Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings, XX. How Mr. Rabbit Saved His Meat, sentence 32

Brer Wolf he say ter hisse'f dat ole Miss Pa'tridge tryin' fer ter toll 'im 'way fum her nes', en wid dat he lay his fish down en put out inter de bushes whar ole Miss Pa'tridge come fum, en 'bout dat time Brer Rabbit, he happen long.

Who acts: Brer Wolf, en, dat, home · What happens: say, fum, wi, lie, put out, come · To what, where: ter hisse'f, nes, fish, fum · Speech: someone speaks here

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