The Burgess Animal Book For Children in "Unc' Billy And Old Mrs. Possum"

"Morning, Bre'r Rabbit," said the voice. "What's yo' hurry?" Ryder stopped abruptly and looked up in that tree. There, peering down at him from a hole high up in the trunk, was a sharp, whitish-gray face, with a pair of twinkling black eyes.

"Hello, Unc' Billy," cried Ryder. "How are you and Ol' Mrs. Possum?"

"Po'ly, Ryder, Po'ly. We-uns haven't had breakfast yet, so we-uns are feeling po'ly," replied Unc' Billy with a grin.