Br'er Rabbit and the Well

Br’er Rabbit was feeling lazy and hot one afternoon when he came across a well with two buckets hanging from a pulley. Curious and wanting to cool off, he hopped into the bucket at the top. His weight immediately sent the bucket plummeting to the bottom, where he sat shivering in the dark water, wondering how on earth he would get out. Soon, Br’er Fox came trotting by and peered over the edge. 'What you doing down there, Br’er Rabbit?' he asked suspiciously. Br’er Rabbit, thinking fast, shouted back with a grin, 'I’m fishing, Br’er Fox! There’s more big fish down here than you can imagine!' Br’er Fox, always hungry and a bit greedy, asked if he could join. Br’er Rabbit told him to hop into the bucket at the top. As Br’er Fox’s heavier weight pulled him down into the well, Br’er Rabbit’s bucket began to rise. As they passed each other in the middle, Br’er Rabbit tipped his hat and sang out, 'This is the way the world goes 'round; one goes up and the other goes down!' Rabbit hopped out safely at the top and left Fox cooling his heels in the deep.