Brer Rabbit Retold - Hardcover

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Sometime tradition, you got to play with it a little, keep it fresh, ahead of the curve, poetic dispensation, shall we say. This next story about Brer Rabbit’s sister. I say she just as slick as the Rabbit, somefolk say she slicker. Ask anybody around these parts and they will tell you about Sistah Rabbit and the big wind. WahooHow, back in the day, when the world was still young, all the little animals lived together in peace and harmony, until the day come there was a huge, long drought, and there was no more food and drinking water. Except over in The Clayton Field. In The Clayton Field, they got a tree heavy burdened with the most succulent fruits and vegetables, with peaches, mango, corn, watermelon and broccoli, everything grow on the Tree of Life, fully stocked in every season, with seeds that’s good for growing things.The Clayton Field also had a pool of pure, clean drinking water, enough for all the little animals in the forest, all their family and community needs. But The Clayton Field was claimed by Brer Tiger, and Brer Tiger was not inclined to share. Consequently, all the creatures of the forest was hungry and thirsty, poor little things, one by one just fading away. Finally, Sistah Rabbit call a meeting to order.