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The '''Tar-Baby''' is a fictional character in the second of the Uncle Remus stories published in 1881. | [[File:Brer_Rabbit_and_the_Tar_Baby.jpg|thumb|Brer Rabbit gets stuck in the Tar-Baby. This illustration comes from the 1895 version of Joel Chandler Harris' Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings, illustrated by A.B. Frost.]]The '''Tar-Baby''' is a fictional character in the second of the Uncle Remus stories published in 1881. | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
The Tar-Baby is a doll made of tar and [[Turpentine (nonfiction)|turpentine]] used to entrap Br'er Rabbit. | |||
The more that Br'er Rabbit fights the Tar-Baby, the more entangled he becomes. | The more that Br'er Rabbit fights the Tar-Baby, the more entangled he becomes. | ||
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* [[Tar-Baby]] | * [[Tar-Baby]] | ||
* [[Tar-Baby 9000]] | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 18:09, 4 June 2016
The Tar-Baby is a fictional character in the second of the Uncle Remus stories published in 1881.
Description
The Tar-Baby is a doll made of tar and turpentine used to entrap Br'er Rabbit.
The more that Br'er Rabbit fights the Tar-Baby, the more entangled he becomes.
In modern usage, "tar baby" refers to any "sticky situation" that is only aggravated by additional involvement in it.
Nonfiction cross-reference
Fiction cross-reference
External links
- Tar-Baby @ Wikipedia