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The Awful Fate Of Mr. Wolf
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“Tobacco, Uncle Remus?” asked the little boy, incredulously.
“Rabbit terbacker, honey. You know dis yer life ev’lastin’ w’at Miss Sally puts ‘mong de cloze in de trunk; well, dat’s rabbit terbacker. Den Brer Rabbit sot dar long time, he did, turnin’ his mine over en wukken his thinkin’ masheen. Bimeby he got up, en sorter stir ‘roun’. Den Brer Wolf open up:
“‘Is de dogs all gone, Brer Rabbit?’
“‘Seem like I hear one un um smellin’ roun’ de chimbly-cornder des now.’
“Den Brer Rabbit git de kittle en fill it full er water, en put it on de fier.
“‘W’at you doin’ now, Brer Rabbit?’
“‘I’m fixin fer ter make you a nice cup er tea, Brer Wolf.’
“Den Brer Rabbit went ter de cubberd en git de gimlet, en commence for ter bo’ little holes in de chist-lid.
“‘W’at you doin’ now, Brer Rabbit?’
“‘I’m bo’in’ little holes so you kin get bref, Brer Wolf.’
“Den Brer Rabbit went out en git some mo’ wood, en fling it on de fier.
“‘W’at you doin’ now, Brer Rabbit?’
“‘I’m a chunkin’ up de fier so you won’t git col’, Brer Wolf.’
“Den Brer Rabbit went down inter de cellar en fotch out all his chilluns.
“‘W’at you doin’ now, Brer Rabbit?’
“‘I’m a tellin’ my chilluns w’at a nice man you is, Brer Wolf.’
“En de chilluns, dey had ter put der han’s on der moufs fer ter keep fum laffin’. Den Brer Rabbit he got de kittle en commenced fer to po’ de hot water on de chist-lid.
“‘W’at dat I hear, Brer Rabbit?’
“‘You hear de win’ a blowin’, Brer Wolf.’
“Den de water begin fer ter sif’ thoo.
“‘W’at dat I feel, Brer Rabbit?’
“‘You feels de fleas a bitin’, Brer Wolf.’
“‘Dey er bitin’ mighty hard, Brer Rabbit.’
“‘Tu’n over on de udder side, Brer Wolf.’
“‘W’at dat I feel now, Brer Rabbit?’
“‘Still you feels de fleas, Brer Wolf.’
“‘Dey er eatin’ me up, Brer Rabbit,’ en dem wuz de las words er Brer Wolf, kase de scaldin’ water done de bizness.
“Den Brer Rabbit call in his neighbors, he did, en dey hilt a reg’lar juberlee; en ef you go ter Brer Rabbit’s house right now, I dunno but w’at you’ll fine Brer Wolfs hide hangin’ in de back- po’ch, en all bekaze he wuz so bizzy wid udder fo’kses doin’s.”