BR 2-05: Brer Rabbit and the Blackberry Bush

“Then he threw him through the air.”. ( p.16),

This is a story about Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox and a prickly blackberry bush. Everyday they battled each other. They were enemies. One day, Fox set a trap. The Rabbit was captured. The Fox wanted to eat the Rabbit. But, Brer Rabit was really clever. The Brer Rabbit said he never cared to be eaten by Brer Fox, but he didn’t want to throw in the black bush he said. The Brer Fox that he thought silly rabbit smiled and picked up, and then threw him through the air. Then the Brer Rabbit laughed and ran deeper into dark and prickly blackberry bush. The Brer Fox couldn’t get him.

I think this company’s picture books like this are a lot of stories that the character tell a lie. I think. Possibly I am choosing like telling a lie stories. But, like that stories are considered that in our life has a lot of lies. So, when I read like this book, I read more carefully. The fox is bad animal, isn’t he? I often read like bad story about fox. In Japan, the rabbit is chasing with turtle in my image. Well, I recommend reading this book.

Stowell, Louie. (2008). Brer Rabbit and the Blackberry Bush. London, England: Usborne

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