🧚 Opening, part 10

Buh Rabbit watch de Ole Man es eh pass day arter day long de big road, an eh hanker arter de fish, but eh yent know rightly how fuh git some.1 Arter er wile eh fix dis plan.2 De nex time eh see de Ole Man duh comin long de road wid eh waggin an fish, eh leddown dist on de adge er de road, an eh pant same luk eh bin gwine fuh dead.3 Es de ole man bin er pass long eh notus um, an eh stop, an eh gone ter um an eh ax um wuh ail um.4 Buh Rabbit mek answer een er woice so leely you cacely kin yeddy um, an tell um say eh berry sick; dat eh bin gwine home wen eh back an eh leg gie out, an eh couldnt trabble no furder.5 Den eh bague de Ole Man fuh tek um up een eh waggin an cahr um long de big road tel eh come ter de place way him fuh tun off fuh gwine ter him house.6 De Ole Man gree fuh do so, an eh liff Buh Rabbit up, an eh pit um een eh waggin long side de pile er fish.7 Buh Rabbit leddown luk eh dead.8 De Ole Man back tun ter Buh Rabbit.9 Een er leely while Buh Rabbit biggin fuh slip fish outer de waggin, an trow um, onbeknowinst ter de Ole Man, een de bush wuh bin er grow long side er de road.10 Wen dem mose git ter de place way de Ole Man gwine tun out de big road, Buh Rabbit hop outer de waggin dout de Ole Man shum, an run back an gedder all de fish wuh him bin tief.11

Es de Ole Man retch eh big gate, eh look behine fuh see how Buh Rabbit duh mek out; an de fus ting eh know Buh Rabbit yent day een de waggin, an heap er him fish done missin.12 Den de Ole Man fine out say Buh Rabbit bin fool um an tief eh fish.13 De Ole Man berry bex, an eh dribe home an tell eh wife bout de ting.14

Arter Buh Rabbit done gedder de fish wuh eh bin tief outer de Ole Man waggin, eh pit um on tring, an eh start fuh tote um ter him house.15 Buh Fox meet um, an eh quire way eh git all dem fish.16 Buh Rabbit up an tell um.17 Buh Fox say him want git some too.18 Den Buh Rabbit mek um senserble wen de Ole Man gwine come long de road, an eh show um good place fuh him fuh wuk eh plan fuh do dist es him bin do.19

De nex day Buh Fox tek eh stan sider de big road an wait fuh de Ole Man an eh waggin.20 Befo long yuh eh come.21 Buh Fox trow isself in de groun, an roll ober, an moan berry pitiful.22 De Ole Man shum, an eh light offer eh waggin an run up ter um wid eh big whip een eh han.23 Buh Fox bin tink say de Ole Man gwine pity um, an tek um een eh waggin same luk eh done Buh Rabbit.24 Steader dat, an befo eh fine out, de Ole Man knock um een de head wid de butt er eh whip an stunted um.25 Den eh beat um ter det, an eh tek um up an eh trow um een eh waggin, an eh dribe home.26 Wen eh git day eh call eh wife an eh show um de tief wuh bin tek eh fish.27 De Ole Man yent bin know de diffunce tween Buh Rabbit an Buh Fox.28 Eh tink all two bin de same animel.29

Buh Rabbit, him no care so eh sabe isself.30 Him bin know say Buh Fox gwine ketch de debble wen de Ole Man come pon topper um.31

XLII.32

BUH RABBIT, BUH WOLF, AN DE YEARLIN.33

Buh Rabbit an Buh Wolf come inter cohoot fuh kill cow.34 Dem gone een de paster an pick out one fat yearlin, an run um down, an ketch um, an cut eh troat.35 Den dem skin um an share de meat.36 Buh Wolf claim de bigges part, case him hab de bigges fambly.37 Eh strong mo ner Buh Rabbit, an so Buh Rabbit yent hab de power fuh mek um do jestice.38 But ef Buh Wolf hab de strenk, Buh Rabbit hab de bes sense.39 So wuh Buh Rabbit do?40 Eh tek some salt outer him bag, an eh buil fire, an eh brile some er de yearlin meat on de coals, an eh eat um right befo Buh Wolf.41 Soon es eh done eat um, eh cry out an eh say eh hab pain er belly, an eh double ehself all up, an eh roll eh yeye, an eh waller all long de groun, an eh mek all sorter curous motion an noise.42 Buh Wolf skaid, an eh conclude say de meat yent good.43 Eh tink say eh pizen Buh Rabbit, an dem gree fuh leff um.44

