Br'er Rabbit Earns a Dollar a Minute Br'er Rabbit Earns a Dollar a Minute "Br'er Rabbit Earns a Dollar a Minute" is a traditional African American folktale, featuring Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear. It is famous for its inclusion among Joel Chandler Harris' "Uncle Remus" stories. Although its folk roots most likely trace back to ancient Africa, the folktale's first written appearance was as a chapter titled "Mr. Rabbit and Mr. Bear" in "Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings", published in 1881. Like many short stories featuring Br'er Rabbit, the tale describes one of the trickster's successful attempts to talk his way out of a
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