Jaguar and the Animals Build a Fountain

The old fountain ran dry, so Jaguar ordered the animals to build a new fountain. They worked, while Jaguar watched. 

"I'm not working if you don't!" Rabbit said.

That made Jaguar mad, and she banned Rabbit from the fountain.

Later, when Rabbit got thirsty, he walked up, carrying a gourd of honey.

"No water for you!" yelled Fox, who was standing guard.

"Who needs water?" Rabbit replied. "I've got honey!"

"Give me some!" said Fox.

Rabbit gave Fox the gourd, and when his paws got stuck inside, he tied Fox to a tree and drank all the water he wanted.

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Inspired by: Young Brer Rabbit and Other Trickster Tales from the Americas by Jaqueline Shachter Weiss.

Notes: This story is on p. 37: "The Fountain." Weiss notes that the story comes from Brazil. In the original story, Rabbit also bathes in the fountain, which is a motif frequently found in this type of story where Rabbit muddies the waters.