Den he
went up nigher. Nobody stirrin'. Den he look in, en dar lay Brer
Fox stretch out on de bed des es big ez life. Den Brer Rabbit
make like he talkin' to hisse'f.
"'Nobody 'roun' fer ter look atter Brer Fox--not even Brer Tukkey
Buzzard ain't come ter de funer'l,' sezee. 'I hope Brer Fox ain't
dead, but I speck he is,' sezee. 'Even down ter Brer Wolf done
gone en lef' 'im. Hit's de busy season wid me, but I'll set up
wid 'im. He seem like he dead, yit he mayn't be,' sez Brer
Rabbit, sezee. 'W'en a man go ter see dead fokes, dead fokes
allers raises up der behime leg en hollers, wahoo!' sezee.
"Brer Fox he stay still. Den Brer Rabbit he talk little louder:
"'Mighty funny. Brer Fox look like he dead, yit he don't do like
he dead. Dead fokes hists der behime leg en hollers wahoo! w'en a
man come ter see um, sez Brer Rabbit, sezee.
"Sho' nuff, Brer Fox lif' up his foot en holler wahoo! en Brer
Rabbit he tear out de house like de dogs wuz atter 'im. Brer Wolf
mighty smart, but nex' time you hear fum 'im, honey, he'll be in
trouble. You des hol' yo' breff'n wait."
XII. MR. FOX TACKLES OLD MAN TARRYPIN
"ONE day," said Uncle Remus, sharpening his knife on the palm
of his hand--"one day Brer Fox strike up wid Brer Tarrypin right
in de middle er de big road.
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