The Awful Fate of Mr. Wolf.
Reading this story through the lens of new historian one can clearly understand the learning from mistakes made. Early on in the story Brer Rabbit lost his home and children to the wolf. Brer Rabbit at one point had a Straw House, a house made with pine tops, and lastly a bark house. Each time he lost a house he lost some of his children in the process. He enlists the help of experienced carpenters to build a home to keep the wolf from destroying his home and eating the rest of his children. The new home had all the necessities for basics survival. It included a sturdy plank house with stone foundation, and a cellar with a deep hole for the children to hide in just in case the wolf would or could gain entry. This new home was so strong and heavily reinforced that it deterred the wolf. This let Brer rabbit put his mind at ease and was now able to relax smoke his pipe and read the newspaper the same as any man. One day the wolf came and began knocking covered in mud, and begged and pleaded with Brer Rabbit to hide him from the hunting party. “Jump in that chest there” said Brer Rabbit. Locking the chest behind the wolf, Brer Rabbit began to set into motion a plan to rid himself of the wolf once and for all. He started to make tea casually as if nothing was to happen, the wolf asked what he was doing and Brer Rabbit responded with “I am making you a cup of tea” Brer Rabbit started drilling holes in the box to let the wolf breath fresh air, or so that is what he told the wolf. He began to collect more wood to make a healthier fire, the wolf asked “what are you doing now? Brer Rabbit replies, I am making you a fire to keep you warm. When Brer Rabbit had everything done he went into the cellar and fetched his children to come up and watch. He took the pot of hot water and started pouring it on the box through the holes onto Brer Wolf. The wolf replied, what is that I feel? Brer Rabbit told the wolf the fleas were biting him and to roll over. The wolf did as he was told and Brer Rabbit poured the rest of the hot water over the box and finished off the wolf. Brer Rabbit called all his neighbors over for a Jubilee and hung the wolf pelt over the back porch. Lessons that Brer Rabbit learned in the beginning did not deter him but made him think of new ways to protect his family from the wolf. Each failure brought a newer stronger home in till his final production. The wolf learned how to destroy each home and get a meal. What the wolf didn’t learn was that you cannot ask an enemy to help to you
