Nights with Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris Fiction Classics

<p><strong>Old Uncle Remus tells about the time Brer Fox grabs ahold of the horse's tail and hangs on . . . </strong>when Brer Rabbit jumps up and hollers out:</p><p>'Hold 'im down Brer Fox! You got 'im now sho'! Hold yo' grip and hold 'im down!' says he.</p><p>De Hoss he jump and he hump! And he rip and he rear and he snort and he tear! But Brer Fox hangs on and still Brer Rabbit skips 'round and hollers:</p><p>'Hold 'im down Brer Fox! You got 'im whar he can't neither back nor squall! Hold 'im down Brer Fox!' says he.</p><p>Bimeby de Hoss going ter kick with his hind legs and de fus' news you know he fetches Brer Fox a lick in de stomach dat fa'rly makes 'im squall and den he kick 'im ag'in and dis time he breaks Brer Fox loose and sends 'im a-whirlin'! And Brer Rabbit he keeps on a-jumpin' 'round and hollerin':</p><p>'Hold 'im down Brer Fox!'</p><p>Joel Chandler Harris (1848-1908) journalist and author achieved his greatest renown for humorous folktale retellings in his <em>Uncle Remus</em> stories.</p>