Chapter 1

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S'like I always say ter Brer Rabbit. You can't run away frum trubble. Dare ain't no place dat far.

Not even as far as Splash Mount'n. 

Even de folks in de mount'n hav' trubble. 

But dare ain't nobody who get inter mo' trubble den Brer Chad n' Brer Jeremy. 

I 'membas one time poor ol' Brer Chad had mo trubble den all de crittas rolled inter one. 

Dar he was, hed'n ter Walmart wit ol' Brer Rabbit hisself, 'long wid Sis Patty an' Brer Burt.

Ol' Brer Possum had sent 'em dare ter get 'im a guddle. 

"I thought he already had one" say Brer Burt.

"Maybe it moved to Brooklyn; I don't blame it" say Sis Patty.

"If you lot see a pretty lady, let me know" say Brer Chad.

"Uh... I'll go look neah de steaks" Brer Rabbit stutta.

Sis Patty, she turn round an' see a beauty-full lady in a pink dress. Huh hair was nice an' brown an' huh eyes was nice an' bright blue. An' she was standin' in de produce sec'shn.

"Fellas, there is a pretty lady" say Sis Patty.

"Oddly 'nuff, near de carrits" say Brer Rabbit.

De trio day approach de lady an' Sis Patty speak. "What's cookin'? I'm Patty Duke."

"And I'm Burt Ward" sez Brer Burt, sezee. "This is our friend Brer Rabbit."

"And we have a friend named Chad Stuart who's really talented and tall" Sis Patty finish.

"I'm Marlyn Mason" say de lady. "And I have a friend named Jack Daniels who's short and neat."

"Holy DWI!" say Brer Burt.

"Have you fellers perchance seen a gardenin' trowel around here?" say Marlyn. 

"We nevah needed wun o' doze in Splash Mount'n" sez Brer Rabbit sezee. "Our fo'sts is always ship-shape."

"Then I might be lookin' in the wrong place" sez Sis Marlyn, sez she. "Ya see, I need a trowel for a prop. I'm an actress, ya see."

"Don't care!" snap Brer Rabbit.

He grab Sis Marlyn by de wrist an' leed her ter Brer Chad, who was standin' by de apples.

"Chaddy, this is Marlyn Mason" sez Sis Patty, sez she. "She's an actress, you're an actor. We thought you might like to talk."

Sted o' talkin', Brer Chad let out a mighty shy laff.

"Uh... That's Chad for hello" say Brer Burt.

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