Lightfoot the Deer
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About This Book
Autumn should have been a season of contentment for the inhabitants of the Green Forest. Food was plentiful and all the young creatures born earlier in the year had been taught how to look out for themselves. It should not have been a sad time, but it was — because of the hunters and their long guns!Lightfoot the Deer was especially concerned. "There's nothing quite so terrible as being continually hunted," he thought. The handsome creature certainly had cause to worry, as young readers soon learn in this exciting and sensitively written tale by naturalist Thornton W. Burgess. With the opening...
Chapters (43)
- LIGHTFOOT THE DEER
- THORNTON W. BURGESS
- CONTENTS
- CHAPTER I: Peter Rabbit Meets Lightfoot
- CHAPTER II: Lightfoot's New Antlers
- CHAPTER III: Lightfoot Tells How His Antlers Grew
- CHAPTER IV: The Spirit Of Fear
- CHAPTER V: Sammy Jay Brings Lightfoot Word
- CHAPTER VI: A Game Of Hide And Seek
- CHAPTER VII: The Merry Little Breezes Help Lightfoot
- CHAPTER VIII: Wit Against Wit
- CHAPTER IX: Lightfoot Becomes Uncertain
- CHAPTER X: Lightfoot's Clever Trick
- CHAPTER XI: The Hunted Watches The Hunter
- CHAPTER XII: Lightfoot Visits Paddy The Beaver
- CHAPTER XIII: Lightfoot And Paddy Become Partners
- CHAPTER XIV: How Paddy Warned Lightfoot
- CHAPTER XV: The Three Watchers
- CHAPTER XVI: Visitors To Paddy's Pond
- CHAPTER XVII: Sammy Jay Arrives
- CHAPTER XVIII: The Hunter Loses His Temper
- CHAPTER XIX: Sammy Jay Is Modest
- CHAPTER XX: Lightfoot Hears A Dreadful Sound
- CHAPTER XXI: How Lightfoot Got Rid Of The Hounds
- CHAPTER XXII: Lightfoot's Long Swim
- CHAPTER XXIII: Lightfoot Finds A Friend
- CHAPTER XXIV: The Hunter Is Disappointed
- CHAPTER XXV: The Hunter Lies In Wait
- CHAPTER XXVI: Lightfoot Does The Wise Thing
- CHAPTER XXVII: Sammy Jay Worries
- CHAPTER XXVIII: The Hunting Season Ends
- CHAPTER XXIX: Mr. And Mrs. Quack Are Startled
- CHAPTER XXX: The Mystery Is Solved
- CHAPTER XXXI: A Surprising Discovery
- CHAPTER XXXII: Lightfoot Sees The Stranger
- CHAPTER XXXIII: A Different Game Of Hide And Seek
- CHAPTER XXXIV: A Startling New Footprint
- CHAPTER XXXV: Lightfoot Is Reckless
- CHAPTER XXXVI: Sammy Jay Takes A Hand
- CHAPTER XXXVII: The Great Fight
- CHAPTER XXXVIII: An Unseen Watcher
- CHAPTER XXXIX: Lightfoot Discovers Love
- CHAPTER XL: Happy Days In The Green Forest
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