--- title: Plantation Proverbs — Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings · full text with trees description: Plantation Proverbs, «Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings» by Joel Chandler Harris: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: BIG 'possum clime little tree. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/) / Plantation Proverbs # Plantation Proverbs Plantation Proverbs of «Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings» by Joel Chandler Harris: the whole text, 73 sentences and 712 words. Every sentence has its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics, parsed by Mova itself; 2 of them are in the tales treebank and were checked by a teacher model. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/1/) — BIG 'possum clime little tree. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/2/) — Dem w'at eats kin say grace. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/3/) — Ole man Know-All died las' year. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/4/) — Better de gravy dan no grease 'tall. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/5/) — Dram ain't good twel you git it. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/6/) — Lazy fokes' stummucks don't git tired. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/7/) — Rheumatiz don't he'p at de log-rollin'. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/8/) — Mole don't see w'at his naber doin'. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/9/) — Save de pacin' mar' fer Sunday. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/10/) — Don't rain eve'y time de pig squeal. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/11/) — Crow en corn can't grow in de same fiel'. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/12/) — Tattlin' 'oman can't make de bread rise. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/13/) — Rails split 'fo' bre'kfus'll season de dinner. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/14/) — Dem w'at knows too much sleeps under de ash-hopper. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/15/) — Ef you wanter see yo' own sins, clean up a new groun'. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/16/) — Hog dunner w'ich part un 'im'll season de turnip salad. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/17/) — Hit's a blessin' de w'ite sow don't shake de plum-tree. — checked by a teacher - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/18/) — Winter grape sour, whedder you kin reach 'im or not. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/19/) — Mighty po' bee dat don't make mo' honey dan he want. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/20/) — Kwishins on mule's foots done gone out er fashun. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/21/) — Pigs dunno w'at a pen's fer. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/22/) — Possum's tail good as a paw. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/23/) — Dogs don't bite at de front gate. - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/24/) — Colt in de barley-patch kick high. - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/25/) — Jay-bird don't rob his own nes'. - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/26/) — Pullet can't roost too high for de owl. - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/27/) — Meat fried 'fo' day won't las' twel night. - [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/28/) — Stump water won't kyo' de gripes. - [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/29/) — De howlin' dog know w'at he sees. - [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/30/) — Blin' hoss don't fall w'en he follers de bit. - [31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/31/) — Hongry nigger won't w'ar his maul out. - [32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/32/) — Don't fling away de empty wallet. - [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/33/) — Black-snake know de way ter de hin nes'. - [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/34/) — Looks won't do ter split rails wid. - [35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/35/) — Settin' hens don't hanker arter fresh aigs. - [36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/36/) — Tater-vine growin' w'ile you sleep. - [37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/37/) — Hit take two birds fer to make a nes'. - [38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/38/) — Ef you bleedzd ter eat dirt, eat clean dirt. - [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/39/) — Tarrypin walk fast 'nuff fer to go visitin'. - [40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/40/) — Empty smoke-house makes de pullet holler. - [41](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/41/) — W'en coon take water he fixin' fer ter fight. - [42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/42/) — Corn makes mo' at de mill dan it does in de crib. - [43](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/43/) — Good luck say: "Op'n yo' mouf en shet yo' eyes." - [44](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/44/) — Nigger dat gets hurt wukkin oughter show de skyars. - [45](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/45/) — Fiddlin' nigger say hit's long ways ter de dance. - [46](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/46/) — Rooster makes mo' racket dan de hin w'at lay de aig. - [47](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/47/) — Meller mush-million hollers at you fum over de fence. - [48](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/48/) — Nigger wid a pocket-hankcher better be looked atter. - [49](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/49/) — Rain-crow don't sing no chune, but you k'n 'pen' on 'im. - [50](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/50/) — One-eyed mule can't be handled on de bline side. - [51](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/51/) — Moon may shine, but a lightered knot's mighty handy. - [52](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/52/) — Licker talks mighty loud w'en it git loose fum de jug. - [53](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/53/) — De proudness un a man don't count w'en his head's cold. - [54](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/54/) — Hongry rooster don't cackle w'en he fine a wum. - [55](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/55/) — Some niggers mighty smart, but dey can't drive de pidgins ter roos'. - [56](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/56/) — You may know de way, but better keep yo' eyes on de seven stairs. - [57](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/57/) — All de buzzards in de settlement 'll come to de gray mule's funer'l. - [58](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/58/) — You k'n hide de fier, but w'at you gwine do wid de smoke? - [59](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/59/) — Termorrow may be de carridge-driver's day for ploughin'. - [60](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/60/) — Hit's a mighty deaf nigger dat don't year de dinner-ho'n. - [61](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/61/) — Hit takes a bee fer ter git de sweetness out'n de hoar-houn' blossom. - [62](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/62/) — Ha'nts don't bodder longer hones' folks, but you better go 'roun' de grave-yard. — checked by a teacher - [63](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/63/) — De pig dat runs off wid de year er corn gits little mo' dan de cob. - [64](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/64/) — Sleepin' in de fence-cornder don't fetch Chrismus in de kitchen. - [65](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/65/) — De spring-house may freeze, but de niggers 'll keep de shuck-pen warm. ' - [66](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/66/) — Twix' de bug en de bee-martin 'tain't hard ter tell w'ich gwineter git kotch. - [67](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/67/) — Don't 'sput wid de squinch-owl. - [68](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/68/) — Jam de shovel in de fier. - [69](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/69/) — You'd see mo' er de mink ef he know'd whar de yard dog sleeps. - [70](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/70/) — Troubles is seasonin'. ' - [71](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/71/) — Simmons ain't good twel dey 'er fros'-bit. - [72](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/72/) — Watch out w'en you'er gittin all you want. - [73](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/38/73/) — Fattenin' hogs ain't in luck. - ← previous: [XXXIV. the Sad Fate of Mr. Fox](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/37/) - next →: [I. Revival Hymn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/39/) - ↑ back to [Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/)