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1. How does the book open with the initiation of the little boy?

Miss Sally, missing the little boy in the big house, sets out looking for him. She peeks through the window of Uncle Remus' cabin and sees the boy leaning on the old man's arm and listening to tales she heard as a child herself.

2. How does Uncle Remus introduce the character of Brer Rabbit to the little boy?

He begins by setting up the idea that Brer Fox is constantly trying to catch Brer Rabbit, most likely for his dinner. In the first tale he tells, Brer Rabbit outsmarts Brer Fox and gets away. Uncle Remus tells the boy that Brer Fox never catches the wily Brer Rabbit.

3. What is the bait Brer Fox uses to entrap Brer Rabbit the first time?

He uses a tar baby set by the side of the road. He knows Brer Rabbit's social habits and how he will become angry when the tar baby does not respond to his greeting. Brer Rabbit starts to throttle the tar baby and becomes stuck fast.

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