Movie ~ The Song of the South
Brer Rabbit's Speaking Voice ~ Johnny Lee
Brer Rabbit 's Supervising Animator ~ Marc Davis
One Word to Describe Brer Rabbit is ~ Trickster
Brer Rabbit Wins the Award For ~ Most Likely to Lose a Race Against a Certain Tortise
Brer Rabbit's Stories
"Out of the humble cabin, out of the singing heart of the Old South have come the tales of Uncle Remus, rich in simple truths, forever fresh and new."
The trickster-hero of Uncle Remus' tales, Brer Rabbit is as sassy as a jaybird--and gets in just about as much trouble! Now, this fiesty fellow doesn't have much brawn, but he makes up for it in brain; he always finds a way of outsmarting ole Brer Fox and Brer Bear. Here are just a few of the tales this smart little critter been playing his tricks in.
Back in the days of the old plantations, the slaves would tell stories of this this fiesty little rabbit to their children; to teach them that no matter how bad the situation is there's always a way out of it; to never lose hope. These folktales were collected in 1880 by American newspaper man Joel Chandler Harris, who published them in Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings. Harris created the character Uncle Remus, a grandfatherly storyteller who had once been a slave. In a rich, southern dialect, Uncle Remus related the adventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends to a little boy from the "Big House" on the Old Plantation. Harris wanted these stories to be shared and preserved forever, for as the slaves knew: These stories aren't just about foxes and rabbits, they're about all of us.
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