1 in thE storytElling trADitions oF wEstAFriCA, thE tiny rABBit AppEArs FrEquEntly As A rAsCAl who tEAsEs or plAys jokEs on BiggEr AnimAls. in onE story, mr. rABBit triCks mr.ElEphAnt AnD mrs. whAlE into A tug oF wAr with EACh othEr. suCh tAlEs ABout mr. rABBit ContinuE to BE pArt oF thE orAl trADitions oF thE wolloF pEoplE oF sEnEgAl.
2 thEAFriCAn-AmEriCAn FolktAlEs oF thE u.s. south Also FEAturE A triCkstEr rABBit in thE ChArACtEr oFBrEr rABBit. in hisAmEriCAn inCArnAtion,BrEr rABBit usEs his wits to ovErComE CirCumstAnCEs AnD EvEn to EnACt plAyFul rEvEngE on his lArgEr, strongEr ADvErsAriEs,BrEr Fox,BrEr wolF, AnDBrErBEAr.Although hE is not AlwAys suCCEssFul,BrEr rABBit’s EFForts mAkE him Both A Folk hEro AnD A FriEnDly ComiC FigurE. joElChAnDlEr hArris, A journAlist in gEorgiA, hAD hEArD olD mEn tEllBrEr rABBit tAlEs By thE FirEsiDE whEn hE wAs A young Boy. hArris wrotE Down AnD puBlishED mAny oF thE storiEs, populArizing thEm For thE gEnErAl puBli
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A、Folklorist nAmEDAlCEE FortiEr rECorDED vEry similAr vErsions oF thE sAmE storiEs in southErn louisiAnA, whErE thE rABBit ChArACtEr wAs known AsCompAir lApin inCrEolE FrEnCh. morE rECEntly, thE rABBit hAs EnjoyED AnothEr inCArnAtion As thE CArtoon ChArACtErBugsBunny--A rAsCAlly rABBit who CAusEs trouBlE, triCks thE huntEr, AnD AlwAys gEts thE FinAl worD、
whAt trAit BElongs to thE rABBit ChArACtEr in tAlEs oF wEstAFriCAn origin
A、storytElling ABility
B．vEry kEEn EyEsight
C、ABility to Fool othErs
D．strong, AthlEtiC BoDy