^,but he keep onholler n: Hurry updar, Rabs! Im awaitin on you.*En de littleRabbits, deyhustle roim en rastle wid it, but they couldnt brokeit. Bimeby dey hear little bird singin on top er dehouse, en de song wat de little biid sing wuz dishyer: Take yo toofies en gnyaw yo toofies en saw it,Saw it en yoke it,En den you kin broke it. Den de little Rabbits, dey git mighty glad, endey gnyawed de cane mos fo ole Brer Fox could githis legs oncrosst, en wen dey kyard im de cane. BrerFox, he sot dar en study how he gwineter make some. A STORY ABOUT THE LITTLE RABBITS 111 mo skuse fer nabbin* un urn, en bimeby he git up engit down de sifter wat Wuz hangin on de wall, enholler out: Come yer, Rabsl Take dish yer sifter, en rundownt de spring en fetch me some fresh water/ De little Rabbits, dey run downt de spring, entry ter dip up de water wid de sifter, but cose hit allrun out, en hit keep on runnin out, twell bimeby delittle Rabbits sot down en gun ter cry. Den de little


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