NIGHTS WITH UNCLE REMUS
by Joel Chandler Harris [1883]
Below you will find the table of contents with a link to the text here at this blog, plus a link to the audio at LibriVox. I have edited the stories to remove the frame and also to remove the eye-dialect spelling.
1 .
Mr. Fox and Miss Goose
[ Mr. Fox and Miss Goose ]
Summary: Brer Rabbit advises Goose to roll up her laundry and put it into the bed to fool the Fox, and Dog helps chase him away.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 119
Lester: Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 4
LibriVox
2 .
Brother Fox Catches Mr. Horse
[ Brer Fox Rides the Horse ]
Summary: Brer Rabbit manages to tie Brer Fox to a horse's tail, and then tells the Fox to hold the horse down.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 123
Lester: Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 6
LibriVox
3 .
Brother Rabbit and the Little Girl
[ Brer Rabbit in the Garden ]
Summary: Rabbit repeatedly tricks girl into letting him into her father's garden. Girl tells Man; he traps Rabbit and leaves girl to guard him. Rabbit sings, then offers to dance if she unties him. While dancing, he runs away.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 126
Lester: Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 78
LibriVox
4 .
Brother Fox Copies Brer Rabbit
[ Fox in the Road ]
Summary: Fox plays dead in road as Man goes to market. The third time makes Man suspicious, so he whips Fox to be sure.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 130
Lester: Further Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 3
LibriVox
5 .
Brother Rabbit's Astonishing Prank
[ Rabbit's Wild Costume ]
Summary: Rabbit sneaks in Bear's house, gets covered in honey and leaves, with results that other animals think he is a monster. He shouts that he is the will-o-the-wisp.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 133
Lester: Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 127
LibriVox
6 .
Brother Rabbit Secures a Mansion
[ Animal House ]
Summary: Animals build house together; Rabbit shirks work. Rabbit then drives them all out with deceptions involving a gun, a cannon, and slop water. He thus takes possession of the house.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 137
Lester: More Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 36
LibriVox
7 .
Mr. Lion Hunts for Mr. Man
[ Mr. Lion Hunts for Mr. Man ]
Summary: Lion wants to challenge Man. Steer warns him, and Horse, and Sparrow. Lion finds Man using wedges, but doesn't recognize him. Man offers to go get "man" while Lion puts paw in opening. Man returns and whips him.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 141
Lester: Further Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 8
LibriVox
8 .
The Story of the Pigs
[ The Pigs and the Wolf ]
Summary: Dying pig warns piglets to beware of wolf, but he eats two by offering corn, third lets him in bit by bit, and he also eats fourth. The fifth pig gets him to come in chimney and burns him up in fire.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 145
Lester: Further Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 95
LibriVox
9 .
Mr. Benjamin Ram and His Wonderful Fiddle
[ Benjamin Ram Plays the Fiddle ]
Summary: Ram gets lost and ends up in Wolf's house. Ram's music scares the wolves off into the swamp. He spends the night in their house and then goes on his way.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 149
Lester: Further Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 101
LibriVox
10 .
Brother Rabbit's Riddle
[ Brer Rabbit's Riddle ]
Summary: Fox plans to trap Rabbit coming down from peach tree, but Rabbit escapes. Rabbit tells a riddle and traps Fox's head in a beehive. Rabbit tells the riddle to Fox's grandfather also. Bear releases Fox and beats him for stealing honey.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 154
Lester: Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 91
LibriVox
11 .
How Mr. Rooster Lost His Dinner
[ Brer Rooster and the Cornbread ]
Summary: Flock has party but Rooster gets angry when he sees only cornbread to eat and stomps off. Others scratch, find rest of food beneath. That's why chickens always scratch now.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 158
Lester: Last Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 147
LibriVox
12 .
