"I'll wait!" snarled Jaguar.
And she waited. And waited.
Finally Jaguar fell asleep.
Luckily, Rabbit had some food stored in that hole.
He ate the food. He licked the can... and then, he had an idea! While Jaguar slept, Rabbit tied the empty can to her tail.
Then he pulled her tail.
Hard.
Jaguar jumped up and started whipping her tail back and forth.
The can hit her in the head. On her leg. On her back.
Then she ran off into the woods, terrified.
Rabbit just laughed.
Inspired by: Young Brer Rabbit and Other Trickster Tales from the Americas by Jaqueline Shachter Weiss.
Notes: This story is on p. 28: "The Tin Can." Weiss notes that the story comes from Brazil. In the original story, Rabbit has built a pitfall which Jaguar almost falls into, but Rabbit sighs and gives himself away; that's what Jaguar starts chasing him. There are also wasps in Weiss's story: the wasps bother Jaguar, and that's when she starts flicking her tail.
Haha it serves the gullible Jaguar right for chasing Rabbit.
ReplyDeleteYes I agree. I wish these animals would leave Rabbit alone. Rabbit is a clever hero and deserves to be very happy and contented.;
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