"The way it is," Buh Rabbit say, "Buh Bear went fishin’ this mornin and pretty soon he‘s comin’ home with a cartful. Man, it sure makes my mouth water."

"Mine too," Fox say, "but you made a fool of me before, Buh Rabbit, and I ain‘t takin‘ no chances. Besides, ain‘t nobody can get them fish away from Buh Bear."

"Cept me," Rabbit say, "But if you don‘t want to go partners on this trick, don‘t make no difference to me. I got a big pile of greens in here and I’m fixed to stay a couple of weeks."

"I’ll tell you what," Buh Fox say. "You come on out and we‘ll get the fish."

Buh Rabbit say, "How I know you ain‘t foolin’ me, Buh Fox? I think I’m going to hole up here for a while."

"Come on, Rabbit," Fox say, "You got my mouth waterin' for fish."

So Buh Rabbit came out of the log. He say, "You stay here in the bushes and keep quiet. I’ll go down the road a ways and wait for Buh Bear."

Fox he suspicious what Rabbit goin‘ to do, but he set in the bushes, he took off one of his shoes and set it right in the middle of the road, and then he hid himself in the grass. Pretty soon Buh Bear get there hollerin‘ giddap to his mule. When he see that one lonesome shoe that in the road he stop. "That shoe might just fit me," Bear say, "but what good is one shoe?" After that he left the shoe where it was and went on his way with his cartload of fish.

Well, Buh Rabbit take that shoe, the very same one, and run way ‘round the field till he get ahead of Buh Bear again, and he put the shoe back in the road. When Buh Bear get there he say, "What you know, there’s the other one!" And he left the cart right where it was and went back to get the first shoe.