"Co'se honey, Brer Tarrypin kyar his house wid 'im. Rain er
shine, hot er col', strike up wid ole Brer Tarrypin w'en you
will en w'ilst you may, en whar you fine 'im, dar you'll fine
his shanty. Hit's des like I tell you. So den! Brer Rabbit he
rap on de roof er Brer Tarrypin's house, he did, en ax wuz he
in, en Brer Tarrypin 'low dat he wuz, en den Brer Rabbit, he ax
'im howdy, en den Brer Tarrypin he likewise 'spon' howdy, en den
Brer Rabbit he say whar wuz Brer Tarrypin gwine, en Brer
Tarrypin, he say w'ich he wern't gwine nowhar skasely. Den Brer
Rabbit 'low he wuz on his way fer ter see Miss Meadows en de
gals, en he ax Brer Tarrypin ef he won't jine in en go long, en
Brer Tarrypin 'spon' he don't keer ef he do, en den dey sot out.
Dey had plenty er time fer confabbin' 'long de way, but bimeby
dey got dar, en Miss Meadows en de gals dey come ter de do', dey
did, en ax um in, en in dey went.
"W'en dey got in, Brer Tarrypin wuz so flat-footed dat he wuz too
low on de flo', en he wern't high nuff in a cheer, but while dey
wuz all scrambling' 'roun' tryin' fer ter git Brer Tarrypin a
cheer, Brer Rabbit, he pick 'im up en put 'im on de shelf whar de
water-bucket sot, en ole Brer Tarrypin, he lay back up dar, he
did, des es proud ez a nigger wid a cook possum.
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