Note: The characters in this story do not use proper English.

Buh Fox’s Number Nine Shoes

You children never study about how come Buh Rabbit generally get the best of things, particularly with Buh Fox? You‘d think Buh Fox goin’ to learn a few tricks, the way Rabbit always outsmartin‘ him. Buh Fox sort of figure it that way too, and that ‘s why he never give up tryin’ to out-trick Buh Rabbit. Just about everything Buh Rabbit do in his dealin‘s with Buh Fox is a little different. He never do the same trick twice, and that's the secret of it. Every time Fox get the worst of it from Rabbit, he say, "Man, I’m going to remember that trick. Rabbit ain‘t never goin’ to catch me with it again." Well then, next time it's a different trick Rabbit does. Fox is smart enough in his way. He never make the same mistake twice. But just the same, every one of his mistakes has a big resemblance to all the others.

That‘s the way it was the time Fox had Buh Rabbit holed up in a hollow log. Log has a hole at both ends, but Fox wouldn‘t go in either way ‘cause he‘s afraid Buh Rabbit go out the other way. So he just set there waitin’. He say, "Buh Rabbit, come on out. Ain‘t no use hidin‘ in there, ‘cause if you do I’ll just starve you to death."

Buh Rabbit say, "I don‘t know about that, Mr. Fox. Reckon I can wait just as long as you."

So Buh Fox just wait, settin‘ there in the hot sun with his tongue hangin’ out. Rabbit don‘t mind it where he‘s at, it ‘s nice and cool in there. Buh Fox commence to get hungry.

After a while Rabbit say, "Mr. Fox, you must get mighty tired eatin' nothin’ but rabbit and chicken. How‘d you like to try a big mess of fish for a change?"

"Well," Fox say, "what you got on your mind?"