When the rabbit scoots away from the fox, or John runs from the Lord, the narrator slaps his hands sharply together, with the left sliding off the right palm in a forward direction-- a manual trademark of the Negro raconteur .

• 每当说到兔子从狐狸那里逃脱，或约翰从主人那里跑掉，故事员便用力击掌，左手向前方滑出，那是黑人故事员手册上的标志性动作。