Bear and Rabbit: A Catawba Tale

Bear invited Rabbit to his house for dinner. "I will cook good food for you!" Bear said.
Rabbit came, and he watched Bear prepare the food. He saw Bear take a sharp awl, and then Bear hit his foot with the awl. Grease came pouring out, and Bear used that grease to make the food.
Then Rabbit invited Bear to his house for dinner. "I know how to cook good food too!" Rabbit said.
When Bear came, Rabbit took a sharp awl and he hit his foot. No grease came out, and Rabbit hurt himself so badly that he died.




This is one of the stories told by Susan Harris in the appendix to Catawba Texts. Here is how the story starts:




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