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The Clever Deer

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Once upon a time, there was a river that flowed through a deep forest.

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On one bank of the river, there lived a handsome and clever deer.

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In the river, there lived a wicked crocodile.

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From the day the crocodile had seen the deer, he wanted to catch him.

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One day, when the deer was grazing near the river, he saw some bright red berries,

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on the opposite bank. He said to himself, Oh, those berries look so delicious. I wish I could

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go across and eat them. The deer kept thinking of the juicy berries and thought, If only I could

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get across. But the wicked crocodile and his friends will eat me the moment I get into the

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water. Oh, what do I do? Suddenly he was struck by a great idea. He went up to the edge of the river

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and shouted, Mr. Crocodile! Hey, Mr. Crocodile! On hearing the deer's calls, the crocodile came up

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the surface and said in a gruff voice, What is it, deer? Why are you calling me? The deer now stood

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at a safe distance and said, The king is holding a banquet tonight and is inviting you and other

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crocodiles. There will be a lot of delicious food there. The crocodile was pleased to hear this.

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Wow! The king is inviting us? This is unbelievable, he said in wonder. Then he turned to the deer and

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asked, Is the banquet tonight? Yes, replied the deer. The king has asked me to count the crocodiles

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and report the number to him.

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Call all the crocodiles in the river

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and ask them to line up one behind the other

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so that I can count them.

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The crocodile called out to all his friends

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and told them about the banquet.

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He said to them,

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Go on now, line up so that the deer can count us.

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The crocodiles obeyed.

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The deer then said,

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I will climb onto your backs

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and jump from one to the other as I count.

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you won't eat me will you if you do i won't be able to report to the king and you won't be invited

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to the banquet no no we won't eat you we promise said the crocodiles together the deer then jumped

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from one crocodile to the other counting one two three as he went he finally reached the other bank

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and said, Well, thank you, Mr. Crocodile, for your help.

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This will now be my new home.

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He then ran off, leaving the crocodiles angry and annoyed at being tricked.

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And so, in this way, by using his wit, the deer was able to overcome the obstacle of

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the crocodiles.

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He lived happily in his new home, feasting on delicious berries and fruits every day.