Jaylen Brown drops the mic—The Week in Green

One of my favorite Uncle Remus stories—in part because it’s one with a lesson I’ve too often failed to apply—is the story of Br’er Rabbit and the tar baby. You see, Br’er Fox wants to catch Br’er Rabbit, and to do so, he makes this doll out of tar and turpentine, and puts some clothes on it and sets it by the side of the road. Br’er Rabbit walks by and says ‘hi’ to the tar baby, and the tar baby doesn’t say a thing. Br’er Rabbit greets the tar baby again, but the tar baby doesn’t say a word. Fin