Show DOM VINING IRY TALE TAIE ig ff mary graham bonner aft WHITE TAILED DEER well sald sirs mrs white tailed deer to mr white tailed deer wiio who was in the next little house lu in the zoo your dangerous season has passed what do you mean by that askea mr white tailed deer are we ve not animals of the dark forests and do we not see that there are plenty ot of us left because we do not do foolish and ana foolhardy things we do not put ourse hus hes in ia the way of danger we stay off by ourselves and keep where it is safe we live neap near rivers where few others live find and where here i it Is wild and because we dont try to be too WV sociable there are still lots of w u 9 living it doesn doean t do to b be e too sociable do you think so no I 1 think were wise said mrs birs white while tailed deer but then were in the zoo now it the free wild life but at least it is safe here we can be sociable and no one will harm us the zoo people will not let anyone hurt us they will only let people come to admire our antlers anglers and our line fine bodies and our great beauty true said mr white tailed deer but at tile same time we do nice things for them we dont like some ani animals nials refuse to let our babies be born here no we let the babl babies es come and we show them were grateful to them for their kindness to us and for their protection you too have spoken the ti truth said mrs white tailed deer we are rather nice sensible pleasant good looking an animals emals what do you mean when you say we are a rera rather thernice nice asked mr white tailed deer we are very nice arent we 9 of course said mrs white tailed deer 1 I only said we were rather nice meaning that we were very nice then why you say what hat you meant asked mr white tailed deer still cross asked mrs white tailed deer no said mr white tailed deer only it seems sensible to say what one means it does seem that way said mrs white tailed deer but I 1 forget sometimes and put in words I 1 dont mean and leave out those I 1 do I 1 N 0 oe 04 we can be sociable mean to use that word rather at all it just crept in without being noticed 1 I noticed it said mr air white tailed deer 1 I said mrs white tailed deer or I 1 might have been able to stop it in time oh well it Is all straightened up now said mr white tailed deer yes g sa said id mrs white tailed doer deer dl a and n while im a deer and a dear at the same time I 1 cant have my own way and be a speaker too I 1 oil oh gracious said mr whitt tailed deer the very idea of you cracking that old old joke about deer and dear cut but you did say something that interested me you asked in me e if I 1 were still dangerous you no said mrs ehlt D aur lou hae made a mistake too I 1 said that your dangerous season had passed oh well weve each made a mistake in ia our talk so were even that way sald said mr white tailed deer but pray tell me what you ou mean when you say my dangerous season has passed 1 I mean said mrs white tailed deer that during september and october and november you cannot be trusted for you are dangerous and aro are apt to go at creatures with etli your three strong sp antlers anglers and your great weight pushing you on oh yes that Is so said mr white tailed deer but why speak of the tact fact that my dangerous season lias has passed so long after the time when it has bas passed its well on in the winter now oh well said mrs white tilled tailed deer im so perfectly suie sure it has passed now you seel |