THE STORY OF THE PIGS 
Pig house. Brer Wolf walk ter de do’, he did, en he knock sorter 
saf ’ — blim! bliml blim! Nobody ain’t answer. Den he knock loud 
— blam! blam! blaml Dis wake up Big Pig, en she come ter de do’, 
en she ax who dat. Brer Wolf ’low it’s a fr’en’, en den he sing out: 
“‘Ef you'll open de do' en let me in , 
I'll worn my han's en go home ag'in / , 
“Still Big Pig ax who dat, en den Brer Wolf, he up’n say, 
sezee:— 
“‘How yo’ ma?’ sezee. 
“‘My ma done dead,’ sez Big Pig, sezee, ‘en ’fo’ she die she tell 
me fer ter keep my eye on Brer Wolf. I sees you thoo de crack er 
de do’, en you look mighty like Brer Wolf,’ sezee. 
“Den ole Brer Wolf, he draw a long breff lak he feel mighty 
bad, en he up’n say, sezee: — 
“‘I dunner w’at change yo’ ma so bad, less’n she ’uz out’n er 
head. I year tell dat ole Miss Sow wuz sick, en I say ter myse’f 
dat I’d kinder drap ’roun’ en see how de ole lady is, en fetch ’er 
dish yer bag er roas’n’-years. Mighty well dose I know dat ef yo’ 
ma wuz yer right now, en in ’er min’, she’d take de roas’n’-years 
en be glad fer ter git um, en mo’n dat, she’d take’n ax me in by de 
fire fer ter worn my han’s,’ sez ole Brer Wolf, sezee. 
“De talk ’bout de roas’n’-years make Big Pig mouf water, en 
bimeby, atter some mo’ palaver, she open de do’ en let Brer Wolf 
in, en bless yo’ soul, honey! dat uz de las’ er Big Pig. She ain’t 
had time fer ter squeal en needer fer ter grunt ’fo’ Brer Wolf gobble 
’er up. 
“Next day, ole Brer Wolf put up de same game on Little Pig; 
he go en he sing he song, en Little Pig, she tuck’n let ’im in, en 
den Brer Wolf he tuck’n ’turn de compelerments 1 en let Little 
Pig in.” 
Here Uncle Remus laughed long and loud at his conceit, and he 
took occasion to repeat it several times. 
1 Compliments. 
33 
