The Clever DeerThe Clever Deer

The Clever

Deer

The uncle loved his nephew very The uncle loved his nephew very much. He agreed to teach him.much. He agreed to teach him.

And so the And so the little deer little deer

was was taught taught

some very some very important important lessons in lessons in life for a life for a

deer.deer.

The little The little deer deer

loved to loved to play with play with

his his friends friends in the in the forest.forest.

Oh poor little deer! He could not break Oh poor little deer! He could not break free from the trap. He asked his friends free from the trap. He asked his friends

to help him.to help him.

The friends informed the little deer’s mother The friends informed the little deer’s mother about the accident. She was very worried. She about the accident. She was very worried. She went to consult the wise stag. He told her that went to consult the wise stag. He told her that

her son had learnt from him what to do. her son had learnt from him what to do.

The little deer thought deeply about the The little deer thought deeply about the lessons he had learnt from his wise uncle.lessons he had learnt from his wise uncle.

Could the little deer escape? He decided Could the little deer escape? He decided to put into action the lesson his uncle to put into action the lesson his uncle

taught him. taught him.

So the little deer calmly carried out his plan.So the little deer calmly carried out his plan.

The bad hunter wanted to kill any trapped The bad hunter wanted to kill any trapped animal. He had little compassion.animal. He had little compassion.

The hunter was delighted to find the The hunter was delighted to find the trapped deer. On examining the deer trapped deer. On examining the deer closely, he thought the deer was dead.closely, he thought the deer was dead.

The greedy and very hard-hearted hunter The greedy and very hard-hearted hunter was looking forward to eating the flesh of the was looking forward to eating the flesh of the

little deer.little deer.

And so the hunter, after opening the trap, And so the hunter, after opening the trap, went to look for some wood. What did the went to look for some wood. What did the

clever little deer do ? clever little deer do ?

So you see, our clever little deer learnt well from his wise uncle. The lessons he paid

attention to probably saved his life.

The EndThe EndMay we be May we be mindful and mindful and grow in our grow in our Compassion Compassion

and Wisdom!and Wisdom!With Metta,With Metta,

Bro. Oh Teik BinBro. Oh Teik Bin