TUG- OF- WAR

Brer Fox: Folks, I wanter say right here an now, dat of all de creeturs in dis world, I am de sharpest.

Brer Wolf: Haw! Maybe you is de sharpest, but I’m de wickedest.

Miss Mink: An I’m de prettest.

Miss Possum: An I’m de spryest.

Brer Bear: Pooh! Who cares about all dat? I’m de strongest!

Brer Rabbit: Dese creeturs talk to biggity, exceptin’ my friend little Brer Terrapin, an he don’t talk biggity at all.

Brer Terrapin: Who wuz dat who say he is de strongest?

Brer Bear: Dat wuz me. Does anybody say I ain’t de strongest?

Brer Terrapin: Yes, I do. You ain’t de strongest. I is.

Brer Bear: Come, Brer Terrapin, you say you is de strongest. How you goin’ ter prove it?

Brer Terrapin: What’ll you give me if I prove it?

Brer Rabbit: Look here, folks… if dis little Terrapin can prove he stronger dan big Brer Bear, we ought ter give him a hansome present. We ought ter give him all de tafft dat’s boilin’ in dis here pot!

All de creeturs: Dat’s right!

Brer Bear: Very well, it’s agreed. Brer Terrapin gets all de taffy in de pot if he can prove he is de strongest. Now Brer Terrapin,how you goin’ ter prove it?

Brer Terrapin: Get me a big, long rope, I’ll take one end, an crawl down inter de pound. You take de other end, an see if you strong enuff ter pull me out.

Brer Bear: I ain’t got no rope.

Brer Terrapin: You ain’t got no rope, an you ain’t got no strength, eather.

(Brer Rabbit goes and get the rope.)

Brer Rabbit: Dis argument got ter be settled right now. We got ter know who is de strongest.

Brer Rabbit: Now, ladies and gentermens, you all just stay here wid Brer Bear. I’ll step down ter de edge of de pound wid Brer Terrapin. Soon ez I see him crawl down under de water, an it’s time for Brer bear ter pull, I’ll wave an holler, ‘Woop!

(Brer Rabbit hollers in the water.)

Brer Rabbit: Is you ready, Brer Terrapin?

(Brer Terrapin sends up a bubble that says yes.)

Brer Rabbit: Woop!

(Brer Rabbit waves to Brer Bear.)

Brer Rabbit: He wants ter know when you’re goin’ ter start pullin’.

Brer Rabbit: He says he’s gettin’ tired of waitin’. What’s de matter, Brer Bear? Ain’t you got no strength?

Brer Terrapin: Dat last pull of yours wuz purty stiff, Brer bear. Your strong, you’re mighty strong, but you just ain’t strong enuff! Now if you excuse me, I’ll take de taffy an go on along home. Come on, Brer Rabbit, give me a hand wid carryin’ dat great big pot.


THE END