"That bed looks hard!" said Rabbit. "I'll you a nice, soft, warm bed. Very warm!"
"Show me!" said Gator. Then he waddled out of the water and followed Rabbit to a nearby field.
"There in the grass," Rabbit said. "It's so soft!"
Gator sank down into the grass. "Oh!" he said. "Very soft!"
Once Gator was asleep, Rabbit set fire to that grass.
Gator waddled as fast as he could back to the water, but the fire burned his skin all over.
That's how Gator got his crackly skin.
Inspired by: The Days when the Animals Talked by William J. Faulkner.
Notes: This is, "Run, Brer Gator, Run" (p. 128). The story starts with Gator boasting to Fox that he is the smartest animal anywhere. Fox reports this to Rabbit, so Rabbit decides to teach Gator a lesson.
Inspired by: The Days when the Animals Talked by William J. Faulkner.
Notes: This is, "Run, Brer Gator, Run" (p. 128). The story starts with Gator boasting to Fox that he is the smartest animal anywhere. Fox reports this to Rabbit, so Rabbit decides to teach Gator a lesson.
That was a mean trick to play on the Gator
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