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  • Ole Brer Rabbit, he'd go dar, en dar he'd fine ole Brer Fox settin 'up gigglin' wid de gals, en den he'd skuze hisse'f, he would, en gallop down de big road a piece, en paw up de san 'same lak dat ar ball-face steer w'at tuck'n tuck off yo' pa 'coat-tail las' Feberwary.

    Nights With Uncle Remus Joel Chandler Harris 1878

  • Ole Brer Rabbit, he'd go dar, en dar he'd fine ole Brer Fox settin 'up gigglin' wid de gals, en den he'd skuze hisse'f, he would, en gallop down de big road a piece, en paw up de san 'same lak dat ar ball-face steer w'at tuck'n tuck off yo' pa 'coat-tail las' Feberwary.

    Nights With Uncle Remus Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation Joel Chandler Harris 1878

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