Uncle Remus; tales
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Savannah : Beehive Press, [1974].
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Sixty-four of the tales told by the old Georgian slave, featuring Brer B'ar, Brer Fox, Brer Rabbit, and their animal friends.

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Book
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xxviii, 206 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English

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Bibliography: pages 205-206.
Description
Sixty-four of the tales told by the old Georgian slave, featuring Brer B'ar, Brer Fox, Brer Rabbit, and their animal friends.

Table of Contents

Uncle Remus initiates the little boy
The wonderful tar-baby story
How Mr. Rabbit was too sharp for Mr. Fox
Mr. Rabbit grossly deceives Mr. Fox
Mr. Fox is again victimized
Mr. Fox is "outdone" by Mr. Buzzard
The awful fate of Mr. Wolf
Mr. Fox goes a-hunting, but Mr. Rabbit bags the game
Old Mr. Rabbit, he's a good fisherman
Mr. Rabbit nibbles up the butter
Mr. Rabbit finds his match at last
The fate of Mr. Jack Sparrow
How Mr. Rabbit saved his meat
A story about the little rabbits
Mr. Rabbit and Mr. Bear
How Mr. Rabbit lost his fine bushy tail
Mr. Terrapin shows his strength
The end of Mr. Bear
How Mr. Rabbit succeeded in raising a dust
A plantation witch
"Jacky-my-lantern"
The sad fate of Mr. Fox
Mr. Fox and Miss Goose
The story of the pigs
Mr. Benjamin Ram and his wonderful fiddle
Brother Rabbit's riddle
How Mr. Rooster lost his dinner
Brother Terrapin deceives Brother Buzzard
Brother Fox covets the quills
How Brother Fox failed to get his grapes
A dream and a story
The moon in the Mill-Pond
Mr. Man has some meat
How Brother Rabbit got the meat
African Jack
Why the alligator's back is rough
Brother wolf says grace
Spirits, seen and unseen
A ghost story
Brother Rabbit's love-charm
Brother Rabbit submits to a test
Brother Wolf falls a victim
The Pimmerly plum
Brother Rabbit gets the provisions
"Cutta cord-la!"
The fire-test
The cunning snake
How Brother Fox was too smart
Brother Rabbit outdoes Mr. Man
Old Grinny Granny Wolf
How Wattle Weasel was caught
Brother Rabbit ties Mr. Lion
Mr. Lion's sad predicament
The origin of the ocean
Brother Rabbit gets Brother Fox's dinner
How the bear nursed the little alligator
Why Mr. Dog runs Brother Rabbit
Brother Wolf and the horned cattle
Brother Fox and the White Muscadines
Mr. Hawk and Brother Buzzard
Brother Fox makes a narrow escape
Brother Fox's fish-trap
Brother Rabbit rescues Brother Terrapin
The night before Christmas.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Harris, J. C. (1974). Uncle Remus; tales . Beehive Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908. 1974. Uncle Remus; Tales. Savannah: Beehive Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908. Uncle Remus; Tales Savannah: Beehive Press, 1974.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Harris, J. C. (1974). Uncle remus; tales. Savannah: Beehive Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Harris, Joel Chandler. Uncle Remus; Tales Beehive Press, 1974.

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