Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings, XVI. Old Mr. Rabbit, He's a Good Fisherman, sentence 47

*1 As a Northern friend suggests that this story may be somewhat obscure, it may be as well to state that the well is supposed to be supplied with a rope over a wheel, or pulley, with a bucket at each end.

Who acts: Northern friend, story · What happens: suggest, be, suppose, supply · To what, where: state, well, wheel · Speech: someone speaks here

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