Rabbit Wants the Doll's Cornbread

Old Lady made a doll out of wax and dressed it in old clothes. Then she put a piece of cornbread in the doll's hand. "That will catch Rabbit for sure!" she said.

When Rabbit saw the doll, he shouted, "Hey you! Give me some of that cornbread."

Doll didn't move.

"I said GIVE ME THE CORNBREAD!" Rabbit shouted.

Doll didn't move.

Rabbit punched the doll with one fist. Stuck.

Other fist. Stuck.

One foot. Other foot. Head-butt. Stuck!

Old Lady pulled Rabbit off the doll and took him to her kitchen. "I'll make rabbit stew for dinner!" she cackled.

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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 about Rabbit and the watermelon here: Rabbit Eats the Watermleon.