"Hello, Deer!" Jaguar said, surprised. "Ugh!" She wrinkled her nose. "When did you last bathe? And you're looking rather puny."
"It's Rabbit's fault!" Rabbit said, imitating Deer's voice. "He cursed me to shrivel up. I heard he's looking to put a spell on you too!"
This terrified Jaguar, for she believed in magic. "I always suspected Rabbit had the evil eye! Thank you, Deer," she shouted as she ran off into the jungle.
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. 40: "Magic." Weiss notes that the story comes from Brazil.
Haha Jaguar is so gullible and believes in magic! I would suspect she is superstitious too!
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