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Catching a Horse by Its Tail: Folktales of type 47A The Fox and the Horse (Germany, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm). The Fox, the Monkey, the Hare, and the Horse (China). The Fox, the Monkey, the Hare, and the Horse www.pitt.edu /~dash/type0047a.html   (2358 words)

Brer Rabbit and the Tar-Baby Brer Rabbit kicked the Tar-baby with first one foot, then the other, and finally, in desperation, butted her with his head 'til he was stuck firm to the Tar-baby in five places. What he knew--that Brer Fox didn't--is that rabbits are different from foxes: that people live in different universes with different assumptions, expectations, aims, and values based on their upbringing and experience. Because the fox was so full of hate and lived in such a one-dimensional world, he assumed because he himself wouldn't want to fall into a briar patch Brer Rabbit was telling the truth when he pleaded with him not to throw him into them there briars. tobyjohnson.com /tarbaby.html   (2333 words)

Newsletter Header   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) Brer Rabbit came prancing along until he saw the Tar-Baby and then he sat back on his hind legs like he was astonished. Brer Rabbit kept on asking her why she wouldn't talk and the Tar-Baby kept on saying nothing until Brer Rabbit finally drew back his fist, he did, and blip--he hit the Tar-Baby on the jaw. Of course, Brer Fox wanted to get Brer Rabbit as bad as he could, so he caught him by the behind legs and slung him right in the middle of the briar patch. www.pgh-h3.com /Newsletters/2003-04/46-warmonger/2004-04-18.html   (1700 words)

Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Brer Rabbit The word was short for "Brother", indicating a perception of oneness with Nature on the part of the ancient tellers of the stories, and the E was pronounced the same as that of the word it abbreviated, i.e., with practically no vowel sound at all. Brer Rabbit was the "trickster" character found in folklore all over the world — a little guy, fast on his feet, who gets the better of his larger, fiercer opponents by outwitting them. Brer Fox was his smart, potentially deadly adversary, who generally fell into the trickster's traps by partially outwitting himself, and Brer Bear was Brer Fox's big, strong, but not very bright sidekick. www.toonopedia.com /brerrab.htm   (902 words)

Fox Steals the Butter: Fables of type 15 Brer Fox and Brer Possum rustled around, they did, getting out the vittles, and by and by Brer Fox, he said, "Brer Possum, you run down to the spring and fetch the butter, and I'll sail around you and set the table," he said. Now Brer Fox, he's kind of a lawyer, and he argued this way: that Brer Possum was the first one at the butter, and the first one to miss it, and more than that, there were the signs on his mouth. Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox, they both agreed, they did, and they whirled in and built the brush heap, and they built it high, and they built it wide, and then they touched it off. www.pitt.edu /~dash/type0015.html   (4198 words)

[No title] Brer Fox puts a large straw hat on Tar Baby’s head and places her by the side of the road while he hides in the bushes and waits for Brer Rabbit to come along. Brer Fox, who has been watching everything from his hiding place, suddenly appears and is delighted that he has finally succeeded in catching Brer Rabbit. Brer Rabbit could be heard hollering triumphantly that he had been born and bred in the briar patch. sentencing.typepad.com /sentencing_law_and_policy/files/etienne_re_booker.doc   (4067 words)

Song of the South Brer Fox is the sharp-toothed bad guy who would love to eat Brer Rabbit for dinner. Brer Fox puts together a life-like character made of tar, and dresses it to make it look like a person. Brer Fox places the Tar Baby on the side of the road, and when Brer Rabbit hops by and says hello, the Tar Baby doesn't respond. www.geocities.com /moviecritic.geo/reviews/s/songof.html   (1173 words)

How Mr. Rabbit Was Too Sharp For Mr. Fox   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) You des tuck en jam yo'se'f on dat Tar-Baby widout waintin' fer enny invite,' sez Brer Fox, sezee, 'en dar you is, en dar you'll stay twel I fixes up a bresh-pile and fires her up, kaze I'm gwinteter bobbycue you dis day, sho,' sez Brer Fox, sezee. Roas' me, Brer Fox,' sezee, 'but don't fling me in dat brier-patch,' sezee. Den Brer Fox know dat he bin swop off mighty bad. xroads.virginia.edu /~UG97/remus/toosharp.html   (622 words)

