dat he better git out fum dar 'fo'
de timber 'gun ter fall.

"Brer Rabbit, he broke en run, un, Man--Sir![72] w'en dat creetur run'd
he run'd, now you year w'at I tell yer! He broke un run, he did, un he
fa'rly flew 'way fum dar. W'iles he gwine 'long full tilt, he run'd
ag'in' ole Mr. Lion. Mr. Lion, he hail 'im:

"'Heyo, Brer Rabbit! W'at yo' hurry?'

"'Run, Mr. Lion, run! Dey's a harrycane comin' back dar in de timbers.
You better run!'

"Dis make Mr. Lion sorter skeer'd. He 'low:

"'I mos' too heavy fer ter run fur, Brer Rabbit. W'at I gwine do?'

"'Lay down, Mr. Lion, lay down! Git close ter de groun'!'

"Mr. Lion shake his head. He 'low:

"'Ef win' lierbul fer ter pick up little man like you is, Brer Rabbit,
w'at it gwine do wid big man like me?'

"'Hug a tree, Mr. Lion, hug a tree!'

"Mr. Lion lash hisse'f wid his tail. He 'low:

"'W'at I gwine do ef de win' blow all day un a good part er de night,
Brer Rabbit?'

"'Lemme tie you ter de tree, Mr. Lion! lemme tie you ter de tree!'

"Mr. Lion, he tuk'n 'gree ter dis, un Brer Rabbit, he got 'im a hick'ry
split[73] un tie 'im hard un fast ter de tree. Den he tuck'n sot down,
ole Brer Rabbit did, un wash his face un han's des same ez you see de
cats doin'. Terreckerly Mr. Lion git tired er stan'in' dar huggin' de
tree, un he ax Brer Rabbit w'at de reason he aint keep on runnin', un
Brer Rabbit, he up'n 'low dat he gwine ter stay der un take keer Mr.
Lion.

[Illustration: BROTHER RABBIT TIES MR. LION]

"Terreckerly Mr. Lion say he aint year no harrycane. Brer Rabbit say he
aint needer. Mr. Lion say he aint year no win' a-blowin'. Brer Rabbit
say he aint needer. Mr. Lion say he aint so much ez year a leaf
a-stirrin'. Brer Rabbit say he aint needer. Mr. Lion sorter study, un
Brer Rabbit sot dar, he did, un wash his face un lick his paws.

"Terreckerly Mr. Lion ax Brer Rabbit fer ter onloose 'im. Brer Rabbit
say he fear'd. Den Mr. Lion git mighty mad, un he 'gun ter beller wuss'n
one er deze yer bull-yearlin's. He beller so long un he beller so loud
twel present'y de t'er creeturs dey 'gun ter come up fer ter see w'at de
matter.

"Des soon ez dey come up, Brer Rabbit, he tuck'n 'gun ter talk biggity
un strut 'roun', un, Man--Sir! w'en dem yuthers see dat Brer Rabbit done
got Mr. Lion tied up, I let you know dey tuck'n walked way 'roun' 'im,
un 't wuz many a long day 'fo' dey tuck'n pestered ole Brer Rabbit."

Here Aunt Tempy paused. The little bo