Gullah Folktales from the Georgia Coast

XLV. Buh Rabbit, Buh Wolf, an de Buckra Man

XLV. BUH RABBIT, BUH WOLF, AN DE BUCKRA MAN. Er Buckra man bin hab er gang er sheep. Ebry now an den eh miss one. Eh sarche eh fiel, an eh see Buh Wolf track day, an eh mek up eh mine say him bin er de one wuh duh tief eh sheep. Eh fix heaper plan fuh ketch um, but eh fail. At lenk eh call een Buh Rabbit, case eh hab summuch sense, fuh help um. Buh Rabbit, him gree fuh do so ef de Buckra man would len um one horse, an would prommus no fuh tell Buh Wolf nuttne bout de ting. De Buckra man gen um de prommus an len um de horse. Buh Rabbit ride de horse ter him house, an eh sen wud ter Buh Wolf say him dist bin buy er fine ridin horse, an him want um fuh come an tek er ride long um. Buh Wolf, him come, an wen eh look topper de horse eh tell Buh Rabbit him would lub fuh ride um, but dat him faid say de horse gwine fling um. Buh Rabbit mek answer say him mussnt faid; dat him gwine pit saddle on de horse, an wen Buh Wolf git een um eh gwine tie eh leg so him cant fall off; an, mo ner dat, him gwine git up 124 behine fuh hole urn on. Arter dat Buh Wolf seem saterfy. Buh Rabbit trow de saddle on de horse an gelt um tight. Den Buh Wolf climb up an tek eh seat. Buh Rabbit tek string, an eh tie Buh Wolf leg fas ter de stirrup. Now eh say: "Me gwine git up behine fuh hole you on." Steader dat, wen Buh Wolf yent bin er notus, eh step back, an eh tek er bunch er cock-spur an eh lick um onder de horse tail De ting hot de animel so bad, eh jump, an eh pitch, an eh kick up. Buh Wolf grab de bridle an juk de horse mouf, an dat mek um rare up. Buh Wolf git rale skaid, an eh holler fuh Buh Rabbit fuh tek um off. Buh Rabbit tell um fuh hole on tel him kin onloose de saddle. All dis time de horse bin er cut sich caper Buh Wolf couldnt manage um, an so eh drap de bridle an heng on ter eh mange fuh keep from fall off. Wen de horse fine say eh head loose, eh mek fuh home; an befo Buh Wolf fine out eh run tru de big gate an roun de house ter de stable. De Buckra man bin er set een eh piazza, an eh see wen de horse come up wid Buh Wolf der heng topper eh neck. Eh run ter de stable, an eh leh de horse an Buh Wolf een. Den eh call eh 125 driber, an dem ontie Buh Wolf an fastne um ter one tree. Arter dem bin gen um bout one hundud lash, Buh Rabbit run up an bague de Buckra man fuh tun Buh Wolf loose. Eh did tun um loose. Buh Wolf nebber did fine out say Buh Rabbit bin fix dis plan fuh pit um een de Buckra man han, an eh tell Buh Rabbit heap er tenky fuh de faber wuh him bin done ter um. Ebry time you yeddy bout Buh Rabbit you fine um duh come out head. 126 ...