Rabbit Doesn't Want to Be Stewed

Old Lady tied Rabbit to the chopping block and went to fetch herbs from the garden. 

Fox walked by. "Looks like you're in trouble now, Rabbit!" he laughed.

"It's truly terrible!" Rabbit replied. "She's going to make me eat a chicken, feathers and all. I'd rather die than eat a raw chicken."

"Well," said Fox, "if that's your problem, I'll take your place. I like raw chicken just fine."

So they traded places.

Old Lady groaned when she came back and found Fox; Rabbit had tricked her again. 

Fox also groaned; there wasn't going to be any chicken after all.

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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. 34: "The Wax Doll." Weiss notes that the story comes from Colombia. You can read here how she caught Rabbit: Rabbit Wants the Doll's Cornbread.