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The Fawn Who Played Dead Once upon a time， there was a herd of forest deer.In this herd was a wise and respected teacher， cunning inthe ways of deer. He taught the tricks and strategies ofsurvival to the young fawns. One day， his younger sister brought her son to him，to be taught what is so important for deer. She said， Ohbrother teacher， this is my son. Please teach him the tricksand strategies of deer. The teacher said to the fawn，Very well， you can come at this time tomorrow for yourfirst lesson. The young deer came to the lessons as he wassupposed to. When others cut classes to spend all dayplaying， he remained and paid attention， to the goodteacher. He was well liked by the other young bucks anddoes， but he only played when his class work wascomplete. Being curious to learn， he was always on timefor the lessons. He was also patient with the otherstudents， knowing that some learn more quickly thanothers. He respected the teacher deer for his knowledge，and was grateful for his willingness to share it. One day， the fawn stepped in a trap in the forest andwas captured. He cried out in great pain. This frightenedthe other fawns， who ran back to the herd and told hismother. She was terrified， and ran to her brother theteacher. Trembling with fear， crying big tears， she said tohim， Oh my dear brother， have you heard the news thatmy son has been trapped by some hunters snare? Howcan I save my little childs life? Did he study well in yourpresence? | 
