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(1880) Author: Albert Alberg - Tema: Fables
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140 J 22 FABLED STORIES FROM THE ZOO.

and if not, to sell them as dearly as we
could.

" We ran on and on, but to our astonishment
the sound of the hunt grew fainter and fainter,
and by degrees the delightful fact dawned upon
us that we had succeeded in getting through
the line without being observed. At length I
felt so faint and exhausted that I sank down
senseless on the ground, unable to go a step
farther. When I came to myself I found my
brothers standing by me, and they told me that
we were now quite safe and need not fear
pursuit. I rose and shook myself; and as it
was now getting dark, we began to trot
homewards.

"I well remember what a lovely night it was.
The moon shone so brilliantly that it seemed
almost like day, and the snow even then was
quite dazzling. As we neared our home we
began to see traces of the hunt, and on
entering a little open space, I saw a large dark
object on the ground which stood out distinctly
against the white snow. We cautiously
approached, and I then saw that it was the body
of the deer that had passed me in the morning.
There he lay, with his beautiful, 6upple limbs

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