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Was Brer Wolf smart or stupid? What got Brer Rabbit in trouble? Why didn’t Brer Rabbit call for help? What got Brer Wolf in trouble? Why did enslaved Africans think controlling their anger
was important? How did Brer Rabbit’s trick show that he understood the
wolf? Do you think it was important for enslaved Africans to
understand their masters? Do you think enslaved Africans were always honest with
their masters?
Questions to Consider
Why did enslaved
Africans identify with the rabbit?
Why did enslaved Africans think of their masters as the wolf?
An African-American Folk Tale
While this story may be amusing and innocent
to white masters, it actually contains valuable lessons for enslaved Africans about how to conduct themselves
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