NIGHTS WITH UNCLE REMUS 
he ’speck de bes’ way fer ter do is ter git all de creeturs ter ’gree 
fer ter have Mr. Dog mouf sew’d up, ’kaze he toofs look so ven¬ 
omous; en Brer Wolf say dey ull all go in fer dat. 
“Sho’ ’nuff, w’en de day done come, Brer Rabbit he git up en 
say dat de bes’ way ter do is have Mr. Dog mouf sew’d up so he 
toofs won’t look so venomous. Dey all ’gree, en den Mr. Lion, 
settin’ up in de arm-cheer, he ax who gwine do de sewin’. 
“Den dey all up’n ’low dat de man w’at want de sewin’ done, 
he de man fer ter do it, ’kaze den he ull know it done bin done 
right. Brer Rabbit, he sorter study, en den he ’low: — 
“T ain’t got no needle.’ 
“Brer B’ar, he sorter feel in de flap er he coat collar, en he 
’low: — 
“‘Yer, Brer Rabbit; yer a great big one!’ 
“Brer Rabbit, he sorter study ’g’in, en den he ’low: — 
“T ain’t got no th’ead.’ 
“Brer B’ar, he tuck’n pull a rav’lin’ fum de bottom er he 
wescut, en he ’low: — 
“‘Yer, Brer Rabbit; yer a great long one!’ 
“Ef it had er bin anybody in de roun’ worl’ he’d er ’gun ter 
feel sorter ticklish,” Uncle Remus went on. “But ole Brer Rab¬ 
bit, he des tuck’n lay he finger ’cross he nose, en ’low: — 
“‘Des hoi’ um dar fer me, Brer B’ar, en I ’ll be much ’blige ter 
you. Hit’s des ’bout my time er day fer ter take a walk! ”’ 
Uncle Remus laughed as heartily as the child, and added: — 
“Some folks say de creeturs had de grins on Brer Rabbit 
’bout dat time; but I tell you right pine-blank dey ain’t grin 
much w’en dey year Brer Rabbit say dat.” 
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