XLVIII.

BUH RABBIT AN DE KING DARTER.

Dere was er King wuh bin hab er pooty Darter, an heap er people bin er cote um. De gal couldnt mek up eh mine which one fuh tek, an so eh ax eh farruh fuh help um pick. Den eh farruh, wuh bin de King, gen out wud say de one wuh kin fetch ter um de Alligatur yeye teet, an water from de Deer yeye, shill hab eh Darter.

All dem wuh bin er cote de gal fix plan fuh git dem ting, but dem fail. Ebry body bin faid Alligatur, an nobody could outrun Buh Deer. Buh Rabbit, him bin berry lub de gal, an him hanker arter marry um, so eh study bout de ting an mek eh scheme. Eh tek eh fiddle an eh gone ter de ribber bank, an eh play er funny chune, an eh sing er funny song. Buh Alligatur yeddy um; an bimeby eh crawl outer de mash grass, an eh leddown close by Buh Rabbit, so him kin ketch all wuh Buh Rabbit der play an der sing. Buh Rabbit do eh bes, an de ting tickle Buh Alligatur so bad eh laugh berry harty. Buh Rabbit play an sing, an pick eh chance, an wen Buh Alligatur duh shet eh yeye an open eh mout fuh laugh, eh tek eh fiddle bow an, all ob er sutten, eh knock one er Buh Alligatur yeye teet outer eh head. Befo eh fine out, Buh Rabbit done pick up de teet an gone.

Den Buh Rabbit notus way Buh Deer blan ramble der wood, an eh dig er deep hole, an eh kibber um ober complete long dut, an pine straw, an oak leaf. Eh hide een de bush oneside duh watch. Bimeby Buh Deer, him come long duh eat grass, an befo eh fine out, de groun gie way onder eh foot, an eh drap bottom er de hole. Buh Deer dat skaid eh dunno wuffer do. Eh scuffle. Eh holler, but eh couldnt git out. Buh Rabbit run day, an eh tell um say dog bin on eh track, an dat dem mose git day. Wid dat Buh Deer gib up, an biggin fuh cry. Den Buh Rabbit, him slip een de hole wid er leely calabash, an eh ketch de water duh run down from Buh Deer yeye. Arter dat eh gone home, an eh tek de Alligatur yeye teet, an de calabash wuh hab de Deer yeye water een um, an eh light out fuh de King house.

Wen him show de King wuh him bring, de King gree say Buh Rabbit head er all dem wuh bin er cote him Darter, an eh gen um de gal, an dem bin hab er hebby weddin.