HOW WATTLE WEASEL WAS CAUGHT 
wait long ’fo’ yer come Wattle Weasel. Des ez he ’bout ter nib¬ 
ble at de butter, Brer Rabbit holler out: — 
“‘Let dat butter ’lone!’ 
“Wattle Weasel jump back lak de butter bu’nt ’im. He jump 
back, he did, en say: — 
“‘Sho’ly dat mus’ be Brer Rabbit!’ 
“‘De same. I’low’d you’d know me. Des let dat butter’lone.’ 
“‘Des lemme git one little bit er tas’e, Brer Rabbit.’ 
“‘Des let dat butter ’lone.’ 
“Den Wattle Weasel say he want er run a race. Brer Rabbit 
’low he tired. Wattle Weasel ’low he want er play hidin’. Brer 
Rabbit ’low dat all he hidin’ days is pas’ en gone. Wattle Weasel 
banter’d en banter’d ’im, en bimeby Brer Rabbit come up wid a 
banter er he own. 
“‘I’ll take’n tie yo’ tail,’ sezee, ‘en you’ll take’n tie mine, en 
den we’ll see w’ich tail de strongest. Little Wattle TV easel know 
how weakly Brer Rabbit tail is, but he ain t know how strong 
Brer Rabbit bin wid he tricks. So dey tuck’n tie der tails wid Brer 
Rabbit twine string. 
“Wattle Weasel wuz ter stan’ inside en Brer Rabbit wuz ter 
stan’ outside, en dey wuz ter pull ’gin’ one er n’er wid dey tails. 
Brer Rabbit, he tuck’n slip out’n de string, en tie de een’ ’roun’ 
a tree root, en den he went en peep at Wattle Weasel tuggin en 
pullin’. Bimeby Wattle Weasel’low: — 
‘“Come en on tie me, Brer Rabbit, ’kaze you done outpull me. 
“Brer Rabbit sot dar, he did, en chaw he cud, en look lak he 
feel sorry ’bout sump’n’. Bimeby all de creeturs come fer ter see 
’bout dey butter, ’kaze dey fear’d Brer Rabbit done make way 
wid it Yit w’en dey see little Wattle Weasel tie by de tail, dey 
make great ’miration ’bout Brer Rabbit, en dey ’low he de smart- 
est one er de whole gang.” 
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