AUNT TEMPY’S STORY 
“Des ’bout dis time one er Brer Rabbit’s childun raise hisse’f 
up easy un hop out de waggin. Miss Fox, she sing out: — 
“‘One frun sev'm 
Don't leave 'lev'm 
“ Brer Fox hunch he ole ’oman wid he foot fer ter make ’er keep 
still. Bimeby ’n’er little Rabbit pop up un hop out. Miss Fox 
say, se’ she: — 
“‘Onefrun six 
Leaves me less kicks* 
, “Brer Fox go on talkin’ ter Brer Rabbit, un Brer Rabbit go on 
talkin’ ter Brer Fox, un’t wa’n’t so mighty long ’fo’ all Brer Rab¬ 
bit fammerly done pop up un dive out de waggin, un ev’y time 
one ’ud go Miss Fox she ’ud fit it like she did de yuthers.” 
“What did she say, Aunt Tempy?” asked the little boy, who 
was interested in the rhymes. 
“Des lemme see — 
*“ One f run five 
Leaves four alive; 
*“ One f run four 
Leaves th'ee un no mo'; 
“‘Onefrun th'ee 
Leaves two ter go free; 
*“Onefrun one, 
Un all done gone.'" 
“What did Brother Rabbit do then?” inquired the little boy. 
“Better ax w’at Brer Fox do,” replied Aunt Tempy, pleased 
with the effect of her rhymes. “Brer Fox look ’roun’ atter w’ile, 
un w’en he see dat all Brer Rabbit fammerly done gone, he lean 
back un holler ‘ Wo!’ un den he say, sezee: — 
“Tn de name er goodness. Brer Rabbit! whar all yo’ folks?’ 
“Brer Rabbit look ’roun’, un den he make like he cryin’. He 
des fa’rly boo-hoo’d, un he say, sezee: — 
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