know all 'bout eve'ything 'fo' dey git some res'. Dem eyelids er
yone wanter be propped wid straws dis minnit."
XI. MR. WOLF MAKES A FAILURE
"I LAY yo' ma got comp'ny," said Uncle Remus, as the little boy
entered the old man's door with a huge piece of mince-pie in his
hand, 'en ef she ain't got comp'ny, den she done gone en drap de
cubberd key som'ers whar you done run up wid it."
"Well, I saw the pie lying there, Uncle Remus, and I just thought
I'd fetch it out to you."
"Tooby sho, honey," replied the old man, regarding the child with
admiration. "Tooby sho, honey; dat changes marters. Chris'mus
doin's is outer date, en dey ain't got no bizness layin' roun'
loose. Dish yer pie," Uncle Remus continued, holding it up and
measuring it with an experienced eye, "will gimme strenk fer ter
persoo on atter Brer Fox en Brer Rabbit en de udder creeturs w'at
dey roped in 'long wid um."
Here the old man paused, and proceeded to demolish the pie--a
feat accomplished in a very short time. Then he wiped the crumbs
from his beard and began:
"Brer Fox feel so bad, en he git so mad 'bout Brer Rabbit, dat he
dunner w'at ter do, en he look mighty down-hearted. Bimeby, one
day wiles he wuz gwine 'long de road, old Brer Wolf come up wid
'im. W'en dey done howdyin' en axin' atter one nudder's fambly
connexshun, Brer Wolf, he 'low, he did, dat der wuz sump'n wrong
wid Brer Fox, en Brer Fox, he 'low'd der wern't, en he went on en
laugh en make great terdo kaze Brer Wolf look like he spishun
sump'n. But Brer Wolf, he got mighty long head, en he sorter
broach 'bout Brer Rabbit's kyar'ns on, kaze de way dat Brer
Rabbit 'ceive Brer Fox done got ter be de talk er de naberhood.
Den Brer Fox en Brer Wolf dey sorter palavered on, dey did, twel
bimeby Brer Wolf he up'n say dat he done got plan fix fer ter
trap Brer Rabbit. Den Brer Fox say how. Den Brer Wolf up'n tell
'im dat de way fer ter git de drap on Brer Rabbit wuz ter git 'im
in Brer Fox house. Brer Fox dun know Brer Rabbit uv ole, en he
know dat sorter game done wo' ter a frazzle, but Brer Wolf, he
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