| Brer Bull-Frog | |
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Real Name |
Brer Bull-Frog |
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First Appearance |
Unknown |
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Created by |
Unknown |
Origin[]
Brer Bull-Frog convinces other animals to fall into the pond by promising things like "Knee-deep! Knee-deep!" in his croaking cadence; dresses exquisitely in a soldier's hat with green and white speckles, a long green coat, satin breeches, a white silk waistcoat, shoes with silver buckles, & a green umbrella.
One morning, Brer Fox saw the Brer Tarrypin very tired on the road, he explained that a farmer set the field near his pond on fire, he had to hide in his shell to escape the flames and now it was very hot. Tarrypin said he thought his tail was burned, so Brer Fox told him to let him look only for the fox to swing the turtle off the ground by grabbing the tail.
Tarrypin begged Brer Fox not to drown him, but the fox threw him in the pond as he figured the fire wouldn't do any good. But then he remembered that Tarrypin lived in the pond and he got furious, that was when Brer Bull-Frog appeared telling him that the pond only goes to your knees.
Hearing this, Brer Fox decided to jump in and get Tarrypin, he saw his reflection in the water and Brer Bull Frog claimed that it was his "brother". When Brer Fox tried to shake hands with his "brother", he fell into the pond which was actually deep, as Brer Fox fled away from the pond, all the frogs laugh, the fox never bothered Tarrypin since.
Public Domain Literary Appearances[]
All published appearances of Brer Bull-Frog from before Janurary 1, 1929 are public domain in the US.
Some notable appearances are listed below:
- Mr. Fox & the Deceitful Frogs
- Mr. Bear Catches Old Mr. Bull-Frog
- Brother Rabbit & Brother Bull-Frog