▁fol kt ale , ▁featuring ▁Br ' er ▁Rab bit , ▁Br ' er ▁Fox ▁and ▁Br ' er ▁Bear . ▁It ▁is ▁famous ▁for ▁its ▁inclusion ▁among ▁Jo el ▁Ch and ler ▁Harris ' ▁Uncle ▁Rem us ▁stories . ▁ ▁Sum mary ▁Following ▁Br ' er ▁Rab bit ' s ▁capture , ▁the ▁hero ▁leads ▁his ▁capt ors , ▁w ily ▁Br ' er ▁Fox ▁and ▁dim - w itted ▁Br ' er ▁Bear , ▁to ▁his ▁" la ugh in ' ▁place ". ▁Out ▁of ▁curiosity , ▁they ▁let ▁him ▁lead ▁the ▁way , ▁only ▁for ▁Br ' er ▁Rab bit ▁to ▁walk ▁them ▁straight ▁into ▁a ▁ca vern ▁of ▁be es . ▁While ▁the ▁ant agon ists ▁are ▁st ung , ▁Br ' er ▁Rab bit ▁esc apes . ▁▁ ▁This ▁story ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁to ▁African ▁trick ster ▁tales , ▁particularly ▁the ▁ha re ▁that ▁figures ▁prom in ently ▁in ▁the ▁story t elling ▁trad itions ▁in ▁Western ▁Africa , ▁Central ▁Africa , ▁and ▁Southern ▁Africa . ▁In ▁the ▁Ak an ▁trad itions ▁of ▁West ▁Africa , ▁the ▁trick ster ▁is ▁usually ▁the ▁sp ider ▁( see ▁An ans i ), ▁though ▁the ▁plots ▁of ▁tales ▁of ▁the ▁sp ider ▁are ▁often ▁identical ▁with ▁those ▁of ▁stories ▁of ▁Br ' er ▁Rab bit . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁The ▁story ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁movie ▁Song ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁along ▁with ▁" The ▁Tar ▁Baby " ▁and ▁" The ▁B ri ar ▁P atch ". ▁It ▁is ▁also