The Wonderful Tar Baby Story

Perhaps the most well known of the Uncle Remus Stories. The Tar Baby story seems to have its roots somehow in the lore and folk tales of both certain Native American and among certain African peoples. For now, we shall leave all that to the ethnologists to research to their hearts content while we simply enjoy the story as Joel Chandler Harris put it on paper and as David reads it aloud.

[@uslines]

I'm 83 years old. Born in the NE USA. When I was a little nipper I was given a book of Brer Rabbit stories. I loved them. All the characters great and small. I recall seeing the Disney film. Was enchanted. Drove my parents crazy singing Zipadedoda. Thank you Uncle. Best Uncle I ever had.

[@michelemcfarland5400]

brings back memories sho nuff....

[@feliciavale4279]

That was a really nice story

[@reekashade]

A wonderful share my friend,happy Easter…all the best Reeka.

[@curtisleeloesch1]

Cool. Thanks for a well-done tale.

[@graphthis2249]

I told my daughter a version of this at bedtime the other day. But I had it end with the fox trying to eat rabbit and getting stuck in the tar too. As they fought and rolled around fox got his mouth full of tar and dirt and rabbit got free.

[@rhymesauce]

a great classic!

[@CanovalS2]

thank you!

[@lacosapiudolce7462]

Disney's Song Of The South and Coonskin!

[@CanovalS2]

[@BoydDoghouse]

I'd love to see Justin Wilson read this one.

[@timothyfidler2088]

I is jest as Inner-cent as as one o yo' mammies mokinbyrds but I seense this ain't politicker Korrect

[@carlincarter3337]

Just found the simple version here th-cam.com/video/nCQBZchKong/w-d-xo.html

[@krisschaefer876]

That's a yankee read.

[@HarryK832]

Tried to read this story myself and almost had a stroke. Why on earth is the grammar so poor

[@dangerousmilks]

it's written in a southern dialect. That's how people of the region and time period told stories.

[@HarryK832]

Thank you. I had to read this book for a college course and wasn’t expecting the dialect difference