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Source: Myths and Tales of the
Southeastern Indians, By John R. Swanton, 1929
One day a Rabbit saw a Tie-snake in a pool of water and proposed a trial
of strength, which the Snake, to honor the little fellow, accepted. The
Rabbit ran over the hill to another pool of water and made a similar
arrangement with another Tie-snake, fixing the same time for the trial to
begin.
He obtained a long vine and put an end in each pool and gave the signal.
Then the Snakes pulled against each other until they were amazed at the
Rabbit's strength, and each fell on the same device to find out how the
Rabbit was pulling so hard, which was to crawl out of the pool slowly,
pulling all the while and gradually ascend the hill, where the Rabbit had
agreed to stand.
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So they shortened the vine and crawled to the top of the hill,
where,
behold! the Snakes saw each other and no Rabbit at all, for he had
concealed himself as he saw them coming up.
After talking it over, the Snakes agreed that the Rabbit should not be
allowed to drink any more water and accordingly the decree went forth to
all the Tie-snakes, who are kings of the water, that the Rabbit should
drink no more on account of his deception.
Day after day, as the Rabbit went to drink, the Tie-snakes ordered him
away. Finally he adopted this plan to fool them. He found the skin of a
fawn and putting it on he approached a pool of water and began bleating
like a young fawn in distress.
A Tie-snake hearing the cry, crawled out and asked why he cried. "Because
the Rabbit says I can never drink any more water, for all the Tie-snakes
have so ordered," said the pretended fawn.
"It is one of his lies," said the Snake, "it is only the Rabbit who was
ordered to drink no more. Such a pretty little creature as you are can
always get all the water he wishes."
So the Rabbit went to the pool and drank his fill.
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