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THE SAD FATE OF MR. FOX. 169dat he sot up a howl en tole his mammy. Miss Fox,she git mighty mad w'en she fine she cookin' her oleman head, en she callup de dogs, she did, en sickt emon Brer Rabbit ;en ole Miss Fox en Tobe en de dogs,dey pushBrer Rabbit so close dat he hatter take aholler tree. Miss Fox, she tell Tobe fer ter stay daren mine Brer Rabbit, w'ile she goes en git de ax, enw'en she gone, Brer Rabbit, he tole Tobe ef he go terde branch en git 'im a drink er water dat he'll gin 'irn adollar.Tobe, he put out, he did, en bring some waterin his hat, but by de time he gotback Brer Rabbitdone out en gone. Ole Miss Fox, she cut and cut tweldown come de tree, but no Brer Rabbit dar. Den shelay de blame on Tobe, en she say she gwineter lash'im, en Tobe, he put out en run, de ole 'oman atter'im. Bimeby, he come up wid Brer Rabbit, en sotdown fer to tell 'im how 'twuz, en w'iles dey wuz asettin' dar, yer come ole Miss Fox a slippin' up engrab um bofe. Den she tell um w'at she gwine do.Brer Rabbit she gwineter kill, en Tobe she gwineterlam ef its de las' ack. Den Brer Rabbit sez, sezee :" 'Ef you please, ma'am, Miss Fox, lay me on degrinestone en groun' off my nose so I can't smell nomo' w'en I'm dead.'" Miss Fox, she tuck dis ter be a good idee, en shefotch bcfe un um ter de grinestone, en set um up onit so dat she co'uld groun' off Brer Rabbit nose. DenBrer Rabbit, he up'n say, sezee :25