MORE TROUBLE FOR BRER WOLF 
Brer Rabbit, he bow’d his howdies ter Brer Wolf un shuck 
han s long wid ’im, des like nothin’ ain’t never happen ’twixt 
’um, en he up’n say: — 
Ah-law, Brer Wolf! Youer much mo’ my fr’en’ dan you ever 
’speckted ter be, en you kin des count on me right straight 
’long.’ 
Brer Wolf say he feel sorter dat a-way hisse’f, en he ax Brer 
Rabbit w’at make ’im change his min’ so quick. 
“‘Bless you, Brer Wolf, I had needs ter change it,’ sez Brer 
Rabbit, sezee. 
“Brer Wolf, he ax ’im how come. 
All about bein’ burnt up in a holler log, Brer Wolf, en w’en 
you gits time I wish you be so good ez ter bu’n me up some mo’,’ 
sez Brer Rabbit, sezee. 
“Brer Wolf, he ax ’im how so. Brer Rabbit say: — 
“‘I’m fear’d ter tell you, Brer Wolf, ’kaze I don’t want de news 
ter git out.’ 
“Brer Wolf vow he won’t tell nobody on de top side er de worl’. 
Brer Rabbit say: — 
“‘I done fin’ out, Brer Wolf, dat w’en you git in a holler tree 
en somebody sets it a-fier, dat de nat’al honey des oozles out uv it, 
en mor’n dat, atter you git de honey all over you, ’t ain’t no use 
ter try ter burn you up, ’kaze de honey will puzzuv you. Don’t 
’ny me dis favor, Brer Wolf, ’kaze I done pick me out a n’er 
holler tree,’ sez Brer Rabbit, sezee. 
“Brer Wolf, he wan ter put right out den en dar, en Brer Rab¬ 
bit say dat des de kinder man w’at he bin huntin’ fer. Dey took 
deyse’f off en’t wa’n’t long ’fo’ dey came ter de tree w’at Brer 
Rabbit say he done pick out. W’en dey git dar, Brer Wolf, he so 
greedy fer ter git a tas’e er de honey dat he beg en beg Brer Rab¬ 
bit fer ter let ’im git in de holler. Brer Rabbit, he hoi’ back, but 
Brer Wolf beg so hard dat Brer Rabbit ’gree ter let ’im git in de 
holler. 
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