'twuz de same wid de
yuther creeturs--dey got der y'ears, der noses, an' der eyeses full.

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"An' den Cousin Rain come 'long, a-pursuin' Brer Dust, an' he come
mighty nigh drownin' um. He left um kivver'd wid mud, an' dey wuz wuss
off dan befo'. It wuz de longest 'fo' dey kin git de mud out 'n der eyes
an' y'ears, an' when dey git so dey kin see a leetle bit, dey tuck
notice dat Brer Rabbit, stidder bein' full er mud, wuz ez dry ez a chip,
ef not dryer.

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"It make um so mad, dat dey all put out atter 'im, an' try der level
best fer ter ketch, but ef dey wuz anything in de roun' worl' dat Brer
Rabbit's got, it's soople foots, an' 'twant no time 'fo' de yuther
creeturs can't see ha'r ner hide un 'im! All de same Brer Rabbit aint
bargain fer ter have two races de same day."

"But, Uncle Remus," said the little boy, "which beat, Brother Dust or
Cousin Rain?" The old man stirred uneasily in his chair, and rubbed his
chin with his hand. "Dey tells me," he responded cautiously, "dat when
Cousin Rain can't see nothin' er Brother Dust, he thunk he am beat, but
he holla out, 'Brer Dust, wharbouts is you?' an' Brer Dust he holla
back, 'You'll hatter scuzen me; I fell down in de mud an' can't run no
mo'!'"

BRER RABBIT'S FLYING TRIP

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Dar once wuz a time when most er de creeturs
Got mighty tired er Brer Rabbit's capers,
An' dey 'semble', dey did, grass an' meat eaters.
Browsers an' grazers, an' likewiss de bone-scrapers,
Fer ter see what dey kin do.

Brer B'ar wuz dar, wid his bid fur suit on,
An' ol' Brer Wolf fetched his big howl along,
An' when eve'ything wuz ready, wid a long, loud hoot on,
Here come ol' Simon Swamp Owl along,
A-tootin' of his too-whoo.

Dar wuz ol' Brer Fox, suh, wid his black socks, suh,
An' a heap er creeturs dat I don't hatter mention;
Some bow-legged an' some knock-kneed in de hocks, suh.
An' dey all agree fer ter hol' a convention
Fer ter stop Brer Rabbit's pranks.

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Brer Fox, he 'low he'll gi' a pot er gol', suh,
Ter de man what kin tol Brer Rabbit off, suh;
Brer Buzzard say, "I'm a-gittin' ol', suh,
But I'll try my han," an' den he cough, suh.
An' de rest un um bowed dere thanks.

Now, ol' Brer B'ar wuz a-settin' in de cheer, suh,
So he stand up an' move a motion;
He