Week 9 Reading: Brer Rabbit Part A

My favorite story from this unit is definitely a classic, and one that many people have heard of before. It is the story of the Tar Baby, and has been reproduced many times, but originates from African stories.

Notes:

• Brer Fox made a tar-baby out of tar and turpentine
• He placed the Tar-Baby on the side of the road, and waited for someone to come along
• Brer Rabbit came, and saw the Tar-Baby
• Brer Rabbit attempts to engage in conversation with Tar-Baby, but the Tar-Baby does not respond
• Brer Rabbit gets mad at Tar-Baby for not responding, and eventually threatened to hit him
• He finally punched the Tar-Baby, and got stuck
• He gets mad again, and decides to hit the baby with his other hand, both his feet, and even his head
• This is when Brer Fox comes out, proclaimes that Brer Rabbit looks "stuck" and starts laughing until he cannot anymore

Brer Rabbit gets stuck on the Tar-Baby

Story source: Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings by Joel Chandler Harris (1881).