"Brer Rabbit, he year um zoonin'," the old man continued, "en he know he got ter do some mighty nice talkin', so he up'n ax fer drink er water. De gal, she tuck'n fotch it.
"'Mighty nice water, Brer Wolf.' (_De skeeters dey zoon._)[42]
"'Some say it too full er wiggletails,[43] Brer Rabbit.' (_De skeeters, dey zoon en dey zoon._)
"'Mighty nice place you got, Brer Wolf.' (_Skeeters dey zoon._)
"'Some say it too low in de swamp, Brer Rabbit.' (_Skeeters dey zoon en dey zoon._)
"Dey zoon so bad," said Uncle Remus, drawing a long breath, "dat Brer Rabbit 'gun ter git skeer'd, en w'en dat creetur git skeer'd, he min' wuk lak one er deze yer flutter-mills. Bimeby, he 'low:--
"'Went ter town t'er day, en dar I seed a sight w'at I never 'speckted ter see.'
"Brer Wolf, he scratch he head, en de gal she hilt up 'er han's en make great 'miration 'bout de spotted hoss. (_De skeeters dey zoon, en dey keep on zoonin'._) Brer Rabbit, he talk on, he did:--
"''T wa'n't des one spotted hoss, Brer Wolf, 't wuz a whole team er spotted hosses, en dey went gallin'-up[44] des lak de yuther hosses,' sezee. 'Let 'lone dat, Brer Wolf, my grandaddy wuz spotted,' sez Brer Rabbit, sezee.
"'W'y, Brer Rabbit! ain't you 'shame' yo'se'f fer ter be talkin' dat a-way, en 'bout yo' own-'lone blood kin too?'
"'Hit's de naked trufe I'm a-ginin'[45] un you,' sez Brer Rabbit, sezee. (_Skeeter zoon en come closeter._)
"Brer Wolf 'low 'Well--well--well!' Ole Sis Wolf, she 'low 'Tooby sho'ly, tooby sho'ly!' (_Skeeter zoon en come nigher en nigher._) Brer Rabbit 'low:--
"'Yasser! Des ez sho' ez youer settin' dar, my grandaddy wuz spotted. Spotted all over. (_Skeeter come zoonin' up en light on Brer Rabbit jaw._) He wuz dat. He had er great big spot right yer!'"
Here Uncle Remus raised his hand and struck himself a resounding slap on the side of the face where the mosquito was supposed to be, and continued:--
"No sooner is he do dis dan ne'r skeeter come zoonin' 'roun' en light on Brer Rabbit leg. Brer Rabbit, he talk, en he talk:--
"'Po' ole grandaddy! I boun' he make you laff, he look so funny wid all dem spots en speckles. He had spot on de side er de head, whar I done show you, en den he had n'er big spot right yer on de leg,' sezee."