Brer Fox and Brer Rabbit on OU's campus
Brer Fox, Brer Bear, and Brer Rabbit all attend the same university and have the same major but have a small rivalry. They are finishing up their freshman year at the University of Oklahoma and are working towards their major in Communication Sciences and Disorders. They just applied to OUHSC to get into their program. They would often find themselves studying in the Bizzell Library, especially during finals week. Their preferred place to study is in the Collaborative Learning Center on the bottom floor of the Bizzell Library. Before they start their studying, they usually go get a coffee from The Bookmark to keep them from falling asleep after their long days.
Brer Bear and Brer Fox were heading to the Bizzell Library to study for their chemistry final. On their way to the library, Brer Bear was giving Brer Fox a hard time because he wasn't friends with Brer Rabbit, and they shared mostly all of the same classes.
When they got to the library, Brer Bear broke away from Brer Fox and went to study with some other friends. Brer Fox continued down to the Collaborative Learning Center where he saw Brer Rabbit.
"Brer Rabbit! So good to see you, how have you been?" said Brer Fox.
Brer Rabbit replied, "I've been good, but I am full of fleas, so it is best if we practice some social distancing for now."
"Thank you for the warning," said Brer Fox.
"Of course!" Brer rabbit chuckled. "How would you like to have dinner at the Caf tomorrow night?
"Sounds like a plan. Let’s meet in front of the Caf at 7:15 PM," said Brer Fox.
Brer Fox left and Brer Rabbit continued to work on his biology homework.
That next night, Brer Rabbit saw Brer Fox coming so he started heading into the Caf. He waited and waited but never saw Brer Fox come in. When Brer Rabbit walked out to go look for him, he saw his tail poking out of the red telephone booth that was located in front of the Caf. Now knowing that Brer Fox was trying to hide from him, Brer Rabbit went back in and enjoyed his dinner.
The next day, they saw each other in the Bizzell Library and Brer Fox apologized. He invited Brer Rabbit over for dinner at his dorm room in Walker Tower. Brer Rabbit agreed to meet him for dinner.
When Brer Rabbit arrived at Brer Fox's dorm room that night, he heard a painful moan coming from inside. When he walked in, Brer Fox appeared to be really sick and was sitting on his bed wrapped up in a blanket. Brer Rabbit looked around and did not see any food cooked. He noticed two chicken breasts that appeared to be thawing out next to the air fryer.
Brer Rabbit asked, "Do you have any seasoning for the chicken?"
"No, I do not have any," replied Brer Fox.
So, Brer Rabbit went to the Caf across from the dorms to see if he could borrow some seasoning for the chicken. He still kept an eye on the Walker Tower doors to see if Brer Fox would come out. A few minutes later, Brer Fox came out of the building looking for Brer Rabbit and spotted him near the swing set in the Walker-Adams Mall.
Brer Rabbit yelled, "I am going to leave this seasoning on this swing set for you to come and get."
With that, Brer Rabbit ran home and decided to call it a night. Brer Fox was always looking for a way to trick Brer Rabbit, but he outsmarts him each time.
Bibliography: Brer Rabbit: The Calamus Root from Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings by Joel Chandler Harris (1881)
Author's Note: In the original story Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox are trying to catch each other. At first, they talk but they keep a good distance between them as Brer Rabbit claims that he has fleas. Brer Bear was giving Brer Fox a hard time because he wasn't friends with Brer Rabbit. They made plans to have dinner together and when Brer Fox got there he just hid on the side of the house and Brer Rabbit saw his tail, so he knew he was there. The next day when they saw each other, Brer Fox apologized and invited Brer Rabbit over for dinner at his place. When Brer Rabbit showed up Brer Fox was all wrapped up in a blanket as if he was sick and had nothing cooked for dinner. So, Brer Rabbit leaves to go find Calamus Root and shortly after he sees Brer Fox go out after him trying to corner him, but he wasn't successful. Brer Fox never caught him, and he is not going to.
With my story, I followed the same storyline, but just changed the setting of the story. I thought it would be cool to make this story take place on OU's campus since that is the university that I attend.
Image 1: Bizzell Memorial Library; Source: Flickr
Image 2: Picture of the dorms at OU; Source: Wikimedia Commons
Banner Image: South Oval at The University of Oklahoma; Source: Flickr