Dis make Brer Wolf feel mighty good, en he tuck'n stick he han's in he pocket en strut 'roun' dar en look monst'us biggity. |
He has even compared the defeat to Brer Fox, in the old folktale of the American South. |
The youngest pig was the wisest, and would not let brer Wolf come in by the door. |
He is, in fact, a Brer Bear figure transposed to the human sphere, overly confident in his own power and position, and insufficiently alert to the world's hazards. |
I would curl up in an armchair and listen to stories about Brer Rabbit, fairies, elves and much more. |
Ole Brer Ralph, he was out there hibernating after Invisible Man. |