Brother Rabbit Breaks Up a Party
[ Brer Rabbit Comes to the Party ]
Summary: Fox doesn't invite Rabbit to party. Rabbit plays drum that scares animals off. He drinks up the party liquor. They come back, put him on trial, and Rabbit tricks them into throwing him in the creek with a walking cane that he uses to wade out of the water.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 161
Lester: Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 134
LibriVox
13 .
Brother Fox, Brother Rabbit, and King Deer's Daughter
[ Fox, Rabbit, and King Deer's Daughter ]
Summary: Fox and Rabbit court King Deer's daughter. Rabbit kills King's goats, convinces King Deer that Fox did it. Then Rabbit teaches Fox a courtship song in which Fox indicts himself.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 166
Lester: Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 131
LibriVox
14 .
Brother Terrapin Deceives Brother Buzzard
[ Turtle, Buzzard, and the Honey ]
Summary: Turtle and Buzzard partners to seek honey. Turtle finds honey on ground, eats it all. When Buzzard comes, Turtle burns him up in the hive, then uses feathers to make quill-pipes.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 170
Lester: Further Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 22
LibriVox
15 .
Brother Fox Covets the Quills
[ Fox and Turtle's Quill-Pipe ]
Summary: Fox wants Turtle's quill-pipe; Turtle says no. Fox asks to see it, then grabs it. Turtle bites Fox but he gets away. Then Turtle hides in mud, bites Fox again, and Fox gives back pipe.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 173
Lester: Further Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 25
LibriVox
16 .
How Brother Fox Failed to Get His Grapes
[ Mister Fox and the Grapes ]
Summary: Fox and Rabbit compete for the gals. Rabbit tells Fox about far-off grapes, but it was a wasp nest. Fox returns all swollen; gal says he must have eaten all the grapes.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 177
Lester: More Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 10
LibriVox
17 .
Mr. Fox Figures as an Incendiary
[ Turtle, Rabbit, and Fox in the Fire ]
Summary: Fox tricks Turtle into looking for Ol' Boy in field, sets field on fire. Turtle finds Rabbit and they hide in log. Rabbit imitates Turtle's voice saying he caught Rabbit, luring Fox to walk on fire, burning his feet.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 182
Lester: More Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 106
LibriVox
18 .
A Dream and a Story
[ Wolf, Fox, and Buzzard ]
Summary: Wolf traps Fox in tree; Buzzard listens till he thinks Fox is dead. Buzzard then opens up tree; Fox attacks him.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 185
Lester: Further Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 38
LibriVox
19 .
The Moon In the Mill-Pond
[ The Moon In the Mill-Pond ]
Summary: Rabbit and Turtle plot fishing frolic. Rabbit says moon fell in water; Turtle says there's money under the moon. Fox, Wolf, and Bear get soaked trying to retrieve it.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 189
Lester: Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 96
LibriVox
20 .
Brother Rabbit Takes Some Exercise
[ Brer Rabbit Hears a Noise ]
Summary: Rabbit hears noise in woods when man chops down a tree, and his alarm causes terror amongst all animals: Rabbit tells Coon who tells Fox who tells Wolf who tells Bear and finally Turtle. They finally realize it was all Brer Rabbit's fault.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 194
Lester: Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 113
LibriVox
21 .
Why Brother Bear Has No Tail
[ Why Brer Bear Has No Tail ]
Summary: Rabbit taunts Bear into sliding down rock like Turtle and Mud-Turtle; Bear breaks off tail and runs away.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 199
Lester: Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 99
LibriVox
22 .
How Brother Rabbit Frightened His Neighbors
[ Fox, Bear, and Wolf decide to ambush Rabbit on way home from town with presents. Warned by a little bird, Rabbit makes a costume of tin goods and frightens them all. ]
Summary: Fox, Bear, and Wolf decide to ambush Rabbit on way home from town with presents; he wears tin goods and frightens them all.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 202
Lester: More Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 60
LibriVox
23 .
