THE DEER 
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“Yes. But it wouldn’t be any fun. We don’t need 
his meat or his skin. Why kill a beautiful creature 
without reason?’’ 
They watched the animals for several minutes. 
The deer did not suspect that they were being 
watched at first; but then the wind must have 
changed. All at once the four beasts lifted their noses, 
poised for just an instant, and then bounded away. 
It all happened so quickly that Ginger said afterward 
she could hardly see them go. Uncle Ely and the chib 
dren then started back to the highway, for they were 
hungry for breakfast. Mother greeted them from the 
trailer. 
“It was better than a zoo, Mother!’’ exclaimed 
Buck. “The deer were wild, and one had antlers. He 
is called a buck, and he was grand! I’m glad the boys 
call me Buck, now. He was leader of the—’’ 
“Yes, and Mother,” Ginger interrupted, “on the 
ride back Uncle Ely told us all about wild deer. The 
baby deer are called fawns, and they are spotted, and 
they—” 
The boy and girl told all that they could remem' 
ber of Uncle Ely’s chat and he kindly corrected them 
in a few places where they made mistakes. Here are 
some of the things that Buck and Ginger learned. 
