Song of the South (1946)

Glenn Leedy: Toby

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• [the Favers brothers confront Johnny and Toby] 

  Jake Favers : Just 'cause ol' Remus take your side don't mean we ain't gonna get Teenchy. You wait and see.

  Joe Favers : We're gonna tell on you.

  Jake Favers : Yeah, gonna tell Tempy, or maybe your grandma. Or maybe even your ma.

  Johnny : [remembering the Tar Baby story of reverse psychology]  Go ahead, I don't care. You can tell Aunt Tempy and you can tell Grandma. You can even tell my mama. But whatever you do, don't tell your ma.

  Jake Favers : [suspiciously]  Why not?

  Johnny : Just don't you tell her, that's all. If you do, it'll be awful.

  [Grinning, the Favers boys leave] 

  Toby : [to Johnny]  Ain't that what Brer Rabbit did to Brer Fox?

  Johnny : [whispering]  Shhh! Being little and without much strength, we're supposed to use our heads instead of our foots.

• Toby : Tell us another one, Uncle Remus.

  Johnny : The one you told Daddy about Brer Frog havin' a tail.

  Uncle Remus : And losin' it?

  Johnny : That's it.

  Uncle Remus : Well, then, how can there be a tale...

  Johnny , Uncle Remus : [in unison]  ... when there ain't no ta...

  Uncle Remus : [chuckles]  I could tell ya, but that's another tale for another day.

• Toby : [holding up one finger]  Sure is lucky I was with you.

  Johnny : What's that for?

  Toby : That's whether the wind blowing good or bad. And if it's blowing towards the bull, That ain't good because then he smell you coming and catch you on his horns sure.

  [Johnny holds up one finger like Toby] 

  Toby : The best way is to, don't cut across there at all.

• Maid : Uncle Remus. Uncle Remus! Lordy mercy, have you seen Johnny? Poor Miss Sally, she's been looking high and low for that child.

  Aunt Tempy : You sure he ain't been down listening to one of your tales?

  Toby : Of course, he ain't. Wouldn't I ever see him?

  Maid : How come you let that boy get out of your sight? Didn't Miss Doshy tell you to take care of him?

  Aunt Tempy : [to the Maid]  Come on, Chloe. I got to find him before Miss Sally go out of her mind.

  Uncle Remus : Miss Tempy, you tell Miss Sally that the boy is with me.

  Aunt Tempy : What do you mean, he's with you?

  Uncle Remus : Never mind. You just tell her what I said.

  Aunt Tempy : Come on, Toby. Get yourself on. Come on, come on.