Mr. Man Has Some Meat
[ Brer Rabbit and Mr. Man's Meat ]
Summary: Fox and Rabbit plot to get Mr. Man's meat. Rabbit pretends Man's meat smells bad and tells Man to drag it to clean it. Rabbit supplies line. Man takes off pulling long line, and Rabbit replaces meat with rock and runs while Fox grabs the meat for them to share.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 206
Lester: More Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 56
LibriVox
24 .
How Brother Rabbit Got the Meat
[ Brer Fox, Brer Rabbit, and the Meat ]
Summary: Fox and Rabbit eat meat and argue; Rabbit fools Fox into going to get a drink and then takes all the meat for himself. He then pretends Man is beating him, which scares Fox off.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 209
Lester: More Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 56
LibriVox
25 .
African Jack
[ The Fool and the Persimmons ]
Summary: Introduction of African Jack, plus anecdote about a fool waiting for persimmons to fall into his mouth.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 214
[not in Lester]
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26 .
Why the Alligator's Back Is Rough
[ Brer Gator in Trouble ]
Summary: Alligator boasts that he fears no trouble; Rabbit sets grass on fire, and he has to jump in water, which is how he got wrinkly skin.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 220
Lester: More Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 81
LibriVox
27 .
Brother Wolf Says Grace
[ Brer Wolf Says Grace ]
Summary: Wolf catches Rabbit by hiding under grass in basket; Rabbit escapes by making Wolf say grace.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 224
Lester: Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 37
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28 .
Spirits, Seen and Unseen
[ Ghosts and Witches ]
Summary: Not a story, but a conversation about ghosts and witches, including jack-o-lanterns plus witches and their skins. There is a story about a man who found a witch skin, dried and shrunk it, and the witch was not able to put the skin back on again to acquire their human form, so the witch departed in wolf form instead.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 230
[not in Lester]
LibriVox
29 .
A Ghost Story
[ The Silver Coins ]
Summary: Man takes silver coins from eyes when burying dead woman; her ghost haunts him, wanting money. He dies of fright, and they bury him with the same silver coins on his eyes.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 235
Lester: Last Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 33
LibriVox
30 .
Brother Rabbit and His Famous Foot
[ The Lucky Rabbit Foot ]
Summary: Miss Rabbit visiting Miss Bear talks about Brer Rabbit's purse. Wolf overhears and he steals the purse with the lucky rabbit foot. Rabbit goes to the Witch-Rabbit, who tells him Wolf took it, so Rabbit steals it back.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 239
Lester: Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 145
LibriVox
31 .
In Some Lady's Garden
[ Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox in the Garden ]
Summary: Rabbit gets girl to let him into garden with false permission from her father. Man catches him raiding peanuts. Fox comes by; Rabbit says his punishment will be eating mutton, so Fox trades places, thinking he will get to eat mutton.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 246
Lester: Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 81
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32 .
Brother Possum Gets in Trouble
[ Brer Rabbit and Brer Possum in the Garden ]
Summary: Rabbit is trapped in garden and threatens girl to let him go: he threatens with teeth, pop-eyes, and ear-horns. Man ties Rabbit up in bag; Rabbit tells Possum he can hear the clouds singing this way, so Possum agrees to swap places. Man beats Possum, and also cuts off Rabbit's tail as he escapes.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 252
Lester: Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 87
LibriVox
33 .
Why the Guinea-fowls Are Speckled
[ How Guinea-Fowls Got Their Spots ]
Summary: Lion attacks Cow. Guineas help Cow, so Cow awards them milk speckles.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 257
Lester: Last Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 88
LibriVox
34 .
Brother Rabbit's Love-Charm
[ Brer Rabbit's Love-Charm ]
Summary: Rabbit is in love, so he goes to conjure man who tells him to get elephant tusk, gator tooth and bird beak. Rabbit uses tricks (gets elephant stuck in tree, beats gator while beating grass, lures bird into house) and gets his love charm.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 261
Lester: More Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 22
LibriVox
35 .
