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One warm day a Deer went down to a brook to get a drink. The stream was smooth and clear, and he could see himself in the water. He looked at his horns and was very proud of them, for they were large and long and had many branches. But when he saw his feet, he was ashamed. They were so slim and small.

While he stood knee-deep in the water, and was thinking only of his fine horns, a Lion saw him from a distance. Quietly, and crouching low to the ground, the Lion approached the ...