Duck spread her wings and flew up, with Rabbit hanging to the end of the noose. Up and up flew the duck, but Rabbit could not hold on any longer. Then he let go and dropped.
Rabbit fell into a hollow sycamore. It was very tall, and had no hole at the bottom. Rabbit stayed there until he was so hungry he ate his own fur, even as he does to this day.
After many days, he heard children playing around the tree. He began to sing,
Cut a door and look at me,
I’m the prettiest thing you ever did see.
The children at once ran home to tell their father. He came and cut a hole in the tree. As he chopped away, Rabbit kept singing,
Cut it larger, so you can see me. I am very pretty.
So they made the hole larger. Then Rabbit told them to stand back so they could get a good look at him. They stood back. Then Rabbit sprang out and leaped away.
RABBIT AND THE TAR BABY
Biloxi