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 Tales of the Rabbit from Georgia Negroes. 1 1 5

bushes. And sure 'nough, directly here come Brer Wolf and Brer Bar, with the pig done dressed for the smoke-house ; they lay it down and cover it with brush, and strike out for the cart.

Then that bodacious Brer Rabbit, he go softly through the bresh, and just creep inside that pig and lay hisself down, and he lay out to keep he eye open and watch out for the cart, but 'fore he know hisself he fall asleep.

De firstest Brer Rabbit know, Brer Wolf and Brer Bar, they done lift the pig in the cart, and that ere Brer Rabbit on the inside the

Pig- Then Brer Rabbit, he grow faint-like, and then he just turn in

and groan harder and harder ; and Brer Wolf and Brer Bar, they make sure it am ole Satan hisself in the pig, and they just strike out the cart and burn the wind for home, and Brer Rabbit, he drive the cart home, and hang the pig in the smoke-house.

Emma M. Backus.

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