Fox walked by Rabbit's house and smelled fish cooking.
"Where'd you get that fish?" Fox asked, his mouth watering.
"Go lie in the road and wait for Man to come home from fishing," Rabbit replied. "Say you're sick, ask for a ride, throw the fish out, and then jump out yourself!"
Fox thanked Rabbit and lay down in the road.
Man came driving along in his wagon.
"Help me, Man!" Fox groaned. "I'm feeling poorly!"
"Poorly?" shouted Man. "Just wait till I get finished with you!"
It was too late for Man to punish Rabbit, so he punished Fox instead.
Inspired by: Negro Myths from the Georgia Coast by Charles C. Jones.
Notes: This story is "Buh Rabbit, Buh Fox, and the Fisherman." This is the second part of the story, after Rabbit stole Man's fish: Rabbit Rides with the Fisherman.
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