Brother Rabbit Submits to a Test
[ Brer Rabbit and the Witch-Rabbit Rabbit fears losing his powers, so he goes to Rabbit-Witch. She wants a squirrel; he tricks squirrel into getting into a bag with promise of nuts. She wants a rattlesnake; he gets snake to show its length and catches it. Witch declares him a fully-functioning danger and sends him home; Rabbit makes the rattlesnake into a stew.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 264
Lester: Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 145
LibriVox
36 .
Brother Wolf Falls a Victim
[ Brer Wolf and the Witch-Rabbit Rabbit says Witch is dead, so the animals go to divide her up, and Wolf argues with each one about how to share. Rabbit gives the whole thing to Wolf and then ties him on to the Witch's body; Witch jumps in river and drowns him.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 268
Lester: More Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 114
LibriVox
37 .
Brother Rabbit and the Mosquitoes
[ Brer Rabbit and the Mosquitoes Animals courting Wolf's daughter but can't stand mosquitoes; Rabbit tells story about spotted ancestor so he can kill mosquitoes as he points out the spots.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 272
Lester: Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 124
LibriVox
38 .
The Pimmerly Plum
[ The Pimmerly Plum Turtle tells Fox he ate plums and fools Fox into thinking sycamore is a plum tree. Tells Fox to wait with eyes closed and mouth open; he's still waiting. Turtle tells Rabbit how he tricked Fox.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 278
Lester: Further Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 29
LibriVox
39 .
Brother Rabbit Gets the Provisions
[ Rabbit, Wolf, and the Wagon of Food Rabbit and Wolf sell Wolf's mother for food. On their way home, Wolf is cold, so Rabbit sends him chasing the setting sun as if it were a fire. He then hides horses and puts the horses' tails sticking up in ground. Wolf comes back, and they pull on the tails to rescue wagon. Wolf thinks the wagon vanished into the ground.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 284
[not in Lester]
LibriVox
40 .
Cutta Cord-la
[ Cutta Cord-la Rabbit and Wolf kill Wolf's granny for food. Rabbit then hides his granny up in a tree, teaching her a secret song. Blacksmith fixes Wolf's voice so he can fool Rabbit's granny but Rabbit comes and sings; she recognizes Wolf and drops him down.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 289
Lester: Last Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 115
LibriVox
41 .
Aunt Tempy's Story
[ Fox, Rabbit, and Their Families During famine, Fox and Rabbit decide to sell their families. As they ride in wagon, Rabbit throws his family members out and then accuses Fox of eating them. They sell Mrs. Fox to buy food. Fox goes for tobacco and Rabbit drives off; then he puts horse's tails in sand and calls it quicksand. Rabbit puts corn in holes where Fox digs, and Fox keeps digging so hard he dies.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 293
Lester: More Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 40
LibriVox
42 .
The Fire-Test
[ Who Ate the Little Rabbits? Wolf imitates Rabbit's voice to get in house and eat rabbits; Turtle presides over a fire test to find culprit. Other animals jump over; Wolf burns up.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 297
Lester: More Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 66
LibriVox
43 .
The Cunning Snake
[ The Snake Eggs Woman steals snake eggs. Fearing retribution, woman protects her child with a song but the snake learns to sing the song and swallows the child. The woman cuts the child out of snake to rescue her.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 302
Lester: Last Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 28
LibriVox
44 .
How Brother Fox Was Too Smart
[ Brer Fox and the Wildcat Fox and Rabbit see Wildcat tracks. Rabbit urges Fox to confront Wildcat, and Wildcat attacks Fox. Rabbit laughs.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 306
Lester: More Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 84
LibriVox
45 .
Brother Wolf Gets in a Warm Place
[ Brer Rabbit and His Steeple Rabbit builds tower. He then hauls Turtle up with rope, and next the Wolf; Rabbit's wife pours boiling water on Wolf suspended in midair.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 311
Lester: More Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 108
LibriVox
46 .
