Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox are trying to catch each other.
At first, they talk but they keep a good distance between them as Brer Rabbit claims that he has fleas.
Brer Bear was giving Brer Fox a hard time because he wasn't friends with Brer Rabbit.
They made plans to have dinner together and when Brer Fox got there he just hid on the side of the house and Brer Rabbit saw his tail so he knew he was there.
The next day when they saw each other, Brer Fox apologized and invited Brer Rabbit over for dinner at his place.
When Brer Rabbit showed up Brer Fox was all wrapped up in a blanket as if he was sick and had nothing cooked for dinner
Side note: this was clearly a trap to get Brer Rabbit inside
Brer Fox wrapped in a blanket when Brer Rabbit came over for dinner;
Source: Flickr
So Brer Rabbit leaves to go find Calamus Root and shortly after he sees Brer Fox go out after him trying to corner him, but he wasn't successful.
Brer Fox never caught him and he is not going to.
Bibliography: Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings by Joel Chandler Harris (1881)
Maybe I can turn this story and tell it with Tom and Jerry as the characters since they as well have a small rivalry but live in the same area. This could be fun as many of us grew up watching Tom and Jerry...
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