Br'er Rabbit Traditional Cache
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I was just in the area and decided to drop a cache. I park at
Bicenntenial Park and walk or ride my bike in most of the time. I
was rolling around names in my head and this popped in. I realized
I wasn't sure of its origins so I let wikipedia show me the way. It
seemed fitting. I'm thinking if I needed a new geocaching name, I
might use it.
Br'er Rabbit (also spelled Bre'r Rabbit or Brer Rabbit) is a
fictional character, the hero of the Uncle Remus stories derived
from African American folktales of the Southern United States.
The stories can be traced back to trickster figures in Africa,
particularly the hare that figures prominently in the storytelling
traditions in Central and Southern Africa. These tales continue to
be part of the traditional folklore of Bantu-speaking peoples
throughout that region. In West Africa, the trickster is usually
the spider, though the plots of spider tales are often identical to
those of rabbit stories.
Many have suggested that the United States incarnation, Br'er
Rabbit, represents the Black slave, who uses his wits to overcome
circumstances and to enact revenge on his adversaries, representing
the white slave-owners. Though not always successful, his
subversive efforts made him a folk hero. However, the trickster is
a multi-dimensional character. While he can be a hero, his amoral
nature and lack of any positive restraint can make him a villain as
well. For both Africans and African Americans, the animal trickster
represents an extreme form of behavior which people may be forced
to emulate in extreme circumstances in order to survive. The
trickster is not to be admired in every situation; he is an example
of what to do, but also an example of what not to do. The
trickster's behavior can be summed up in the common African
proverb: "It's trouble that makes the monkey chew on hot peppers."
In other words, sometimes people must use extreme measures in
extreme circumstances.
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