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in the trees and grasses, I creep down to drink 
of the lake, pausing to behold the golden twi¬ 
light die along its face. To-day is the first time 
since my mother brought me here that I have 
ventured forth to the waterside by day; for 
when my sentry crow made me aware of your 
sad condition, my heart was so moved by com¬ 
passion that, forgetting the world I was in, I 
fled off to your rescue.” 
Then the man, seeing this to be nothing but 
the truth, was almost overcome with gratitude, 
and promised again and yet again in the most 
solemn way that he would never reveal the 
secret of the deer. Recovering himself, he bade 
the deer adieu, and set out immediately for his 
village far distant beyond the south side of the 
lake, and there, though many days, and even 
months passed, he never related his mishap nor 
revealed the secret of the deer. 
Now the queenly consort of the great lord of 
Idzumo had a dream in which she saw the 
fabled deer of five colors, with the bright 
opaline horns that aureoled his head like, the 
snow crown on Fujiyama, gleaming anon as fair 
pencillings of light, and she was so enraptured 
by the vision that she awoke and ran to her 
lord’s bed, threw herself beside him and thus 
besought him to hear her: “Now, O my 
master, doubtless this fair creature doth live; I 
pray of you for the sake of your love for me, 
honorably deign, O Prince, .to get it for me.” 
Then the lord of Idzumo issued a decree sum¬ 
moning all the foremost hunters of his estate to 
appear at the palace; and when they came into 
his presence he related to them the dream of his 
consort, and gave orders that diligent search be 
made for the deer of five colors, promising that 
whoever found the same should be rewarded 
with rich gifts and land enough to make him a 
daimvo. 
When the man whose life the deer had saved 
heard of this offer, he pondered it gravely and 
struggled within himself ,as to what course he 
should pursue respecting it. Did not loyalty 
to his master demand that he should please 
him in this thing? No man, he argued, can 
afford to let sentiment stand in the way of 
personal advancement. So he went to the 
palace and asked leave to make known to the 
prince important information about the deer. 
When the lord of Idzumo was acquainted with 
the nature of the communication to be given, 
the man was at once escorted into the amdience 
chamber and requested to tell all he knew of the 
matter. Whereupon the man bowed low upon 
his face, and made reply: “The secret of the 
beautiful deer is with me. O prince! The 
dream of thy honorable consort is true; the 
deer which she saw and which you now seek 
for her, I have seen. It lives now beyond the 
lake far in a rocky fastness; send huntsmen with 
me and I will be able to get the deer, for I 
know the place of his abode.” 
Then the prince, though ‘greatly pleased, 
doubted somewhat whether the man should not 
himself be dreaming, but after questioning him 
and warning him, he was at length satisfied. So 
he again called together his huntsmen, and tak¬ 
ing the man as guide, the prince himself went 
forth with them, traveling two days up the river 
valley to the shores of the lake. The day being 
humid and sultry, they camped upon reaching 
the water, purposing to cross the lake in the 
morning. 
The next day dawned with the breathless heat 
of the summer sun, and the deer lay peacefully 
in his cave, the mouth of which was guarded by 
a huge rock, while overhead were wide-spread¬ 
ing trees. The friendly crow watching from the 
pine tree, saw the boats crossing the lake, and 
becoming suspicious of what might happen, 
called out in distress, but the deer slept on in 
his cool retreat and did not hear. Then the 
crow in great haste, went neajr to him, and peck¬ 
ing his ear, cried out: “Awake and flee! Awake 
and flee! The ruler of the country is coming 
with huntsmen to kill you; he is surrounding 
the hills and there is no way of escape. v Oh, 
what.is to be done? What is to be done? Thus 
weeping, she flew away to look after her own 
nest. 
The startled deer sprang up and bounded off 
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