Hawk and Brer Buzzard 306 LXV. Mr. Hawk and Brer Rabbit 309 LXVI. The Wise Bird and the Foolish Bird 312 LXVII. Old Brer Terrapin gets some Fish 315 LXVIII. Brer Fox makes a Narrow Escape 318 LXIX. Brer Fox's Fish Trap 321 LXX. Brer Rabbit rescues Brer Terrapin 325 LXXI. The Night before Christmas 333 ILLUSTRATIONS Uncle Remus and the Little Boy Frontispiece "He to' down a whole panel er fence gittin' 'way fum dar" 20 "Brer Rabbit turnt 'er aloose, en down she come—ker-swosh!" 44 "'Brer Tarrypin, please lemme go!'" 68 "'Ah-yi! You oughter ax me dat fus', Brer Coon'" 92 "Brer Rabbit fotch a wiggle, he did, en lit on he foots" 128 "'Ef you git any mo' sense, Son Riley, you'll be de ruination ev de whole settlement'" 174 "De little Rabs, dey promise dat dey won't open de do' fer nobody" 212 "En, bless gracious! dem ar creeturs racked off fum dar en lef' ole Brer Wolf und' dat ar rock" 232 "He sorter hunch Brer Possum in de short ribs, en ax 'im how he come on" 268 "'I dunner w'en I bin so sorry 'bout anything ez I is 'bout Brer Fox nice long tail'" 286 "He git de finest mess er fish you mos' ever laid yo' eyes on" 324 NIGHTS WITH UNCLE REMUS Myths And Legends Of The Old Plantation By Joel Chandler Harris With Illustrations CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. Mr. Fox and Miss Goose 3 II. Brother Fox catches Mr. Horse 8 III. Brother Rabbit and the Little Girl 12 IV. How Brother Fox was too Smart 17 V. Brother Rabbit's Astonishing Prank 21 VI. Brother Rabbit secures a Mansion 26 VII. Mr. Lion hunts for Mr. Man 33 VIII. The Story of the Pigs 38 IX. Mr. Benjamin Ram and his Wonderful Fiddle 44 X. Brother Rabbit's Riddle 51 XI. How Mr. Rooster lost his Dinner 56 XII. Brother Rabbit breaks up a Party 61 XIII. Brother Fox, Brer Rabbit, and King Deer's Daughter 68 XIV. Brother Terrapin deceives Brother Buzzard 74 XV. Brother Fox covets the Quills 79 XVI. How Brother Fox failed to get his Grapes 83 XVII. Brother Fox figures as an Incendiary 90 XVIII. A Dream and a Story 95 XIX. The Moon in the Mill-Pond 100 XX. Brother Rabbit takes some Exercise 108 XXI. Why Brother Bear has no Tail 113 XXII. How Brother Rabbit frightened his Neighbors 118 XXIII. Mr. Man has some Meat 123 XXIV. How Brother Rabbit got the Meat 128 XXV. African Jack 132 XXVI. Why the Alligator's Back is Rough 141 XXVII. Brother Wolf says Grace 146 XXVIII. Spirits, Seen and Unseen 154 XXIX. A Ghost Story 161 XXX. Brother Rabbit and his Famous Foot 166 XXXI. ""In some Lady's Garden"" 177 XXXII. Brother 'Possum gets in Trouble 185 XXXIII. Why the Guinea-fowls are Speckled 193 XXXIV. Brother Rabbit's Love-charm 198 XXXV. Brother Rabbit submits to a Test 203 XXXVI. Brother Wolf falls a Victim 208 XXXVII. Brother Rabbit and the Mosquitoes 214 XXXVIII. The Pimmerly Plum 223 XXXIX. Brer Rabbit gets the Provisions 230 XL. ""Cutta Cord-La"!" 236 XLI. Aunt Tempy's Story 241 [vi] XLII.