[No title] The equivalent modern couple of preying and preyed upon are Tom and Jerry (with Spike as Brer BÕar) and Sylvester the cat and Tweetie the canary. Brer Rabbit come prancinÕ Õlong twel he spy de Tar-Baby, en den he fotch up on his behime legs like he wus 'stonished. Moreover, Brer Fox has placed the Tar-Baby there just so it would wind up Brer Rabbit - so that he would take umbrage and be captured by the consequences of his own easily affronted sense of dignity. human-nature.com /rmyoung/papers/tar.doc   (1249 words)

The Tar-Baby Brer Rabbit come prancin' 'long twel he spy de Tar-Baby, en den he fotch up on his behime legs like he wuz 'stonished. "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. Den Brer Fox, he sa'ntered fort', lookin' dez ez innercent ez wunner yo' mammy's mockin'-birds. members.aol.com /dixieten3/tarbaby.html   (1192 words)

Brer Rabbit Falls Down the Well: An African-American Trickster Tale from Georgia Folklore Brer Rabbit was afraid to move, in case the bucket tipped over and landed him in the water. Brer Rabbit was clinging to the sides of the bucket with all his might 'cause it was moving so fast. Brer Rabbit jumped out of the well and ran back to the garden patch to tell the other critters that Brer Fox was down in the well muddying up the waters. www.americanfolklore.net /folktales/ga6.html   (926 words)

[No title] Brer Fox was a talker, and he kept right on rolling, Zach didn't have to say much of anything, just respond now and then in the affirmative or negative, just indicate that he was listening. Brer Fox told him it was his "fambly's speshul stew, fum he great-granpappy." As he talked and talked, the aroma snaked out the door like a homeless wraith and into the surrounding woods, haunting someone else's nose. Brer Fox would be able to take them most of the way based on what he'd heard, and Brer Rabbit would be able to take them the final steps. www2.xlibris.com /bookstore/book_excerpt.asp?bookid=11098   (7788 words)

Brer Rabbit and the Riding Horse Brer Fox gritted his teeth and looked mighty grumpy, and when he rose to go, he said, "Ladies, I'm not disputing what you report, but I'll make Brer Rabbit chew up his words and spit them out right here where you can see him." And with that, off he went. Brer Fox couldn't see behind him with the blinkers on, but, by and by, he felt Brer Rabbit raised one of his feet. Brer Rabbit grinned, the gals giggled,, and Miss Meadows said, "Brer Rabbit, you sure do have a fine pony." And there was poor Brer Fox, hitched fast to the rack, not able to do a blessed thing about it. home.comcast.net /~toonfox/brer/story.html   (1603 words)

Song of the South Characters: Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, Brer Bear, and all the others! Brer Fox is sly and smart when it comes to devising plans to catch Brer Rabbit. Brer Fox's voice was performed by James Baskett. Brer Frog stays out of things; he's merely the amphibian on the side lines who says "I told you so" when Brer Rabbit is tied up and about to be roasted by Brer Fox and Bear. songofthesouth.net /movie/characters   (540 words)

Brer Rabbit and the Mosquitoes – The WHEEL Council Brer Wolf's daughter, who had always thought Brer Rabbit was kind of cute, put on her mascara and eyeliner and whatever else it is that the women put on their face. When Brer Wolf saw what his daughter was looking like, he said there was no way in this lifetime she was gon' sit there in the porch swing by herself with Brer Rabbit. Brer Rabbit kept on talking about his granddaddy's spots until near 'bout every mosquito in the county was dead. www.wheelcouncil.org /featuredstories/brerrabbit.html   (793 words)

Brer Rabbit: Stories featuring Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, Brer Bear, and Sis Cow from American Folklore. Brer ("Brother") Rabbit is a trickster character in folktales of African, African-American, and Native American Culture. Brer Rabbit is the consummate trickster, who typically matches wits with Brer Fox, whom he always bests. Now Brer Rabbit was skipping down the road one day heading for his home in the briar patch when he spotted Sis Cow grazing in the field. www.americanfolklore.net /brer-rabbit.html   (486 words)

