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The Four Friends Retold by BookBox
Far from any town, there was a forest, in which all the animals and birds lived together peacefully. The forest was home to four inseparable friends: a deer, a tortoise, a crow and a mouse. Every evening they met to discuss the events of the day.
But one day, the deer became very frightened. “Hunters are laying traps everywhere. Is there anything we can do to escape?” “Yes there is,” the crow cried out. “As our friend the mouse knows!” The crow began telling everyone what he had seen. “Just the other day, I saw the most amazing thing. A flock of doves got trapped in a hunter’s net, their wings flapping wildly. Then suddenly, all together, the doves picked up the net in their beaks and flew into the sky. And where did they go? Straight to our friend the mouse! With his sharp teeth, he tore the net to pieces. Free at last, the doves flew away. They were very grateful to our friend.”
After the story ended, the deer went in search of water while the three friends started nibbling on the fruits, shrubs and leaves of the forest. They chatted late into the night, still waiting for the deer to return. But the deer was nowhere to be seen, and the friends began to worry.