Rabbit went to Alligator's house and played the fiddle. As Alligator stared in fascination, open-mouthed, Rabbit knocked out Alligator's teeth with his fiddle-bow.
Then Rabbit dug a pit. Deer fell in and broke his leg. "Help!" he shouted.
Rabbit peeked over the edge. "Can't stop to help you, Deer; I hear dogs coming!"
Deer started crying. Rabbit jumped down, grabbed the tears, and jumped back out.
Rabbit peeked over the edge. "Can't stop to help you, Deer; I hear dogs coming!"
Deer started crying. Rabbit jumped down, grabbed the tears, and jumped back out.
Rabbit laughed. "With these teeth and tears, I'll take the king's daughter as my wife."
And so he did.
Inspired by: Negro Myths from the Georgia Coast by Charles C. Jones.
Notes: This story is "Buh Rabbit and the King Daughter."
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