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... look like you gwine fer ter tie me ; it look like we gwine fer de gal tie ! " W'en he git to de nine - mile pos ' he tought he git dere fus , ' cause he mek two jump ; so he holler : ' B'er Cooter ! ' B'er Cooter answer : You dere too ...
... look like you gwine fer ter tie me ; it look like we gwine fer de gal tie ! " W'en he git to de nine - mile pos ' he tought he git dere fus , ' cause he mek two jump ; so he holler : ' B'er Cooter ! ' B'er Cooter answer : You dere too ...
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... look in de do ' en dar he see Brer Fox settin ' up in a rockin ' cheer all wrop up wid flannil , en he look mighty weak . Brer Rabbit look all ' roun ' , he did , but he ain't see no dinner . De 4 Legends of the Old Plantation .
... look in de do ' en dar he see Brer Fox settin ' up in a rockin ' cheer all wrop up wid flannil , en he look mighty weak . Brer Rabbit look all ' roun ' , he did , but he ain't see no dinner . De 4 Legends of the Old Plantation .
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... Look like you gwineter have chicken fer dinner , Brer Fox , ' sez Brer Rabbit , sezee . " Yes , Brer Rabbit , deyer nice , en fresh , en tender , ' sez Brer Fox , sezee . 66 ' Den Brer Rabbit sorter pull his mustarsh , en say : ' You ...
... Look like you gwineter have chicken fer dinner , Brer Fox , ' sez Brer Rabbit , sezee . " Yes , Brer Rabbit , deyer nice , en fresh , en tender , ' sez Brer Fox , sezee . 66 ' Den Brer Rabbit sorter pull his mustarsh , en say : ' You ...
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... look sorter stuck up dis mawnin ' , ' sezee , en den he rolled on de groun ' , en laft en laft twel he couldn't laff no mo ' . ' I speck you'll take dinner wid me dis time , Brer Rabbit . I done laid in some calamus root , en I ain't ...
... look sorter stuck up dis mawnin ' , ' sezee , en den he rolled on de groun ' , en laft en laft twel he couldn't laff no mo ' . ' I speck you'll take dinner wid me dis time , Brer Rabbit . I done laid in some calamus root , en I ain't ...
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... look of incredulity on the little boy's face , " in dem days creeturs had lots mo ' sense dan dey got now ; let ' lone dat , dey had sense same like folks . Hit was tech en go wid um , too , mon , en w'en dey make up dere mines w'at ...
... look of incredulity on the little boy's face , " in dem days creeturs had lots mo ' sense dan dey got now ; let ' lone dat , dey had sense same like folks . Hit was tech en go wid um , too , mon , en w'en dey make up dere mines w'at ...
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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,