Buh Wolf wait tel Buh Rabbit sorter come teh, an den eh help um ter him house an tell um goodbye.45

Wen sun down an eh biggin fuh dark, Buh Rabbit gedder him fambly, and dem gone an git de yearlin meat, an dem cahr um home an dem eat um.46 Nuttne bin ail de meat.47 Eh bin soun an sweet, an Buh Rabbit do dis fuh fool Buh Wolf an git him share too.48

XLIII.49

BUH RABBIT, BUH WOLF, DE DOG, AN DE GOOSE.50

Arter dat time wen Buh Rabbit bin play dat trick on Buh Wolf an ride um up ter de Gal house wuh dem all two bin er cote, Buh Wolf berry bex long Buh Rabbit, an eh wan ketch um fuh gie um good lickin.51 Buh Rabbit, him so smate eh keep outer Buh Wolf way so eh couldnt come pon topper um.52 Buh Wolf hire one dog fuh help um ketch Buh Rabbit.53 One day de Dog meet Buh Rabbit der wood, an dout say one wud ter um, eh lean arter um fuh ketch um.54 Buh Rabbit run, but de Dog push um so tight Buh Rabbit, fuh sabe ehself, jump een one holler oak tree.55 De hole bin too leely fuh de Dog fuh foller um, an so Buh Rabbit mek ehself saterfy say eh done git way.56 Bimeby eh yeddy de Dog call one goose, an tell um fuh watch de holler tel him kin git some fire an moss fuh smoke Buh Rabbit outer de tree.57 Wen de Dog gone fuh gedder de moss an git de fire, Buh Rabbit call ter de Goose an ax um: “How you duh watch me wen you no see me?”58 Wid dat de Goose poke eh long head een de holler fuh look fuh Buh Rabbit.59 Es eh do dat, Buh Rabbit trow rotten wood een eh yeye.60 Eh bline de Goose, an eh draw eh head out, an wile eh duh fight fuh git de rotten wood outer eh yeye Buh Rabbit slip out an gone.61 Wen de Dog come back, eh stuff de moss een de holler, an eh pit fire ter um, an eh mek er hebby smoke; but eh cant see ner yeddy nuttne bout Buh Rabbit.62 Den eh biggin fuh spicion say Buh Rabbit might er git out, an eh tackle de Goose bout um.63 Eh notus de Goose yeye red an eh duh run water.64 De Goose tell um how Buh Rabbit bin trow rotten wood een eh yeye wen eh bin er peep up de holler.65 Den de Dog know fuh sutten say Buh Rabbit bin wuk dat plan fuh git way, an dat eh done gone fuh true.66 Eh so bex eh cuss de Goose fuh er fool, an eh tun on um fuh stroy um.67 De Goose holler, an manage fuh sail way een de element, but eh leff eh fedder een de Dog mouf.68

XLIV.69

BUH SQUIRLE AN BUH FOX.70

Buh Squirle bin berry busy duh gedder hickry not on de groun fuh pit way fuh feed ehself an eh fambly duh winter time.71 Buh Fox bin er watch um, an befo Buh Squirle shum, eh slip up an eh graff um.72 Buh Squirle, eh dat skaid eh trimble all ober, an eh bague Buh Fox fuh lem go.73 Buh Fox tell um say eh bin er try fuh ketch um long time, but eh hab sich sharp yeye, an keen yez, an spry leg, eh manage fuh dodge um; an now wen eh got um at las, eh mean fuh kill um an eat um.74 Wen Buh Squirle fine out dat Buh Fox yent bin gwine pity um an tun um loose, but dat eh fix fuh kill um an eat um, Buh Squirle say teh Buh Fox: “Enty you know say nobody oughter eat eh bittle befo eh say grace ober um?”75 Buh Fox him mek answer: “Dat so;” an wid dat eh pit Buh Squirle een front er um, an eh fall on eh knee, an eh kibber eh yeye wid eh han, an eh tun een fuh say grace.76