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... dead cotias he has seen . This is almost identical with Uncle Remus's story of how the rabbit robbed the fox of his game . In a story from Upper Egypt , a fox lies down in the road in front of a man who is carrying fowls to market , and ...
... dead cotias he has seen . This is almost identical with Uncle Remus's story of how the rabbit robbed the fox of his game . In a story from Upper Egypt , a fox lies down in the road in front of a man who is carrying fowls to market , and ...
Page x
... " It is interesting to find a story from Upper Egypt ( that of the fox who pretended to be dead ) identical with an Amazonian story , and strongly resembling one found by you among the Negroes . Varnhagen , X Introduction .
... " It is interesting to find a story from Upper Egypt ( that of the fox who pretended to be dead ) identical with an Amazonian story , and strongly resembling one found by you among the Negroes . Varnhagen , X Introduction .
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... dead . Den Mr. Dog , he sail inter Brer Coon , en right dar's whar he drap his munnypus , kaze Brer Coon wuz cut out fer dat kinder bizness , en he fa'rly wipe up de face er de earf wid ' im . You better b'leeve dat w'en Mr. Dog got a ...
... dead . Den Mr. Dog , he sail inter Brer Coon , en right dar's whar he drap his munnypus , kaze Brer Coon wuz cut out fer dat kinder bizness , en he fa'rly wipe up de face er de earf wid ' im . You better b'leeve dat w'en Mr. Dog got a ...
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... dead , twel bimeby he raise up sotter keerful like en w'en he fine de coas ' cle'r he scramble up en scamper off like sumpin was atter ' im . " Here Uncle Remus paused long enough to pick up a live coal of fire in his fingers , transfer ...
... dead , twel bimeby he raise up sotter keerful like en w'en he fine de coas ' cle'r he scramble up en scamper off like sumpin was atter ' im . " Here Uncle Remus paused long enough to pick up a live coal of fire in his fingers , transfer ...
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... dead w'en dar's a free fight gwine on , ' sezee . ་ " Den Brer Possum grin en laff fit to kill hisse'f . " Lor ' , Brer Coon , you don't speck I done dat kaze I wuz ' feared , duz you ? ' sezee . ' W'y I want no mo ' ' feared dan you is ...
... dead w'en dar's a free fight gwine on , ' sezee . ་ " Den Brer Possum grin en laff fit to kill hisse'f . " Lor ' , Brer Coon , you don't speck I done dat kaze I wuz ' feared , duz you ? ' sezee . ' W'y I want no mo ' ' feared dan you is ...
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asked the little atter B'er Cooter B'er Deer bout Brer B'ar Brer Bull-frog Brer Buzzard Brer Coon Brer Fox say Brer Possum Brer Rabbit say Brer Rabbit wuz Brer Tarrypin Brer Wolf calamus root chilluns cloth Co'se Coloured Plates Crown 8vo DAVID BOGUE Demy 8vo Den Brer dere dey wuz dish yer drap Edition eve'y fambly Fcap fer Brer fer ter fier fokes gals gittin groun gwineter han's hisse'f Hit's holler honey Illustrated Jack Sparrer jump kaze ketch kotch laff little boy little Rabbits look mawnin mighty Miss Cow Miss Meadows mo'n monstus mouf NATURAL HISTORY nigger nuthin ole Miss oman out'n roun settin sez Brer Fox sez Brer Rabbit sezee Sis Cow sorter speck tail Tar-Baby tergedder tuck tuck'n twel bimeby twix udder Uncle Remus up'n say w'at w'en Brer w'en dey w'ich w'ile whar Woodcuts wunner wuz gwine Youer
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Page 18 - Fox," sez Brer Rabbit, sezee, "but do fer de Lord's sake don't fling me in dat brier-patch," sezee. "I ain't got no string," sez Brer Fox, sezee, "en now I speck I'll hatter drown you," sezee. "Drown me des ez deep ez you please, Brer Fox," sez Brer Rabbit, sezee, "but do don't fling me in dat brierpatch,