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It was not many nights before the same company was gathered in Uncle Remus’s cabin,—Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy. The conversation took a turn that thrilled the child with mingled fear and curiosity. Uncle Remus had inquired…

” I ‘speck we all dun gone en fergot ole Mr. Benjermun Ram off’n our min’,” said Uncle Remus, one night, as the little boy went into the cabin with a large ram’s horn hanging on his arm. “About his…

Uncle Remus chuckled a moment over the escape of Brother Rabbit, and then turned his gaze upward toward the cobwebbed gloom that seemed to lie just beyond the rafters. He sat thus silent and serious a little while, but finally…

The next time the little boy had an opportunity to visit Uncle Remus the old man was alone, but he appeared to be in good spirits. He was cobbling away upon what the youngster recognized as ‘Tildy’s Sunday shoes, and…

It seemed that the rainy season had set in in earnest, but the little boy went down to Uncle Remus’s cabin before dark. In some mysterious way, it appeared to the child, the gloom of twilight fastened itself upon the…

” Uncle Remus,” said the little boy, one night shortly after Daddy Jack’s story of the lion’s sad predicament, “mamma says there are no lions in Georgia, nor anywhere in the whole country.” “Tooby sho’ly not, honey; tooby sho’ly not!”…

The rain continued to fall the next day, but the little boy made arrangements to go with ‘Tildy when she carried Uncle Remus his supper. This happened to be a waiter full of things left over from dinner. There was…

All this talk about Hawks and Buzzards evidently reminded Daddy Jack of another story. He began to shake his head and mumble to himself; and, finally, when he looked around and found that he had attracted the attention of the…

” I year tell er one time,” said ‘Tildy, “w’en ole Mr. Hawk tuck’n kotch Brer Rabbit, but ‘t aint no tale like dem you all bin tellin’.” “Tell it, anyhow, ‘Tildy,” said the little boy. “Well, ‘t aint no…

The little boy wanted Uncle Remus to sing some more; but before the old man could either consent or refuse, the notes of a horn were heard in the distance. Uncle Remus lifted his hand to command silence, and bent…

Uncle Remus relapsed into silence again, and the little boy, with nothing better to do, turned his attention to the bench upon which the old man kept his shoemaker’s tools. Prosecuting his investigations in this direction, the youngster finally suggested…

Uncle Remus sighed heavily as he lifted the trivet on the head of his walking-cane, and hung it carefully by the side of the griddle in the cavernous fireplace. “Folks kin come ‘long wid der watchermaycollums,” he said presently, turning…

There was some comment and some questions were asked by the little boy in regard to Wattle Weasel and the other animals; to all of which Uncle Remus made characteristic response. Aunt Tempy sat with one elbow on her knee,…

After the new-comers had settled themselves in their accustomed places, and ‘Tildy had cast an unusual number of scornful glances at Daddy Jack, who made quite a pantomime of his courtship, Uncle Remus startled them all somewhat by breaking into…

The arrival of the negroes from the River place added greatly to the enthusiasm with which the Christmas holidays were anticipated on the Home place, and the air was filled with laughter day and night. Uncle Remus appeared to be…

The day and the night before Christmas were full of pleasure for the little boy. There was pleasure in the big house, and pleasure in the humble cabins in the quarters. The peculiar manner in which the negroes celebrated the…

One night the little boy ran into Uncle Remus’s cabin singing: " T-u Turkey, t-u Ti, T-u Turkey Buzzard's eye! " Uncle Remus, Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and ‘Tildy were all sitting around the fire, for the Christmas weather was…

” Dat tale,” said Uncle Remus, “puts me in min’ er de time w’en ole Brer Tarrypin had a tussel wid Brer Mink. Hit seem lak,” he went on, in response to inquiries from the little boy, “dat dey bofe…