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 made a tar-baby and stood it up close to the well. The Rabbit approached the well, carrying a long piece of cane and a tin bucket. On reaching the well he spoke to the tar-baby, but the latter said nothing. “Friend, what is the matter; are you angry?” said the Rabbit. Still the tar-baby said nothing. So the Rabbit hit him with one forepaw, which stuck there. “Let me go, or I will hit you on the other side,” said the Rabbit. And when he found that the tar-baby paid no attention to him, he hit him with his other forepaw, which stuck to the tar-baby. “I will kick you,” said the Rabbit. But when he kicked him, the hind foot stuck. “I will kick you with the other foot,” said the Rabbit. And when he did so, that foot stuck to the tar-baby. Then the Rabbit resembled a ball, because his feet were sticking to the tar-baby and he could neither stand nor recline.

Just about this time the Frenchman drew near. He tied the legs of the Rabbit, laid him down, and scolded him. Then the Rabbit pretended to be in great fear of a brier patch. “As you are in such fear of a brier patch I will throw you into one,” said the Frenchman. “Oh, no,” replied the Rabbit. “I will throw you into the brier patch,” repeated the Frenchman. “I am much afraid of it,” answered the Rabbit. “As you are in such dread of it, I will throw you into it,” replied the Frenchman. So he seized the Rabbit and threw him into the brier patch. The Rabbit fell into it at some distance from the Frenchman. But instead of being injured, he sprang up and ran off laughing at the trick he had played on the Frenchman.

2. Rabbit Bear the had been friends to each other. Rabbit Bear (ob. case) “Therereach thou” (m. to m.) said to himwhen (and) went home. “Brier patch very large I dwell in .” Said when went home. (and) There got homewhen (and) young canes gath- ered he hung up a lot. Bear the moving one(?) there arrived brier patch large was seeking it (an archaic ending). Brier patch round and little (See Note.) he was sitting Rabbit the (sub.) And then made a popping or pattering noise whit his feet Rabbit the (sub.) And then (-where- upon) Bear the (sub.) was scared (See Note.)when (and) to a distance went stopped and stoodwhen Rabbit the (sub.) “Oh! or Halloo! O friend, that was you when did I do that way to you ? Come from that place to me sit down” (m. to m.) said that Rabbit the (sub.) Young canes gave to him when he ate swallowed all: Rabbit one (only) (See Note.) ate: Rabbit