Brer Fox is Outdone by Brer Buzzard Brer Fox lammed away at that hollow tree like a man splitting rails, until, b and by, after he got the tree 'most cut through, he stopped to catch his breath. Brer Buzzard came stepping up as if he were treading on prickles and stuck his head in the hole. Brer Buzzard flapped his wings and scrambled around as hard as he could, but it was no use--Brer Fox had the advantage and he held him right down to the ground. members.tripod.com /DisFolks/ArchiveTale6.htm   (617 words)

Uncle Remus (Myth-Folklore Online) He heard the drool in Brer Fox's voice and knew he was in a world of trouble. Brer Fox was convinced now that the worst thing he could do to Brer Rabbit was the very thing Brer Rabbit didn't want him to do. Brer Fox looked up to see Brer Rabbit sitting on top of the hill on the other side of the briar patch. www.mythfolklore.net /3043mythfolklore/reading/remus/pages/03.htm   (796 words)

Reverse English by Albert Payson Terhune When Brer Rabbit fell at last into the hands of his mortal enemy, Brer Fox, his lovably mischievous career seemed at an end. You will remember that Brer Fox was for slaying his captive in the most painful fashion possible, to slake the cravings of lifelong enmity. Brer Rabbit broke in on his captor's vicious cogitations by imploring Brer Fox weepingly to dispose of him by any atrocious method he might decide on, so long as he did not throw Brer Rabbit into a brier patch. www.math.ttu.edu /~wlewis/reverse.htm   (5981 words)

Pundita: Bre'r Joe Wilson and B'rer Jacques Chirac Well, I see Ambassador Joseph Wilson is threatening to sue Fox news analyst Major General Paul Vallely for libel and slander, and also sue World Net Daily for carrying a story about what Gen. Vallely told John Batchelor's radio audience about what Wilson told Vallely about Wilson's wife. Co'se Brer Fox wnater hurt Brer Rabbit bad ez he kin, so he cotch 'im by de behime legs en slung im right in de middle er de briar-patch. Brer Rabbit wuz bleedzed fer ter fling back some er Brer Fox's sass, so he holler out: "I wuz bred en bawn in a briar-patch, Brer Fox -- bred en bawn in a briar-patch!" pundita.blogspot.com /2005/11/brer-joe-wilson-and-brer-jacques.html   (1734 words)

upstatebeat.com: Who Framed Brer Rabbit?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) Unlike Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, Brer Bear and even the Tar Baby, Uncle Remus was solely the creation of Harris, and it was Harris who gave the character his more Uncle Tom-like qualities. Brer Fox makes a female figure out of tar, and he sets it on the side of the road. In Harris’ work, not only does Brer Rabbit lose some of his children at the hands of his enemies, but ultimately, Brer Rabbit orchestrates the deaths of his enemies Brer Fox, Brer Bear and Brer Wolf, the symbolic representations of the white master. www.metrobeat.net /gbase/Expedite/Content?oid=oid:1811   (3213 words)

Pin Pics: Pin Groups Brer Bear, Brer Fox and Brer Rabbit, all from Song of the South, standing in front of a yellow circle on this red, rectagular shaped pin. A round, light blue ppin with Brer Fox, Brer Bear and Brer Rabbit riding Splash Mountain. It shows three characters from Walt Disney's Song of the South, Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear, paddling in a canoe so swiftly that it almost leaves the water. www.pinpics.com /cgi-bin/group.cgi?group=759   (479 words)

Washington's Tar Baby - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM Brer Fox had been trying to catch Brer Rabbit for a long time and was ever being outfoxed (or perhaps out-rabbited) by the hip hopster. Since Brer Rabbit could not mind his own business, Brer Fox was hopeful. Brer Rabbit was immobilised, securely trapped and helpless for Brer Fox - or some other predator - to come and make a leisurely meal of him. www.jamaicaobserver.com /columns/html/20040307T000000-0500_56692_OBS_WASHINGTON_S_TAR_BABY.asp   (1633 words)

