NIGHTS WITH UNCLE REMUS 
“Little Pig, she let Brer Wolf in, en Brer Wolf, he let Little Pig 
in, en w’at mo’ kin you ax dan dat? Nex’ time Brer Wolf pay a 
call, he drop in on Speckle Pig, en rap at de do’ en sing his song: — 
“*Ef you'U, open de do' en let me in , 
rU worn my han’s en go home ag’in* 
“But Speckle Pig, she kinder ’spicion sump’n’, en she ’fuse ter 
open de do’. Yit Brer Wolf mighty ’seetful man, en he talk 
mighty saf’ en he talk mighty sweet. Bimeby, he git he nose in de 
crack er de do’ en he say ter Speckle Pig, sezee, fer ter des let 
’im git one paw in, en den he won’t go no furder. He git de paw 
in, en den he beg fer ter git de yuther paw in, en den w’en he git 
dat in he beg fer ter git he head in, en den w’en he git he head in, 
en he paws in, co’se all he got ter do is ter shove de do’ open en 
walk right in; en w’en marters stan’ dat way, ’t wa’n’t long ’fo’ 
he done make fresh meat er Speckle Pig. 
“Nex’ day, he make way wid Blunt, en de day atter, he ’low 
dat he make a pass at Runt. Now, den, right dar whar ole Brer 
Wolf slip up at. He lak some folks w’at I knows. He’d ’a’ bin 
mighty smart, ef he had n’t er bin too smart. Runt wuz de littles’ 
one er de whole gang, yit all de same news done got out dat she 
’uz pestered wid sense like grown folks. 
“Brer Wolf, he crope up ter Runt house, en he got un’need de 
winder, he did, en he sing out: — 
you'U open de do ’ en let me in, 
I*U worn my ban's en go home ag'in* 
“But all de same, Brer Wolf can’t coax Runt fer ter open de 
do’, en needer kin he break in, kaze de house done made outer 
rock. Bimeby Brer Wolf make out he done gone off, en den atter 
while he come back en knock at de do’ — blam , blam , blaml 
“Runt she sot by de fier, she did, en sorter scratch ’er year, en 
holler out: — 
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