CHAPTER III 53

HOW A WITCH WAS CAUGHT 83

THE LITTLE BOY AND HIS DOGS 93

HOW BLACK SNAKE CAUGHT THE WOLF 108

WHY THE GUINEAS STAY AWAKE 118

HOW THE TERRAPIN WAS TAUGHT TO FLY 123

THE CREATURE WITH NO CLAWS 134

UNCLE REMUS’S WONDER STORY 139

THE RATTLESNAKE AND THE POLECAT 149

HOW THE BIRDS TALK 152

THE FOOLISH WOMAN 165

THE ADVENTURES OF SIMON AND SUSANNA 171

BROTHER RABBIT AND THE GINGERCAKES 183

BROTHER RABBIT’S COURTSHIP 188

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JUDGE RABBIT AND THE FAT MAN, FRONTISPIECE

“THE YOUNGSTERS SAW DADDY JAKE, AND WENT RUNNING AFTER HIM.” 9

“THE FIELD-HANDS WERE SINGING AS THEY PICKED THE OPENING COTTON.” 19

“‘MAYBE HE KNOWS WHERE DADDY JAKE IS,’ SAID LILLIAN.” 25

“THE FIELD-HANDS DISCUSSED THE MATTER.” 29

THE MILLER AND HIS CHILDREN. 41

“AN’ OLE MAN JAKE, HE DAR TOO.” 49

“LUCIEN SAW HIM, AND RUSHED TOWARD HIM.” 57

POOR OLD SUE TELLS HER STORY. 63

“MR. RABBIT SQUALL OUT, ‘COON DEAD!’” 71

“DEN DE FROGS DEY WENT TO WORK SHO NUFF.” 75

“THE OLD NEGRO PUT HIS HANDS TO HIS MOUTH AND CALLED.” 79

“SHE STOOD DAR A MINIT, DAT OLE BLACK CAT DID.” 87

“‘ALL READY, NOW. STICK YO’ HEAD IN.’” 105

“EN EVE’Y TIME HE SWUNG MR. BLACK SNAKE TUCK ’N LASH ’IM WID HE TAIL.” 115

“‘BRER TARRYPIN, HOW YOU FEEL?’” 127

BILLY BIG-EYE AND TOMMY LONG-WING. 159

SIMON SHAKES THE PEBBLES. 175

DADDY JAKE THE RUNAWAY

DADDY JAKE, THE RUNAWAY