Brother Wolf Still in Trouble
[ Brer Wolf under a Rock Rabbit finds Wolf trapped under rock, releases him. Wolf is going to eat him. They go to Turtle as judge who tricks Wolf into getting back under rock.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 315
Lester: More Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 111
LibriVox
47 .
Brother Rabbit Lays in His Beef Supply
[ Fox, Rabbit, and the Supply of Beef Fox and Rabbit kill cow; in Fox's absence, Rabbit hides meat and says it was stolen. Fox figures it out, traps him in hollow tree, and sets Buzzard as guard. Rabbit tricks Buzzard and escapes.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 320
Lester: More Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 6
LibriVox
48 .
Brother Rabbit and Mr. Wildcat
[ Rabbit, Wildcat, and the Turkeys Wildcat catches Rabbit, who then leads Turkeys to Wildcat playing dead. The Turkeys keep away, and they are still gobbling about it to this day.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 324
Lester: More Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 92
LibriVox
49 .
Mr. Benjamin Ram Defends Himself
[ Benjamin Ram Confronts Fox and Wolf Fox and Wolf attack Ram; Ram thanks Fox for bringing Wolf because he is hungry for some Wolf meat. Fox and Wolf both run.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 328
Lester: Further Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 106
LibriVox
50 .
Brother Rabbit Pretends to Be Poisoned
[ Brer Rabbit Pretends to Be Poisoned Wolf and Rabbit go to share cow meat; Rabbit pretends to get sick. When Wolf goes for doctor, Rabbit takes all the meat and runs off.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 331
Lester: Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 115
LibriVox
51 .
More Trouble for Brother Wolf
[ Fire and Honey Wolf helped by Bear sets fire to log, but Rabbit escapes. Wolf is amazed; Rabbit says oozing honey saved him. Wolf wants honey too, so he gets in a log and Rabbit sets him on fire.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 335
Lester: Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 117
LibriVox
52 .
Brother Rabbit Outdoes Mr. Man
[ Rabbit and Mister Man's Money Rabbit rides in man's wagon with money. He throws the money out, and makes a noise so Man won't realize what is happening. Rabbit gets all the money. Man is furious.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 338
Lester: Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 104
LibriVox
53 .
Brother Rabbit Takes a Walk
[ Sewing Brer Dog's Mouth Rabbit and Dog are quarreling. Rabbit decides that toothed animals like Fox and Wolf and Dog should use their claws instead. Meanwhile, Rabbit proposes to sew Dog's mouth shut. Bear offers him needle and thread, but Rabbit says it's time for him to take a walk, shirking the task.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 341
Lester: More Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 94
LibriVox
54 .
Old Grinny Granny Wolf
[ Old Grinny Granny Wolf Grandmother Wolf thinks Rabbit is her grandson; he tricks her into getting into boiling water for her health. Then he dresses in her clothes. When Wolf comes home, he feeds him stew with grandmother in it. Wolf eats; his children refuse to eat and tell him why. Wolf chases Rabbit; Rabbit tricks Wolf into holding up a tree and so he gets away.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 343
Lester: More Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 64
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55 .
How Wattle Weasel Was Caught
[ How Wattle Weasel Was Caught Weasel is suspected in butter theft. He fools guards: fools Mink by playing, Possum by tickling, Coon in race, Fox with chickens, Wolf with lamb, Bear with back rub. Rabbit proposes they tie tails to test their strength, and Rabbit wins by tying his tail to a tree root.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 347
Lester: More Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 70
LibriVox
56 .
Brother Rabbit Ties Mr. Lion
[ Brer Rabbit Ties Mr. Lion Rabbit tells Lion hurricane is coming, and then Rabbit tricks Lion into tying himself to a tree.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 351
Lester: Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 60
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57 .
Mr. Lion's Sad Predicament
[ Brer Lion and the Man's Gun Rabbit warns Lion about man's gun, but Lion says he is only afraid of partridge. Lion gets shot by gun.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 355
Lester: More Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 96
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58 .
