The Tales of Uncle Remus
At Disneyworld there is a ride called Splash Mountain that takes you gently through scenes from the stories of Brer Rabbit until you reach the end, at which point your car makes a fifty-foot drop into a pool of water (where you get splashed, thus the name of the ride).
As soon as we got out of the ride I went and looked in the gift store for a book of Brer Rabbit stories (which I had enjoyed very much as a child). I found them and read them again. The book is titled “The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit.”
If you haven’t ever read these stories (click on the picture above), you’ll want to give these a try. I counted 48 stories that tell you all about how Brer Rabbit fools Brer Fox, Brer Bear, Brer Wolf and others (though he doesn’t fare as well with Brer Turtle). They are entertaining and fun to read.
These stories are written up by Julius Lester and very nicely illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. The introduction by Augusta Baker and Foreward by Julius Lester also make for very interesting reading.
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