Hillary and the Briar Patch - BuzzFlash Reader Commentary In one of those old childhood tales the slippery Brer Rabbit had finally been captured by Brer Fox and Brer Bear (who wasn't too smart anyway) and they were ready to string him up. Brer Rabbit said they could do anything to him but just "don't throw me into the briar-patch, hang me, boil me, skin me but please, please don't throw me in that briar-patch." Well Sir, Brer Fox seeing the fear on Brer Rabbit's face, picked him right up and threw him right in that ole' briar-patch. Like Brer Rabbit, the Clintons have weeded their way through that patch all by themselves, without stealing anything from anyone. www.buzzflash.com /contributors/03/06/16_briarpatch.html   (526 words)

brer_rabbit After only two hearings of Tar Baby, Gavin was mastering the unfamiliar English dialect and pretending that he was Brer Rabbit's angry antagonist, Brer Fox. Gavin knew that when I paused every time Brer Rabbit had butted the tar baby with a different part of his anatomy, it was time for Gavin to add the refrain, "And Brer Fox, he lay low." Brer Rabbit reminds of the mischievous German prankster Till Eulenspiegel, content only when poking fun at others. www.patrickkillough.com /ethics/brer_rabbit.html   (1013 words)

Calendar: "Brer Rabbit," performed by the California Theatre Center ADD: Brer Rabbit is a small rabbit famed for his quick thinking and his quick feet. His friends Brer Bear and Brer Fox are not quite as crafty, and often find themselves the butt of Brer Rabbit's jokes and tricks. Brer Rabbit's daring and witty escapes from these predicaments are always fun, surprising and ingenious. www.whittier.edu /pr/rls.brer.html   (172 words)

Animals Stories Folklore Facts - Story-Lovers SOS Story Lists Brer Bear (who is kinda slow) is told by Brer Rabbit that he is making a dollar an hour. Fox is walking along one day thinking how brave and clever he is when suddenly some big dogs began to chase him. Safe, Fox began to feel safe and wants to brag about how clever he's been but since there is no one to talk to, he begins talking to his body parts. www.story-lovers.com /listsanimalstories.html   (1756 words)

Song of the South Memorabilia - Toys: Brer Fox Disneykin Hand-painted plastic small figurine of Brer Fox, called a Disneykin, highly popular in the early 1960's. Brer Fox was one of 36 different Disney characters produced in late 1961. Brer Fox was also included in various Disneykin sets, including the Disneykin Play Set: "The Three Little Pigs"; and the Disneykins Gift Box set. www.songofthesouth.net /memorabilia/toys/figurines/disneykin-fox.html   (147 words)

Brer Bush and the Iraqi tar baby - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM Jamaicans have Anancy stories, and the Americans have Brer Fox and Brer Rabbit. In the story of the tar baby, Brer Fox is tired of Brer Rabbit's prancing around and getting into everybody's business, so he makes a baby out of tar and places it strategically so that Brer Rabbit would be sure to come upon it. So he did, and after insulting the tar baby for some time and getting no response, proceeds to thump, kick and finally, to butt it, becoming in the process, hopelessly stuck to the lump of tar. www.jamaicaobserver.com /columns/html/20040507T190000-0500_59518_OBS_BRER_BUSH_AND_THE_IRAQI_TAR_BABY.asp   (1076 words)

Norwood (GA09) - Weekly Column - Georgia has Become 'Briar Patch' for 10 Commandments Battle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) Attempting to out-fox the fox, Brer Rabbit begs and pleads with Brer Fox to choose any method he likes – except the dreaded briar patch. The attempt works as Brer Fox slings Brer Rabbit right into the briar patch, where Brer Rabbit is able to negotiate the friendly terrain of home and escape. The story ends with Brer Rabbit hopping off to safety and Brer Fox realizing he’d been out-maneuvered by the crafty rabbit. www.house.gov /apps/list/speech/ga09_norwood/TenCommandments.html   (767 words)

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