The Origin of the Ocean
[ The Origin of the Ocean World was once all one land, no ocean; Lion stole Rabbit's prey, so Rabbit tricked Lion into jumping creek and then he "untied" creek which made the ocean.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 358
Lester: Last Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 13
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59 .
Brother Rabbit Gets Brother Fox's Dinner
[ Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox on the Roof Rabbit helps Fox nailing roof; he nails Fox to roof and steals his food.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 361
Lester: More Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 3
LibriVox
60 .
How the Bear Nursed the Little Alligator
[ Brer Bear and the Little Gators Bear cub goes fishing and Gator carries him off. Bear cub then manages to eat all Gator babies, fooling Gator in count each day until they are all gone.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 365
Lester: Further Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 108
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61 .
Why Mr. Dog Runs Brother Rabbit
[ Brer Rabbit Borrows Brer Dog's Shoes Rabbit tricks Dog into letting him try on Dog's shoes and he runs off with them; that's why dogs chase rabbits to this day.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 369
[not in Lester]
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62 .
Brother Wolf and the Horned Cattle
[ Brer Wolf and his Horns Wolf disguises himself with fake horns to attend meeting of horned animals; Rabbit is there too, and he detects and exposes Wolf. Later, Wolf plays dead to try to trick Rabbit, but Rabbit tricks Wolf into grinning.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 372
Lester: Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 122
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63 .
Brother Fox and the White Muscadines
[ Brer Fox in the Fruit Tree Rabbit pretends to show Fox where to find white muscadine grapes. He takes him to a tree, and tells him to climb; the scaly bark nuts (hickory nuts) taste sour. Rabbit then says he will catch Fox when he jumps down, but Rabbit pretends to be stuck by thorn and Fox hits ground.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 375
Lester: Last Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 94
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64 .
Mr. Hawk and Brother Buzzard
[ Brer Hawk and Brer Buzzard Buzzard thinks about building house when it rains, but does nothing when sun comes out. Hawk urges him to hunt chickens, but Buzzard waits. Hawk kills himself hunting; Buzzard eats him.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 378
Lester: Further Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 35
LibriVox
65 .
Mr. Hawk and Brother Rabbit
[ Brer Hawk and Brer Rabbit Hawk catches Rabbit: Rabbit escapes by promising to show Hawk buried gold OR by going into bushes to drive out partridges (two versions of story, one by Tildy and one by Remus).
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 381
[not in Lester]
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66 .
The Wise Bird and the Foolish Bird
[ Wise Bird and Foolish Bird Wise Bird challenges Foolish Bird to no-eating no-drinking contest. Wise Bird has food, Foolish Bird doesn't, and he dies.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 384
Lester: Further Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 41
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67 .
Old Brother Terrapin Gets Some Fish
[ Mink and Terrapin Go Diving Turtle challenges Mink to stay underwater; Turtle eats all the fish while Mink is underwater, and then accuses Mink of having eaten the fish.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 386
Lester: Further Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 112
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68 .
Brother Fox Makes a Narrow Escape
[ Brer Rabbit Teaches Brer Fox a Trick Rabbit teaches Fox how to scare animals from waterhole with molasses-and-leaves monster disguise, but then molasses dissolves in water; animals punish Fox.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 389
Lester: Further Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 68
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69 .
Brother Fox's Fish-Trap
[ Brer Fox's Fish-Trap Rabbit robs Fox's fish trap and is able to use his boat pole to escape, pushing off from Fox's own boat.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 391
[not in Lester]
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70 .
Brother Rabbit Rescues Brother Terrapin
[ Brer Rabbit Rescues Brer Terrapin Fox catches Turtle in a sack; Rabbit gets Fox to run off so he can free Turtle and put hornet nest in the stack instead.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 395
Lester: Tales of Uncle Remus, p. 110
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71 .
The Night Before Christmas
[ The Night Before Christmas There is no story here; it is a song without an actual plot.
Chase: Complete Tales, p. 402
[not in Lester]
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