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truck. Den de Little Gal, she jump ’roun’, she did, en she open 
de gate, en wid dat, Brer Rabbit, he hop in, he did, en got ’im a 
mess er greens, en hop out ag’in, en w’en he gwine off he make a 
bow, he did, en tell de Little Gal dat he much ’blije’, en den atter 
dat he put out fer home. 
“Nex’ day, Brer Rabbit, he hide out, he did, twel he see de 
Little Gal come out ter play, en den he put up de same tale, en 
walk off wid a n’er mess er truck, en hit keep on dis a-way, twel 
bimeby Mr. Man, he ’gun ter miss his greens, en he keep on 
a-missin’ un um, twel he got ter excusin’ eve’ybody on de place er 
’stroyin’ un um, en w’en dat come ter pass, de Little Gal, she 
up’n say: — 
“‘My goodness, pa!’ sez she, ‘you done tole Mr. Rabbit fer ter 
come and make me let ’im in de gyardin atter some greens, en 
ain’t he done come en ax me, en ain’t I done gone en let ’im in?’ 
sez she. 
“Mr. Man ain’t hatter study long ’fo’ he see how de lan’ lay, 
en den he laff, en tell de Little Gal dat he done gone en disremem- 
ber all ’bout Mr. Rabbit, en den he up’n say, sezee: — 
“‘Nex’ time Mr. Rabbit come, you tak’n tu’n ’im in, en den 
you run des ez fas’ ez you kin en come en tell me, kase I got some 
bizness wid dat young chap dat’s bleedze ter be ’ten’ ter,’ sezee. 
“Sho’ nuff, nex’ mawnin’ dar wuz de Little Gal playin’ ’roun’, 
en yer come Brer Rabbit atter he ’lowance er greens. He wuz 
ready wid de same tale, en den de Little Gal, she tu’n ’im in, she 
did, en den she run up ter de house en holler: — 
“‘O pa! pa! O pa! Yer Brer Rabbit in de gyardin now! Yer he 
is, pa!’ 
“Den Mr. Man, he rush out, en grab up a fishin’-line w’at bin 
hangin’ in de back po’ch, en mak fer de gyardin, en w’en he git 
dar, dar wuz Brer Rabbit tromplin’ ’roun’ on de strawbe’y-bed 
en mashin’ down de termartusses. W’en Brer Rabbit see Mr. 
Man, he squot behime a collud leaf, but’t wa’n’t no use. Mr. 
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