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Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings
Joel Chandler Harris

“Brer Wolf, he say he de mos’ suvvigus, but Brer Tarrypin, he rock en he rock long. Brer B’ar, he say he de mos’ stronges’, but Brer Tarrypin he rock, en he keep on rockin’. Bimeby he sorter shet one eye, en say, sezee:

“‘Hit look like ‘periently dat de ole hardshell ain’t nowhars ‘longside er dis crowd yit yer I is, en I’m de same man w’at show Brer Rabbit dat he ain’t de swiffes’; en I’m de same man w’at kin show Brer B’ar dat he ain’t de stronges” sezee.

“Den dey all laff en holler, kaze it look like Brer B’ar mo’ stronger dan a steer. Bimeby, Miss Meadows she up’n ax, she did, how he gwine do it.

“Gimme a good strong rope,’ sez Brer Tarrypin, sezee, ‘en lemme git in er puddle er water, en den let Brer B’ar see ef he kin pull me out,’ sezee.

“Den dey all laff ‘gin, en Brer B’ar, he ups en sez, sezee: ‘We ain’t got no rope,’ sezee.

“No,’ sez Brer Tarrypin, sezee, ‘en needer is you got de strenk’ sezee, en den Brer Tarrypin, he rock en rock long, en watch de ‘lasses a bilin’ en a blubberin’.

“Atter w’ile Miss Meadows, she up en say, she did, dat she’d take’n loan de young men her bed-cord, en w’iles de candy wuz a coolin’ in de plates, dey could all go ter de branch en see Brer Tarrypin kyar out his projick.