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THE TAME DEER. 



As soon as he was fully grown a harness was made for him, and 

 he was taught to draw a buggy like a horse. 



It was a curious sight to see Mr. Gray riding through the streets 

 of the village in a carriage drawn by such a queer-looking horse. 

 It not only attracted the attention of the people, but the horses, 

 as they passed, would look very shyly at the deer's long horns. 



Some of them were frightened. Mr. Gray had two children, a boy 

 and a girl, who learned to drive the deer, and who grew to be very 

 fond of him. 



One night the people were awakened from their sleep by the cry 

 of '• Fire ! Fire! " and the ringing of bells all over the village. The 

 fire proved to be in Mr. Gray's stable, and had burned so much 

 before it was seen that it could not be put out. 



The poor deer was tied in the stable ; he could not get away, and 

 was burned to ashes in the flames. The children mourned over 

 their loss for a long time. Every one felt sorry, for the tame deer 

 was well known all over the village, and had become a great favorite. 



