BRER RABBIT’S RIDDLE 
“ Den ole Gran’sir’ Gray Fox, he up ’n ax w’at is it, en Brer 
Rabbit, he sing out, he did: — 
*“De big bird rob en little bird sing; 
De big bee zoon en little bee sting, 
De little man lead en big hoss f oiler — 
Kin you tell w'at ’s good fer a head in a holler 1 * 
“Gran’sir’ Gray Fox, he tuck a pinch er snuff en cough easy ter 
hisse’f, en study en study, but he ain’t make it out, en Brer 
Rabbit, he laugh en sing: — 
“* Bee-gum mighty big fer ter make Fox collar, 
Kin you tell w'at *s good fer a head in a holler ? * 
“ Atter so long a time, Gran’sir’ Gray Fox sorter ketch a glimpse 
er w’at Brer Rabbit tryin’ ter gin ’im, en he tip Brer Rabbit good- 
day, en shuffle on fer ter hunt up he gran’son.” 
“And did he find him, Uncle Remus?” asked the little boy. 
“Tooby sho’, honey. Brer B’ar year de racket w’at Brer Fox 
kickin’ up, en he go down dar fer ter see w’at de marter is. Soon 
ez he see how de lan’ lay, co’se he tuck a notion dat Brer Fox bin 
robbin’ de bee-gums, en he got ’im a han’ful er hick’ries. Brer 
B’ar did, en he let in on Brer Fox en he worn he jacket scannerlous, 
en den he tuck’n tu’n ’im loose; but’t wa’n’t long ’fo’ all de neigh¬ 
bors git wud dat Brer Fox bin robbin’ Brer B’ar bee-gums.” 
