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Father Deer and Mother Deer are happy to welcome the visitors to their forest home. The two lost hikers tell the deers how Shady Fox chased them deeper into the forest. "You are safe here. Shady won't come near because he fears our arrows!'" says Father.
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Little Fawn wants to shoot arrows with her little bow but Father Deer says that she will have to wait a few years before she is old enough to shoot.
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After breakfast father deer meets a friend in the forest for archery practice. He lets Little Fawn help and Little Mouse and Little Frog watch them practice!
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They laugh and eat together and talk deep into the night. It's nearly morning when they finally go to bed!
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That evening they climb up to a very tall table for dinner. The deer family enjoy eating many of the same fruits and vegetables that Little Mouse and Little Frog like to eat. They especially enjoy the green beans and corn! Pipos Doll Rudy and Dearmine Loc
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"Good Morning! Did you sleep well last night?" Little Fawn asks them the next morning. " Mom has your breakfast ready in the main house! Let's hurry before it gets cold!"
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The next morning they are surprised to see the same little fawn they met at the market bringing them a food basket. "My mom says you must be lost and that I should bring you home with me," says the fawn. " Would you like some breakfast first?"
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"Please don't be afraid, Little Frog " whispered Little Mouse as the darkness fell around them. "We are quite well hidden up here and I still have my stick!'
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Our little friends escaped into the forest and soon realized they were lost. They found an old abandoned tree house, and because it was getting very cold and dark, they decided to spend the night in their leafy hiding place there.
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They ran madly in the opposite direction from home as they tried to escape the hungry fox who was sick of eating fish for dinner!
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Shady Fox lived alone in the forest except for a gray fox who would sometimes sneak into Shady's camp and steal from him.
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The two friends begin their day hike into the forest. It's a beautiful day for a hike!
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After a few hours of hiking Little Mouse and Little Frog stop to rest and have an afternoon lunch.
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In another part of the forest Shady Fox has set up camp. After a brief stint in the Navy, Shady went AWOL and hid in the forest. What he hated most about the Navy was that every single night they had fish for dinner.
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Shady had set up camp near an apple tree and a stream. Every day for the last month Shady had eaten nothing but trout and apples. " If I have to eat another fish I think I'll go crazy," thinks Shady. Then he heard it - two little voices somewhere nearby.
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