Quote#Wisdom
Brer Rabbit keep on axin' 'im, en de Tar-Baby, she keep on sayin'…
Quote byJoel Chandler Harris · 1848–1908
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Legends of the old Plantation (1886), "The Wonderful Tar-Baby Story"..
English (original)
Brer Rabbit keep on axin' 'im, en de Tar-Baby, she keep on sayin' nothin', twel present'y Brer Rabbit draw back wid his fis', he did, en blip he tuck 'er side er de head. Right dar's whar he broke his merlasses jug. His fis' stuck, en he can't pull loose. De tar hilt 'im.
— Joel Chandler Harris
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