BRER WOLF STILL IN TROUBLE 
“‘I hates might’ly fer ter put you all gents ter so much trouble; 
yit, dey ain’t no two ways, I ’ll hatter see des how Brer Wolf was 
kotch, en des how de rock wuz layin’ ’pun top un ’im,’ sezee. ‘De 
older folks gits, de mo’ trouble dey is,’ sezee, ‘en I ain’t ’nyin’ but 
w’at I’m a-ripenin’ mo’ samer dan a ’simmon w’at’s bin strucken 
wid de fros’,’ sezee. 
“Den Brer Wolf, he tuck’n lay down whar he wuz w’en Brer 
Rabbit foun’ ’im, en de yuthers dey up’n roll de rock ’pun top un 
’im. Dey roll de rock ’pun ’im,” continued Uncle Remus, looking 
over his spectacles to see what effect the statement had on the 
little boy, “en dar he wuz. Brer Tarrypin, he walk all ’roun’ en 
’roun’, en look at ’im. Den he sot down, he did, en make 
marks in de san’ wid he cane lak he studyin’ ’bout sump’n’ n’er. 
Bimeby, Brer Wolf, he open up: — 
“‘Ow, Brer Tarrypin! Dish yer rock gittin’ mighty heavy!’ 
“Brer Tarrypin, he mark in de san’, en study, en study. Brer 
Wolf holler: — 
“ ‘ Ow, Brer Tarrypin! Dish yer rock mashin’ de breff out ’n me.’ 
“Brer Tarrypin, he r’ar back, he did, en he ’low, sezee: — 
“ ‘ Brer Rabbit, you wuz in de wrong. You ain’t had no business 
fer ter come bodderin’ ’longer Brer Wolf w’en he ain’t bodderin’ 
’longer you. He ’uz ’ten’in’ ter he own business en you oughter 
bin ’ten’in’ ter yone.’ 
“Dis make Brer Rabbit look ’shame’ er hisse’f, but Brer Tarry¬ 
pin talk right erlong: — 
“‘W’en you ’uz gwine down dish yer road dis mawnin’, you 
sho’ly mus’ bin a-gwine som’ers. Ef you wuz gwine som’ers you 
better be gwine on. Brer Wolf, he wa’n’t gwine nowhars den, en 
he ain’t gwine nowhars now. You foun’ ’im und’ dat ar rock, en 
und’ dat ar rock you lef’ ’im.’ 
“ En, bless gracious! ” exclaimed Uncle Remus, “ dem ar creeturs 
racked off fum dar en lef’ ole Brer Wolf und’ dat ar rock.” 
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