BRER RABBIT AND THE LITTLE GIRL 
III 
BRER RABBIT AND THE LITTLE GIRL 
“What did Brother Rabbit do after that?’’ the little boy asked 
presently. 
“Now, den, you don’t wanter push ole Brer Rabbit too close,” 
replied Uncle Remus significantly. “He mighty tender-footed 
creetur, en de mo’ w’at you push ’im, de furder he lef’ you.” 
There was prolonged silence in the old man’s cabin, until, 
seeing that the little boy was growing restless enough to cast 
several curious glances in the direction of the tool chest in the 
corner, Uncle Remus lifted one leg over the other, scratched his 
head reflectively, and began: — 
“One time, atter Brer Rabbit done bin trompin’ ’roun’ huntin’ 
up some sallid fer ter make out he dinner wid, he fine hisse’f in 
de neighborhoods er Mr. Man house, en he pass ’long twel he come 
ter de gyardin-gate, en nigh de gyardin-gate lie see Little Gal 
playin’ ’roun’ in de san\ W’en Brer Rabbit look ’twix’ de gyardin- 
palin’s en see de colluds, en de sparrer-grass, en de yuther gyardin 
truck growin’ dar, hit make he mouf water. Den he take en walk 
up ter de Little Gal, Brer Rabbit did, en pull he roach, 1 en bow, 
en scrape he foot, en talk mighty nice en slick. 
“‘Howdy, Little Gal,’ sez Brer Rabbit, sezee; ‘how you come 
on?’ sezee. 
“Den de Little Gal, she ’spon’ howdy, she did, en she ax Brer 
Rabbit how he come on, en Brer Rabbit, he ’low he mighty po’Iy, 
en den he ax ef dis de Little Gal w’at ’er pa live up dar in de big 
w’ite house, w’ich de Little Gal, she up’n say ’twer\ Brer Rabbit, 
he say he mighty glad, kaze he des bin up dar fer to see ’er pa, en 
he say dat ’er pa, he sont ’im out dar fer ter tell de Little Gal dat 
she mus’ open de gyardin-gate so Brer Rabbit kin go in en git some 
1 Topknot, foretop. 
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