The setting in this excerpt helps make the folktale seem
Read the excerpt from "Why Alligator Hates Dog."
Dog loved a good chase, so he couldn't resist leaping
off the porch in hot pursuit. What he didn't know was
that this rabbit was crafty: he led Dog right, then left,
then straight to a deep hole. The rabbit jumped over
the hole, knowing full well that Dog wouldn't see the
hole and would tumble right into it. That hole just
happened to be an alligator den, and guess who had
made it his home?
calm.
O comical.
O mysterious.
O suspenseful.