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| The Rescue by Lindelea | 1 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 18 on 6/1/2025 |
| As I'm sure was true of you as well, I kept thinking of Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox and the briar patch throughout the chapter. Poor bunny! How it must have thought it had just escaped the Men's grubby game bag only to face the threat of a Hobbit's stewpot! Poor li'l rabbit! And Ferny's still a threat. Tsk, tsk. Author Reply: I remember being fascinated when I learned that many people groups told traditional tales involving a Trickster. I learned about Brer Rabbit in my own childhood, but became acquainted with Anansi the Spider when my eldest was little, and then enjoyed stories about Coyote with my younger ones. I later incorporated the Trickster theme into my hobbit bedtime tales of "the clever coney who outwitted the fox". Poor bunny, indeed! ...and as a result of Estella's experiences here, she never ate rabbit again. (I'm glad he got away.) Thanks! Author Reply: p.s. We know from the original that at some point, Ferny removed from Bree to the Shire. Since we don't know exactly when, I felt safe in taking the liberty to have him cross their paths in the Woody End during late Spring. | |