briar rabbit from 'songs of the south'
The storybook rabbit who got stuck to the tar baby is Br'er Rabbit from the Uncle Remus stories, specifically the tale "Br'er Rabbit and the Tar-Baby" as written by Joel Chandler Harris.
Brer Rabbit.
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The Tar-Baby is a doll made of tar and turpentine used to entrap Br'er Rabbit in the second of the Uncle Remus stories. The more that Br'er Rabbit fights the Tar-Baby, the more entangled he becomes. In modern usage according to Random House, "tar baby" refers to any "sticky situation" that is only aggravated by additional contact.
Brer (or Brier can't quite remember) Rabbit and the tar baby
Ebony, Jet, Tar Baby, Coal, Blackie, Charcoal.
The Tar baby story comes from the Uncle Remus' tales by Joel Chandler Harris and featuring Br'er Rabbit. There is also a novel of the same title by Toni Morrison.
Tar baby was created in 1881.
The main theme in "The Rabbit and the Tar Wolf" is the idea that wit and cleverness can overcome physical strength and power. The story illustrates how the cunning rabbit outsmarts the strong but gullible tar wolf through strategic thinking and clever tactics.
The cast of Tar Baby - 1920 includes: Hank Mann
Don't let your temper get you into trouble. Sometimes you just need to let it go.
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