"Harris, Joel Chandler - Brother Rabbit's Cradle" - читать интересную книгу автора (Harris Joel Chandler)

cry. So said, so done, he say. Mr. Man make de cradle an' tell Brer Rabbit he
kin take it home wid 'im.
"He start out wid it, he say, but it got so heavy he hatter set it down in de
woods, an' dat's de reason why Brer Wolf seed 'im settin' down by de side er de
road, lookin' like he in deep trouble. Brer Wolf sot down, he did, an' study,
an' bimeby he say he'd like mighty well fer ter have a cradle fer his chillun,
long ez cradles wuz de style. Brer Rabbit say dey been de style fer de longest,
an' ez fer Brer Wolf wantin' one, he say he kin have de one what Mr. Man make
fer him, kaze it's lots too big fer his chillun. 'You know how folks is,' sez
Brer Rabbit, sezee. 'Dey try ter do what dey dunner how ter do, an' dar's der
house bigger dan a barn, an' dar's de fence wid mo' holes in it dan what dey is
in a saine, an' kaze dey have great big chillun dey got de idee dat eve'y cradle
what dey make mus' fit der own chillun. An' dat's how come I can't tote de
cradle what Mr. Man make fer me mo' dan ten steps at a time.'
"Brer Wolf ax Brer Rabbit what he gwineter do fer a cradle, an' Brer Rabbit 'low
he kin manage fer ter git 'long wid de ol' one twel he kin 'suade Mr. Man ter
make 'im an'er one, an' he don't speck dat'll be so mighty hard ter do. Brer
Wolf can't he'p but b'lieve dey's some trick in it, an' he say he ain't see de
ol' cradle when las' he wuz at Brer Rabbit house. Wid dat, Brer Rabbit bust out
laughin'. He say, 'Dat's been so long back, Brer Wolf, dat I done fergit all
'bout it; 'sides dat, ef dey wuz a cradle dar, I boun' you my ol' 'oman got
better sense dan ter set de cradle in der parler, whar comp'ny comes'; an' he
laugh so loud an' long dat he make Brer Wolf right shame er himse'f.
"He 'low, ol' Brer Wolf did, 'Come on, Brer Rabbit, an' show me whar de cradle
is. Ef it's too big fer yo' chillun, it'll des 'bout fit mine.' An' so off dey
put ter whar Mr. Man done sot his trap. 'Twa'n't so mighty long 'fo' dey got
whar dey wuz gwine, an' Brer Rabbit say, 'Brer Wolf, dar yo' cradle, an' may it
do you mo' good dan it's yever done me!' Brer Wolf walk all roun' de trap an'
look at it like 'twuz live. Brer Rabbit thump one er his behime foots on de
groun' an' Brer Wolf jump like some un done shot a gun right at 'im. Dis make
Brer Rabbit laugh twel he can't laugh no mo'. Brer Wolf, he say he kinder
nervous 'bout dat time er de year, an' de leas' little bit er noise 'll make 'im
jump. He ax how he gwineter git any purchis on de cradle, an' Brer Rabbit say
he'll hatter git inside an' walk wid it on his back, kaze dat de way he done
done.
"Brer Wolf ax what all dem contraptions on de inside is, an' Brer Rabbit 'spon'
dat dey er de rockers, an' dey ain't no needs fer ter be skeer'd un um, kaze dey
ain't nothin' but plain wood. Brer Wolf say he ain't 'zact1y skeer'd, but he
done got ter de p'int whar he know dat you better look 'fo' you jump. Brer
Rabbit 'low dat ef dey's any jumpin' fer ter be done, he de one ter do it, an'
he talk like he done fergit what dey come fer. Brer Wolf, he fool an' fumble
roun', but bimeby he walk in de cradle, sprung de trigger, an' dar he wuz! Brer
Rabbit, he holler out, 'Come on, Brer Wolf; des hump yo'se'f, an' I'll be wid
you.' But try ez he will an' grunt ez he may, Brer Wolf can't budge dat trap.
Bimeby Brer Rabbit git tired er waitin', an' he say dat ef Brer Wolf ain't
gwineter come on he's gwine home. He 'low dat a frien' what say he gwineter he'p
you, an' den go in a cradle an' drap off ter sleep, dat's all he wanter know
'bout um; an' wid dat he made fer de bushes, an' he wa'n't a minnit too soon,
kaze here come Mr. Man fer ter see ef his trap had been sprung. He look, he did,
an', sho 'nuff, it 'uz sprung, an' dey wuz sump'n in dar, too, kaze he kin hear